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Howard Alexander
Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.
Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.
He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.
If you have an event to share contact Howard at 250-309-5343or email halexander@infonews.ca.
Expensive cars impounded, drivers ticketed for speed on B.C. highway
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Two high-end sports cars have been impounded for a week and…
‘Beat it!’ 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman tells bear who got into sugar bin
UNION BAY, B.C. – Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn't like, but…
NDP’s Singh urges feds to immediately allow cities to ban handguns
OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is formally asking the prime minister to immediately…
TRENDING NOW: Dancing adult completely embarrasses teen
Was it his mom busting a move to Flo Rida's Low? Maybe his cool aunt or…
Two Hamilton paramedics charged in 2017 death of Good Samaritan
Two Hamilton paramedics have been charged in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Good…
More wildfires blaze in B.C., but no communities seriously threatened
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia's Wildfire Service has had its busiest few days of the…
UPDATE: Body of man pulled from B.C. lake after float plane crash
TYAUGHTON LAKE, B.C. – Two men are dead an a third is in hospital in…
Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple has become the world's first publicly traded company to be valued…
Wildfires scorching homes, land and California’s budget
UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Just a month into the budget year, California has already spent…
The corporate climb: women locked out of old boys’ club in misguided Me Too backlash
TORONTO – A lawyer is asked whether a male executive should leave the door open…
Citing competitiveness pressures, feds ease carbon tax thresholds
OTTAWA – The federal government is scaling back its carbon pricing plan for heavy industrial…
Opposition parties blast minister for ‘dangerous’ EpiPen shortage, demand a fix
OTTAWA – The federal opposition parties called on the Trudeau government Wednesday to urgently address…
Utah man sues McDonald’s alleging his drink was drugged
SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah man who alleges in a new lawsuit that a…
WestJet loses another unionization battle as CUPE to represent flight attendants
WestJet Airlines has lost another battle against unionization after the airline's 3,000 flight attendants were…
Man charged with murders of three people in Calgary, bodies found in two homes
CALGARY – A warning about taking someone's life was posted in November 2010 on the…
UPDATE: One dead after small float plane crashed on Interior B.C. lake
LILLOOET – One person is dead, another is missing and a third person has survived…
Killer whale pushing dead calf for days is getting support from her pod
VICTORIA – A killer whale that has been pushing the body of her newborn calf…
It’s OK to cry in the courtroom even if you’re a judge: law professors
VANCOUVER – Judges can't be expected to be emotionless robots, two legal experts said after…
Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Wildfire risks are soaring in British Columbia as lightning storms sweep across…
Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park evacuated due to wildfire threat
PENTICTON – Everyone in Cathedral Lakes Provincial Park in the Similkameen is being told to…
Hundreds watch from shore as killer whale puts on jumping show in B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. – A lone killer whale that moved into a Comox, B.C., harbour more…
Molson enters into joint venture to develop cannabis-infused beverages
TORONTO – Molson Coors Canada, the business arm of Molson Coors Brewing Co., says it…
Public Safety Canada says printing a gun without licence could lead to jail time
Public Safety Canada says it's closely monitoring U.S. moves that would allow designs for 3D-printed…
US-Mexico NAFTA talks minus Canada: feds insist they’re encouraged
OTTAWA – Canada's continental partners are simply trying to work through difficult bilateral sticking points…