Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
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.
Trump tariffs would cause vehicle prices to soar, wipe out jobs: report
The average price of imported vehicles sold in the United States could jump by thousands…
PM calls premiers to autumn meeting to reduce internal Canadian trade barriers
OTTAWA – With Canadian companies facing a hardening of the border with the United States,…
TRENDING NOW: What just happened?
This amazing video was taken during a dive by the NOAA Windows to the Deep…
Singh says probe has found MP Christine Moore did not behave inappropriately
MONTREAL – NDP MP Christine Moore is being welcomed back into caucus after an investigator's…
B.C.’s Site C dam project behind schedule, plagued by problems: expert
British Columbia's mammoth Site C hydro-electric project is seriously behind schedule, plagued by quality problems…
Hockey dad gunned down in his driveway was case of mistaken ID: police
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide investigators say the murder of a hockey dad and dedicated nurse…
Fire risk forces city to close part of Knox Mountain to vehicles
KELOWNA – The hot weather of late, the dry conditions and the risk of an…
No easy ride for ride-hailing in B.C. as province delays implementation again
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says it will ease into allowing ride-hailing services, laying…
MOVIE REVIEW: Denzel Washington kills in ‘The Equalizer 2’
You won't usually find Denzel Washington in a movie sequel. He just doesn't do them.…
Ex-cop Blair’s cabinet promotion pits him against ‘politics of fear’: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair's promotion to cabinet gives the Trudeau Liberals…
Trump talks tougher, now says he warned Putin on meddling
WASHINGTON – His toughness with Vladimir Putin in question, President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday…
EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile practices
BRUSSELS – European regulators came down hard on another U.S. tech giant Wednesday, fining Google…
Police, family ask for clues in finding 13-year-old B.C. girl’s killer
BURNABY, B.C. – One year after 13-year-old Marrisa Shen was murdered in Burnaby, B.C., police…
Long-term equitable recovery services needed to manage addiction in B.C.: report
VANCOUVER – When the daily partying, boozing and cocaine binges following high school left him…
Banff’s bathroom bears returned to the park after 15 months of rehab
BANFF, Alta. – Three cubs found abandoned in a washroom along the Trans-Canada Highway in…
MOVIE REVIEW: Bask in the effervescent insanity of ‘Mamma Mia 2’
OPINION "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again " is a wholly ridiculous movie that…
Trudeau shuffles familiar faces, adds new ones to expanded cabinet
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled his pre-election cabinet, shuffling six ministers to…
Kitten OK after being rescued from underground pipe in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – An adventurous feline has been rescued after getting trapped in an underground pipe…
Russia’s Trump takeaway: Putin basks in post-summit glow
MOSCOW – While Donald Trump came home to criticism from left and right after his…
Cull hasn’t been able to solve bunny burden in Alberta mountain town of Canmore
CANMORE, Alta. – Problems persist in an Alberta mountain town overrun with rabbits despite an…
TRENDING NOW: Impossible magic coin trick
Ryan Hayashi completely stumped magic greats Penn and Teller with his astounding coin trick. Halfway…
‘Hard to accept:’ Calgary family’s vacation ends in tragedy on Texas highway
CALGARY – Three generations of a family were on their way to visit relatives in…
Trudeau poised to shuffle, retool cabinet with focus on Liberals’ team for 2019
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau will shuffle his front benches Wednesday to install the roster of…
Obama delivers veiled rebuke to Trump in Mandela address
JOHANNESBURG – In his highest profile speech since leaving office, former U.S. President Barack Obama…