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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.
Vancouver Island investigators say two B.C. sailors’ deaths not random
VICTORIA – Investigators on Vancouver Island are treating the deaths of two sailors reported missing…
‘Together we will blaze a new trail,’ says Ontario’s new Premier Doug Ford
TORONTO – Doug Ford declared a new era officially underway in Ontario on Friday as…
Bank of Canada business outlook survey suggests businesses optimistic
OTTAWA – Expectations the Bank of Canada will raise its key interest rate target next…
New Brunswick cop killer posts profile on online matchmaking website
FREDERICTON – One of Canada's most notorious killers — who murdered three RCMP officers and…
Police raid impacts Okanagan drug trafficking ring
LAKE COUNTRY – RCMP raided a home in Lake Country last week seizing a variety…
From ketchup to toilet paper: Canada launching retaliatory tariff broadside
OTTAWA – When Sen. Patrick Toomey looks at the future of the ketchup market in…
Suspect in Maryland newspaper rampage charged with murder
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A man with a long grudge against Maryland's capital-city newspaper was charged…
Search on from Merritt to Hope for missing Cessna with 2 people aboard
VICTORIA – Searchers are looking for a small aircraft with two people on board that…
TRENDING NOW: High winds send porta-potties flying
This incredible video of a sudden windstorm in Commerce City, Colorado shows tents being knocked down…
UPDATE: 5 dead, others wounded at Maryland newspaper shooting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A gunman opened fire at a newspaper office in Annapolis on Thursday,…
Union launches ‘I Shop Canada’ campaign to counter U.S. trade moves
A consumer boycott of American-made products and services is gathering steam as Canada counts down…
Cool, wet weather expected for Canada Day long weekend in Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Your chance of getting a sunburn this Canada Day long weekend in the…
Canadians dodged paying feds up to $3B in taxes on foreign income: CRA
OTTAWA – Canadians dodged paying Ottawa somewhere between $800 million and $3 billion worth of…
Harper plans visit to White House without telling Canadian government: report
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper is reportedly planning a trip to the White…
Trump-Putin meeting to follow NATO gathering at tense moment
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland next month…
Mint marks 150th anniversary of Royal Astronomical Society with meteorite coin
MONTREAL – The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a pure silver coin containing a small…
Past pot conviction won’t automatically prevent involvement in cannabis industry
OTTAWA – The federal government is imposing strict regulations aimed at ensuring organized crime doesn't…
Trump blackmailing Canada and Mexico, says former Mexican president
MONTREAL – President Donald Trump is blackmailing Canada, Mexico and asylum seekers in order to…
TRENDING NOW: Three late night TV hosts respond to Trump
It's rare for American late night TV hosts to join forces, but jabs made by…
Comet or asteroid? Scientists ID interstellar visitor
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Last year's visitor from another star system — a cigar-shaped object…
Sony’s video-on-demand platform Crackle to halt its Canadian service
TORONTO – Sony Pictures' free streaming video platform Crackle is packing up its Hollywood entertainment…
UPDATE: Money laundering through B.C. casinos tied to opioid crisis: report
VANCOUVER – Money-laundering operations in casinos have been tied to British Columbia's opioid overdose crisis…
Police find car connected to Kelowna massage parlour armed robbery
KELOWNA – RCMP have made some progress in the investigation of a robbery at a…
Trump adviser sees having Putin summit as ‘a deliverable’
MOSCOW – A summit that brings together Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald…