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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.
First lady visits migrant children at Texas detention centre
MCALLEN, Texas – Melania Trump made an unannounced visit to a Texas facility Thursday, talking…
Employment insurance recipient list falls to lowest level since 1997
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the number of people collecting employment insurance in April fell…
Federal government and First Nations to approve B.C. fish farms: province
VICTORIA – Fish farmers in British Columbia have four years to show their open-net operations…
UPDATE: Oregon family found safe after abandoning their car in remote northwest B.C.
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – Search and rescue teams in northwestern British Columbia say a family…
Police in B.C. search for family from Oregon after car found abandoned
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say they are searching for a couple…
Streaking fan levelled by Lions player hires law firm
VANCOUVER – A partially clothed fan who was hit by a B.C. Lions player has…
Feds will make marijuana legal in Canada on Oct. 17, Trudeau says
OTTAWA – Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana as of…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls U.S. child migrant policy ‘wrong’
OTTAWA – The U.S. policy of separating child migrants from their parents and detaining them…
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World 2’ leans on nostalgia, contrivances
OPINION Here's the good news: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom " is more fun than "Jurassic…
UPDATE: Province’s police watchdog investigating serious Kelowna car crash
KELOWNA – B.C.’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate a serious car crash…
Justice minister: marijuana still illegal for now, as is driving on drugs
OTTAWA – The federal government is basking in the glow of its newly realized plan…
Pot to be legal by mid-September after senators pass pot legalization bill
OTTAWA – Canadians will be able to legally purchase and consume recreational marijuana by mid-September…
Trump assails Canadian tariffs, accuses people of smuggling U.S. goods home
OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump launched another trade tirade against Canadians, accusing them Tuesday…
Competition heating up for price-sensitive passengers as Swoop set to launch
MONTREAL – Competition is heating up for Canada's most price-sensitive travellers as WestJet Airlines gears…
New GOP plan: Hold kids longer at border – but with parents
WASHINGTON – Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the…
‘Don’t leave me, Mom’: Detainee tells of separation from son
SEATTLE – The call came at mealtime — an anonymous threat demanding $5,000 or her…
Police asking witnesses to Kelowna stabbing to give them a call
KELOWNA – The victim of a stabbing in Kelowna early Sunday morning isn’t cooperating with…
Opioid death toll in Canada nearly 4,000 last year, new data shows
OTTAWA – Nearly 4,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid overdoses last year, with men the…
Global refugee numbers reach record high, U.S. and Canada take in record numbers
OTTAWA – A new report from the United Nations Refugee Agency shows 2017 broke global…
Suman Virk, mother of slain teen Reena Virk, dies at 58 years old
VICTORIA – The mother of slain Victoria-area teen Reena Virk, whose death more than two…
Shot fired during robbery at downtown Kelowna massage parlour
KELOWNA – Two armed masked men held up the Garden of Eden in downtown Kelowna…
VIDEO: Trump digs in on immigration amid family separation crisis
WASHINGTON – Facing rising outrage from some Republicans as well as Democrats over the forced…
Barry Trotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Washington Capitals
Barry Trotz abruptly stepped down as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after failing…
Timely tide attracts another pod of transient orcas to Victoria harbour
VICTORIA – A pod of orcas has made a brief visit to Victoria Harbour, the…