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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.
Small wildfire burns under century-old rail trestle in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Crews battled a stubborn fire Wednesday that was burning under a century-old railway…
Roseanne Barr blames Ambien for tweet that cancelled sitcom; drug maker replies
NEW YORK – The maker of Ambien said Wednesday that "racism is not a known…
UPDATE: Canadian Pacific Rail reaches agreement with Teamsters to end strike
MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference say they have reached…
‘I’m alive’: Russian reporter, Ukraine police faked killing
KIEV, Ukraine – A Russian journalist who was reportedly gunned down in Ukraine's capital strolled…
UPDATE: WestJet says system outage partially resolved, experiencing some delays
CALGARY – WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has partially resolved a computer system outage and…
‘Betrayed’ Canadians could launch unprecedented protests over pipeline: activist
VANCOUVER – Outrage over the federal government's announcement about buying the Trans Mountain pipeline to…
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 1.25 per cent
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate target on hold Wednesday,…
CP Rail train operators on strike; signal workers reach agreement
MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific Rail's more than 3,000 train operators walked off the job late…
Bank breaches highlight rise of cyber threats as new exploitation strategies emerge
Apparent attempts to extort two major Canadian banks highlight the increasing threat and variety of…
Close call: Saskatoon man hit in face by axe flying through windshield
SASKATOON – A Saskatoon man says he was cut on the forehead and suffered a…
TRENDING NOW: Cosplay Hermione crushes it
The internet is loving Connie Glynn's magical dance. Glynn tweeted a video of herself breaking…
Inmate on leave kills 3 in Belgium, setting off terror probe
LIEGE, Belgium – A knife-wielding prison inmate on a 48-hour leave stabbed two police officers…
Ottawa won’t be rushed to end a rail strike that favours CP, says Trudeau
MONTREAL – The Canadian government won't be rushed into introducing back-to-work legislation like the Conservatives…
Deal by Kinder Morgan Canada to sell Trans Mountain welcomed by industry with misgivings
CALGARY – The Canadian pipeline industry welcomed news Tuesday that the Trans Mountain expansion pipeline…
Two B.C. men vanish on Vancouver Island days after sailing north from Panama
UCLUELET, B.C. – A search is underway on Vancouver Island for two British Columbia men…
Pregnant kindergarten teacher from Kelowna named as crash victim
KELOWNA, B.C. – A team of specialists has been sent to an elementary school in…
ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ following star’s racist tweet
NEW YORK – ABC has cancelled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” following her racist tweet…
Pipeline fight continues, federal decision does not reduce spill risk: Horgan
VICTORIA – The politician leading the charge against the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline…
No need to turn off the taps for now in Trans Mountain fight: Alberta premier
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she sees no immediate need to turn off…
Gonorrhea, other STIs on rise in Canada; social media networks one possible reason
TORONTO – Rates of sexually transmitted infections are continuing to rise across Canada, say public…
John Mellencamp coming to Kamloops, Kelowna
John Mellencamp’s Sad Clowns & Hillbillies tour is making several stops in B.C. in November,…
Senate committee backs amendment giving provinces power to ban home-grown pot
OTTAWA – A Senate committee has passed more than two dozen amendments to the federal…
Extend supports to youth leaving care, says B.C. coroner’s review of 200 deaths
VICTORIA – Young people who aged out of government care in British Columbia died at…
TRENDING NOW: Real engine in this Barbie car
The guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co have put a four-stroke go-kart engine into a Power…