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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.
Starbucks Canada to provide inclusiveness training for corporate stores, offices
TORONTO – Starbucks will close all its Canadian company-operated stores and offices for an afternoon…
Trump says Giuliani needs to ‘get facts straight’ on Stormy
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump insisted Friday that "we're not changing any stories" about the…
VIDEO: Volcanic ‘curtain of fire’ sends people fleeing Hawaii homes
PAHOA, Hawaii – Nearly 1,500 people fled from their mountain-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea volcano…
WestJet severs ties with Hopper app after ‘confusion’ about secret fares
WestJet Airlines said it is severing ties with airfare finder app Hopper due to confusion…
Evacuation alerts for more homes as officials monitor B.C. Interior flood threat
VANCOUVER – The organization that monitors river levels across British Columbia is warning of the…
Twitter discovers bug, urges users to change their passwords
TORONTO – Twitter Inc. is encouraging its 336 million users to change their passwords after…
Humboldt Broncos tribute concert raises $428,000 for families affected by crash
TORONTO – Organizers behind the Humboldt Broncos tribute concert say they've raised nearly half a…
Trudeau says pot will be legal this summer, despite calls for delay
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't backing down from his government's much-maligned timeline for…
New Brunswick flooding hits record levels — with more rain in the forecast
FREDERICTON – Floodwaters have surged past record levels in parts of New Brunswick, sending the…
Trump acknowledges he repaid lawyer for ‘Stormy’ hush money
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday he repaid his personal lawyer for hush money…
Wife: Cosby convicted by ‘mob justice, not real justice’
PHILADELPHIA – Bill Cosby's wife called Thursday for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia…
Leader Jagmeet Singh expels MP Weir from NDP caucus over harassment allegations
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has expelled Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir from the caucus…
Feds target shovel-ready projects for quick wins on $13B social housing fund
OTTAWA – A newly launched federal housing fund is looking for early wins in a…
Suncor CEO says he’s ‘encouraged’ new pipelines will be built after PM’s visit
CALGARY – The CEO of oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc. says he's confident new oil…
TRENDING NOW: Mean tweets with the Avengers
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Feral peacocks ruffle feathers in B.C. neighbourhood
SURREY, B.C. – The felling of a favoured peacock perch in a Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood…
B.C. Appeal Court rejects class action lawsuit aimed at Cold-FX
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's highest court has dismissed an appeal from a Vancouver Island man…
Data firm at centre of Facebook privacy scandal will close
NEW YORK – Cambridge Analytica, the Trump-affiliated data firm at the centre of Facebook's worst…
Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with the company
PHILADELPHIA – Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything…
Military cargo plane crashes in Georgia, killing 5
SAVANNAH, Ga. – An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed…
Federal Conservative MP Gord Brown, 57, found dead in Parliament Hill office
OTTAWA – Federal Conservative MP Gord Brown has died at the age of 57. Brown,…
BACON SHOOTING TRIAL: Gangsters sentenced after pleading guilty to lesser charges
KELOWNA – The three men accused of gunning down gang leader Jonathan Bacon in Kelowna…
Peppa Pig wins street cred, attracts censors in China
BEIJING – A cherubic British cartoon character has become an unlikely target of China's censors…
UPDATE: Westside Road north of West Kelowna reopens
WEST KELOWNA – A section of the road between West Kelowna and Vernon on the…