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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.
University to study effects of job on mental health of Mounties
REGINA – The University of Regina has been commissioned to study the effects of policing…
UPDATE: Poor ventilation at B.C. greenhouse blamed for carbon monoxide poisoning
DELTA, B.C. – Poor ventilation at a Delta, B.C., greenhouse is to blame for sending…
Could a law to bring down organized crime be used in Weinstein case?
NEW YORK – The federal anti-racketeering law has been used since the late 1970s to…
More barred owls sightings in Vancouver bad news for rats and mice
VANCOUVER – A spike in owl sightings in downtown Vancouver could be good news for…
Bono tells German daily he takes tax probe ‘incredibly seriously’
BERLIN – U2 frontman Bono says he takes the investigation into his business arrangements "incredibly…
Documents outline Liberal lobbying plan to promote Gordie Howe bridge in U.S.
OTTAWA – Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name…
B.C. changes tenancy regulations to limit rent increases to match area rates
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has announced it's closing another loophole in residential tenancy regulations…
TRENDING NOW: Bear plays like nobody is watching
An adorable bear is caught on video having a blast playing with a branch. He…
Drugs, drinking water and buckets of bolts: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA – Official Ottawa spent the week absorbing the aftershocks of aggressive Donald Trump foreign…
‘He said, No, no, no’: Trump tells crowd about trade disagreement with Trudeau
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump regaled a rally of supporters Friday night with a…
Archaeologists discover 2 ancient tombs in Egypt’s Luxor
LUXOR, Egypt – Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of two small ancient tombs in…
Viral video of starving polar bear likely the product of climate change: expert
The effects of climate change, such as a shorter feeding season and less seal to…
Israeli strikes kill 2 Hamas men after Gaza rocket attack
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas members early Saturday following a rocket…
Trump hails civil rights heroes; protesters pan his record
JACKSON, Miss. – President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers…
Armstrong athlete on Canadian wheelchair curling team
A veteran-laden lineup has met the criteria for nomination to the Canadian Paralympic Committee to…
Snow slows or shuts down much of normally sunny Deep South
ATLANTA – Snowfall shrouding much of the Deep South began tapering off early Saturday, but…
B.C. Libertarian candidate running in Kelowna West byelection
WEST KELOWNA – A fourth candidate has thrown his hat into the ring in the…
Iraq says its war against Islamic State has ended
BAGHDAD – After more than three years of combat operations, Iraq announced Saturday that the…
VIDEO: Firefighters forced to step aside as winds powered infernos in Southern California
FALLBROOK, Calif. – Firefighters in Southern California were on high alert for dangerous fire potential…
Stranded deer rescued from frozen lake near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Two members of a Kamloops search crew carried out an unusual rescue…
Health Canada to beef up safety information on labels of prescription opioids
OTTAWA – Health Canada is planning to update labels on all prescription opioids to strengthen…
Vancouver’s latest tool for housing the homeless getting rough reception
VANCOUVER – Construction has hardly begun at the first of Vancouver's temporary modular housing projects…
Dog makes grim discovery; human foot in shoe on Vancouver Island beach
SOOKE, B.C. – Another human foot has been found on British Columbia's coastline, the latest…
Specialist wait times up in Canada, says study by free-enterprise think tank
VANCOUVER – A new study says Canadians are waiting longer than ever for specialist treatment,…