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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.
Fair warning: RCMP Counter Attack road checks are back
RCMP officers will be setting up roadside checks throughout the Interior this month in the…
Funeral chain creates program to underscore the dangers of fentanyl
LANGLEY, B.C. – A funeral services chain in British Columbia is developing a program it…
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NEW YORK – Taylor Swift's "reputation" is finally available on Spotify, Apple Music and other…
UPDATE: Charges stayed in ‘Surrey Six’ slayings, judge seals reasons for decision
VANCOUVER – A trial stemming from the murders of six people in British Columbia has…
Meghan Markle wears Canadian coat at event with Prince Harry
Meghan Markle is continuing to boost Canadian fashion labels as she tours the U.K. with…
Federal appeals court rules real estate agents must make data public
The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a previous ruling that Canada's largest real estate…
Tesla builds world’s biggest battery in Australian Outback
ADELAIDE, Australia – The world's biggest lithium-ion battery has plugged into an Australian state grid,…
MOVIE REVIEW: In ‘Disaster Artist,’ Franco finds his masterpiece
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It’s official: Neil Young returns home for Coronation Hall show in Omemee, Ont.
OMEMEE, Ont. – Neil Young is officially headed back to his hometown of Omemee, Ont.,…
Real Estate Association wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs
VANCOUVER – The federal government should allow parents who want to help their offspring with…
UPDATE: Former Trump adviser Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
WASHINGTON – Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements…
Vancouver Canucks forward Derek Dorsett ending career due to spinal issues
Vancouver Canucks forward Derek Dorsett says he is devastated after deciding to follow medical advice…
Armed robbery at Vernon gas station
VERNON – A masked man with a gun held up the clerk at a Vernon…
UPDATE: Kelly Ellard, who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997, gets conditional day parole
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A British Columbia woman who killed 14-year-old Reena Virk near a Victoria-area…
Second-hand ‘toke’ could lead to failure of workplace drug test: study
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Jim Nabors, TV’s homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87
HONOLULU – Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star…
VIDEO: Trump, honouring Navajos, revives ‘Pocohontas’ jab at Warren
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump returned to his own kind of code talking Monday by…
Bulk of illegal guns in B.C. from domestic supply, province tackles trafficking
VICTORIA – A new study says more than half of the illegal guns seized by…
UPDATE: Competition Bureau to review Torstar-Postmedia deal to buy and close newspapers
Canada's competition watchdog says it will review a deal between Torstar Corp. and Postmedia Network…
VIDEO: Indigenous man says he’s sick of being followed around at Giant Tiger
REGINA – An Indigenous man who shot a video that appears to show him being…
Will Ricky Ray return to Argos next season?
OTTAWA – Toronto Argonauts general manager Jim Popp is confident his star quarterback will be…
Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to wed next year
LONDON – Prince Harry, fifth in line to the British throne, will marry American actress…
Terrorist travellers can be rehabilitated, leading expert insists
OTTAWA – A leading researcher on terrorist travellers says returnees to Canada can be rehabilitated,…
‘Dirty Dancing’ musical production coming to Okanagan
KELOWNA – The stage adaptation of the hit movie “Dirty Dancing” is making a stop…