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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.
West Kelowna Warriors outscore visiting Cents
WEST KELOWNA – The West Kelowna Warriors scored five third period goals and got tallies…
VIDEO: Survivors recall attack on mosque in Egypt’s Sinai, 305 dead
ISMAILIA, Egypt – They arrived in five SUVs, took positions across from the mosque’s door…
Vernon liquor store clerk robbed at knifepoint
VERNON – RCMP are on the hunt for a knife-wielding suspect after the clerk at…
Trump and Time magazine dispute Person of the Year plans
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he's not playing ball with Time magazine as it…
Stage set for 105th Grey Cup as football fans ready for celebrations
OTTAWA – During the CFL regular season, Conrad Brock and Mike Hassel are bitter rivals.…
UPDATE: Some traffic moving again on mudslide-hit Highway 1, delays persist
VANCOUVER – Traffic along a busy stretch of Highway 1 between Vancouver and British Columbia's…
Rock slide derails CP Rail freight train in Fraser Canyon
VICTORIA – British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a rock slide north of Hope derailed a…
MOVIE REVIEW: Oldman gives us a human Churchill in ‘Darkest Hour’
Words matter. That's one of the key messages of "Darkest Hour," in which Gary Oldman…
Egypt: Militants kill at least 200 in attack on Sinai mosque
EL-ARISH, Egypt – Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula,…
Sleeping driver suspected as cause of three-vehicle crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The driver of a Jeep may have fallen asleep behind the wheel before…
A long wait ends: Trudeau apologizes to excluded residential school students
GOOSE BAY, N.L. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has "humbly" apologized for abuse and cultural…
Kamloops mayor says some residents oppose planned wildfire monument
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Questions are being raised in the city of Kamloops over the issue…
Mudslides cut travel on Highway 1 through eastern Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER – A mudslide has closed Highway 1 in British Columbia's eastern Fraser Valley, causing…
Mother of slain kids lives in fear, won’t know if killer allowed into community
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The mother of three children killed by their father says she lives…
Della Reese, of TV’s “Touched by an Angel,” has died at 86
LOS ANGELES – Della Reese, the actress and gospel-influenced singer who in middle age found…
Forbes names Beyonce music’s highest-earning woman
NEW YORK – Forbes has crowned Beyonce as the highest paid woman in music. Forbes…
Canadians told to brace for a ‘classic’ Canadian winter with lots of snow
TORONTO – One of Canada's high profile weather forecasters is warning Canadians across the country…
Nebraska approves TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline in close vote
CALGARY – Nebraska regulators approved passage of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline Monday, clearing the last…
Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies
LOS ANGELES – Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of…
‘These things are costing us:’ Arctic climate change affecting the south
An international summary of five year's worth of research on Arctic climate change concludes the…
The rise of cryptojacking: How hackers hog computer CPUs to make money
VANCOUVER – Anyone casually surfing the internet at home can be deployed as an unwittingly…
NAFTA: Canada delivers a lecture first, counter-proposal on autos to come later
MEXICO CITY – Canadian negotiators intend to provide a briefing to their American peers on…
‘Justice League’ disappoints in US with $96 million opening
LOS ANGELES – Only in the modern era of superhero films could a $96 million…
Apology to Canadians persecuted for being gay coming Nov. 28: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Martine Roy was just 20-years-old and less than a year into her chosen…