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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.
Americans seek to enforce US$134-million award against Omar Khadr in Canada
TORONTO – Lawyers acting for the widow of an American special forces soldier have filed…
Canadian fan foiled for third time in increasingly costly bid to see Adele
JOHN'S, N.L. – A Newfoundland woman was banking on the third time being the charm…
Ancient fungi could help Canada’s future northern forests
As Canada’s vast boreal and tundra ecosystems experience dramatic warming due to climate change, trees…
UBC Okanagan’s Summer Indigenous Art Intensive has full agenda of events
It’s called intensive for a reason. UBC Okanagan’s Summer Indigenous Art Intensive offers an educational…
Naval commander apologizes for incident at Indigenous ceremony on Canada Day
HALIFAX – The commander of Canada's East Coast Navy has apologized to the Aboriginal community…
RCMP hosts workshop that teaches other police how to train dogs to find fentanyl
INNISFAIL, Alta. – A workshop at the RCMP's dog training centre in Alberta has attracted…
Ferrari impounded in West Vancouver as driver clocked at 210 kilometres per hour
VANCOUVER – West Vancouver Police say they stopped a 22-year-old sports car driver who was…
Lost German shepherd is returned to B.C. owner with three nails in its head
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The X-rays leave no doubt about what happened, but Maureen Yeo…
Indigenous woman hit with trailer hitch in January dies from injuries
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – An Indigenous woman who was hit by a trailer hitch apparently…
UPDATE: Crews fighting fire at Penticton motel
PENTICTON – Firefighters are at the scene of a motel fire in Penticton’s northend this…
MOVIE REVIEW: More Carell, but fewer ideas in ‘Despicable Me 3’
OPINION One of the many — and we mean many — subplots in "Despicable…
Overdoses claimed 129 lives in B.C. last month
Last month illicit drug overdose deaths dropped slightly, but since May of 2016, deaths in…
Accused rented car 10 days before Jonathan Bacon murder, trial hears
KELOWNA – One of the men accused of killing Jonathan Bacon in a daytime gang…
UPDATE: Man hit and killed by dump truck in Penticton
PENTICTON – A pedestrian was hit by a dump truck in downtown Penticton this afternoon.…
‘Internet has no borders,’ Supreme Court of Canada says in ruling against Google
OTTAWA – A potentially groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling recognizes that Canadian courts have jurisdiction to…
Health Canada to allow importation of drugs needed to treat opioid addiction
TORONTO – Provinces and territories are now able to import urgently needed medications that are…
Record-breaking sniper shot saved Iraqi lives, special forces general says
OTTAWA – The sniper who shattered the record for the longest confirmed kill also saved…
B.C. Liberals tout $2.8B surplus, reduced debt on eve of expected defeat
VICTORIA – British Columbia's finance minister has painted a rosy picture of the province's finances…
Jury finds Alberta’s Derek Saretzky guilty of killing father, toddler and senior
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – A southern Alberta man who told police the devil led him to…
UPDATE: Drowning in Okanagan River Channel
PENTICTON – A man pulled from the Okanagan River Channel in Penticton this afternoon has…
Man had been drinking and speeding in crash that killed B.C. Mountie: Crown
COLWOOD, B.C. – A man who sped his truck through a red light and rammed…
Kelowna police services building opens into new era
The City of Kelowna and RCMP officially opened the new Kelowna RCMP Detachment, City of…
Interior RCMP manhunt ends with arrest of hitchhiking suspect
KELOWNA – The hunt for a suspect wanted in connection with a domestic assault at…
Okanagan Wine and Orchard Museum exhibit highlights contributions of early immigrants
A new display at the Okanagan Wine and Orchard Museum emphasizes the perseverance of early…