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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.
Kids tossed from windows to escape London high-rise blaze
LONDON – A fast-moving overnight fire engulfed a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday,…
Researchers to study dust for carcinogens after Fort McMurray fire
TORONTO – A group of Ontario researchers is travelling to Fort McMurray, Alta., next month…
Feds set to meet with fighter jet firms amid Super Hornet questions
OTTAWA – Federal officials are expected to sit down with representatives from different fighter jet…
Ex-wife in online harassment case tells jury emails left her scared
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court jury has heard tearful testimony from a woman who…
UPDATE: Westside Road wildfire now 2.5 hectares
WEST KELOWNA – Fire crews are battling a grass fire north of West Kelowna along…
Collaboration offers Okanagan College students a pathway to mining programs at BCIT
Students considering a career in the mining sector – which boasts more than 120 different…
Murder trial in Kelowna hears about gun found in bushes
KELOWNA – A landscaper has told a court in Kelowna about finding a gun in…
Premier, B.C. cabinet to be sworn-in as steps toward minority government proceed
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier Christy Clark's new cabinet has been sworn in, but it…
Terror victim Christine Archibald remembered at memorial in Castlegar, B.C.
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – An organizer says hundreds turned out Sunday evening in Castlegar, B.C., for…
Three Greens make history at B.C. legislature swearing-in ceremony
VICTORIA – Three Green party members made history today as they were sworn in as…
Defence plan calls for cyber and drone attacks to meet 21st century threats
OTTAWA – Canada will add hundreds of new elite special forces commandos, wage offensive cyberwarfare…
Bill Cosby’s accuser stands by her story under cross-examination
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The woman who accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and violating her more…
B.C. NDP campaign promise of $10-a-day childcare still in the works: John Horgan
VANCOUVER – NDP Leader John Horgan says he will stick to his campaign promise of…
Liberal government promises extra $62B for military over next 20 years
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government committed Wednesday to spend $62 billion more over the next…
VIDEO: Sneak peek of Tragically Hip documentary unveiled
TORONTO – Bell Media has unveiled a glimpse of a new documentary on the Tragically…
B.C. legislature returns June 22, stage set for confidence vote on Liberals
VICTORIA – Politicians have been called back to the British Columbia legislature on June 22,…
UBC Okanagan student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades
Being a top-level student isn’t easy, especially when you’re literally saving lives in your free…
UBC Okanagan grants honorary degree to iconic artist Alex Janvier
UBC’s Okanagan campus is celebrating not only the accomplishments of its students during convocation this…
One-year delay of Site C dam project would cost $630 million: BC Hydro
VICTORIA – The president of BC Hydro says a one-year delay in the Site C…
Obama decries lack of U.S. leadership on climate; defends ‘international order’
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama met at a restaurant Tuesday night,…
Witness describes man in alleged getaway vehicle after gang leader murdered in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The driver of an SUV speeding from the scene of a gang murder…
Libs back motion in support of Trans Mountain, despite B.C. government turmoil
OTTAWA – The federal Liberal government has thrown its weight behind an Opposition motion backing…
Kelowna trial for three men accused of killing gang leader ordered to proceed
KELOWNA – The trial for three men accused of killing a gang leader in Kelowna…
Trudeau talks sex appeal, politics on ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gamely bantered about his sex appeal, his…