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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.
B.C. ELECTION 2017: NDP claim Liberals would bring back HST despite Clark’s denials
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's New Democrats are accusing the Liberals of planning to bring back…
Actor Liam Neeson taken by B.C. sandwich shop’s promise of free food
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A sandwich shop in New Westminster is proving that even an…
Bombay Sapphire gin recalled nation-wide over wrong alcohol content
TORONTO – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is issuing a nation-wide recall warning for 1.14-litre…
GolfBC Championship is calling for volunteers and caddies
The GolfBC Championship, a Mackenzie Tour PGA TOUR Canada event, is making a call to…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Liberals ‘stand corrected’ on claims #IamLinda was NDP plant
KELOWNA – British Columbia's Liberals say they "stand corrected" on claims the NDP planted a…
MOVIE REVIEW: The rot of American wealth is on ‘The Dinner’ menu
OPINION It's fitting that the first images you see in the riveting family drama…
Facebook to hire 3,000 to review videos of crime and suicide
NEW YORK – Facebook says it will hire another 3,000 people to review videos and…
Ethics committee calls for expulsion of Sen. Don Meredith over sex with teen
OTTAWA – The Senate ethics committee has recommended that the upper house take the unprecedented…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Liberal leader wants U.S. coal hit with carbon tax after softwood levy
MERRITT, B.C. – British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark appears to be betting that the…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon woman has been found
UPDATE: 3:08 p.m., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 VERNON – RCMP say a missing 20-year-old Vernon…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Liberal leader’s encounter with woman goes viral on social media
MERRITT, B.C. – A brief encounter between Liberal Leader Christy Clark and a woman who…
Okanagan families invited to YMCA Healthy Kids Day this Sunday
Games and crafts, interactive entertainment, an outdoor climbing wall, prizes and a free barbeque are…
Southbound lane closure on Gordon Drive
Beginning Wednesday, May 3, the southbound curb lane on Gordon Drive will be closed between…
Emergency Preparedness Week – Got Your Kit?
Have you prepared a personal or family ‘Grab and Go’ kit? If you answered no,…
FireSmart Family Day in West Kelowna on May 6
West Kelowna Fire Rescue, with the City of West Kelowna and Westbank First Nation, are…
Canadian woman, American boyfriend found dead in Belize were strangled: police
A Canadian woman and her American boyfriend who had been missing for days in Belize…
Penguins star Sidney Crosby diagnosed with concussion, will miss Game 4
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby has been diagnosed with a concussion and is out for Game…
Aftershocks still rumbling following 6.2 quake that jolted Yukon, northwest B.C.
WHITEHORSE – The U.S. Geological Survey reports more than 100 aftershocks, including nearly a dozen…
Trump protectionism has EU looking to Canada, says agriculture minister
OTTAWA – The protectionist approach of U.S. President Donald Trump means European companies are looking…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Liberals say jobs the top election issue, while NDP pledges climate action
VANCOUVER – The New Democrats started the last full week of British Columbia's election campaign…
Colorado: Where you can buy all the weed you want and have nowhere to smoke
DENVER – Dispensaries sell a dizzying array of dried bud, potent extracts and colourful edibles.…
Trudeau rebuffs calls for Sajjan’s resignation amid charges of ‘stolen valour’
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding fast amid angry calls for Harjit Sajjan's…
Strong 6.2 quake, multiple aftershocks, jolt parts of Yukon and northwest B.C.
WHITEHORSE – Dozens of aftershocks rattled parts of southern Yukon and northern British Columbia after…
B.C. drunk driver gets more than eight years for killing three people
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who killed two cyclists and a passenger in his…