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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.
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cell
BOSTON – Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in the prison cell where he…
Open House: Carriage homes and secondary suites
West Kelowna Council is considering changes to existing secondary suite and carriage house regulations. The…
Knox Mountain Hill Climb looking for volunteers
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Two people found dead in home in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Two people have been found dead by police in a home…
Cops making fun arrests for local children
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UBC Okanagan professor curates international exhibit of African print fashion
African stylishness and cosmopolitanism, past and present, is on display in a major exhibition curated…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Site C megaproject fuels election jobs debate in campaign
Christy Clark used the Site C dam megaproject in northern British Columbia as a backdrop…
Mud slides in Kaslo and Shuswap force evacuations, detours
KASLO, B.C. – The threat of further mudslides has forced the evacuation of residents from…
Prince Charles, Camilla to visit in time for Canada 150 celebration
OTTAWA – Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will visit Canada…
Long-awaited criminal trial in B.C. against accused polygamists set to begin
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A decades-long legal battle culminates in British Columbia on Tuesday with the…
Ottawa wants young teens to avoid criminal record for pot possession
OTTAWA – The federal government has tailored its highly anticipated marijuana legislation to ensure younger…
Firefighters cut paths through ice to shore to save Alberta horses
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – Horses that were struggling after falling through thin ice in northwestern…
No plan for pot-conviction amnesty amid legalization move, Liberals say
OTTAWA – The federal plan to legalize recreational marijuana does not include the general amnesty…
North Korea accuses US of creating situation for nuclear war
North Korea's deputy U.N. ambassador accused the United States on Monday of turning the Korean…
B.C. ELECTION 2017: Main parties campaign on health care, jobs at start of Week 2
BURNABY, B.C. – New Democrat Leader John Horgan took aim on Monday, April 17, at…
Air Canada apologizes for bumping 10-year-old boy from flight to Costa Rica
CHARLOTTETOWN – Air Canada has apologized to a Prince Edward Island family after the airline…
Teens’ thoughts on pot unchanged after legalization news, they say
TORONTO – Some teens say their likelihood of using weed hasn't changed since the Liberal…
FENTANYL CRISIS: From opium to opioids: A look at British Columbia’s illicit drug history
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of British Columbians have died from overdoses in recent months, but the…
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A mechanical toy frog has these playful Samoyed siblings all wound up. In the YouTube…
‘Appalling’ United Airlines incident won’t be tolerated in Canada: Garneau
OTTAWA – Transport Minister Marc Garneau issued a pointed warning Thursday to all airlines operating…
Federal agency expands national flour recall to include additional products
OTTAWA – A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first…
EECO Hosts Alien Travelers in Royal BC Museum Exhibit
The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan will be closed Thursday and Friday, April 20…
Family doctors being trained to screen addiction in B.C. during opioid crisis
VANCOUVER – A tag hanging from a dead man's left toe says the cause of…
Kelowna Rockets outshoot Winterhawks in Portland
PORTLAND – The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Portland Winterhawks 7-2 on Wednesday night, April 12,…