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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.
Alberta woman who killed daughter gets life with no parole for 18 years
CALGARY – An Alberta woman who drugged and killed her nine-year-old daughter has been sentenced…
‘I’m warm. I’m alive:’ Manitoba man recounts three nights stuck in snowstorm
LYNN LAKE, Man. – Ernest Castel had a dilemma: venture out into waist-high snowdrifts to…
Police claim Cannabis Culture dispensaries possibly tied to organized crime
TORONTO – Police in Toronto are accusing Cannabis Culture marijuana dispensaries of being part of…
Okanagan celebrates Canada Water Week
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program have lined up a…
A good time to prepare
The best time to create or revisit your family emergency plan is when there’s no…
Elton John pops into a Vancouver record store to pick up some vinyl
VANCOUVER – The owner of a small, independent record shop in downtown Vancouver is crossing…
Elections BC refers investigation into alleged Elections Act violations to RCMP
VICTORIA – The agency in charge of running elections in British Columbia has asked the…
B.C. announces four-year, $500-million plan to improve seniors care
VICTORIA – Seniors in British Columbia residential care facilities can expect more baths, walks and…
UPDATE: Single-lane traffic moving after jack-knifed semi closes West Kelowna’s Highway 97
WEST KELOWNA – Crews have cleared the crash that closed Highway 97 in West Kelowna…
Canadian Natural buying Shell, Marathon oilsands holdings for $12.74 billion
CALGARY – Canadian Natural Resources has struck a blockbuster $12.74-billion deal to buy Alberta oilsands…
Jury overwhelmed by medical evidence in toddler meningitis case: defence
CALGARY – A lawyer for parents convicted in the meningitis death of their toddler says…
Defence lawyers compare woman who gave water to pigs to Gandhi, Mandela
BURLINGTON, Ont. – A Toronto woman who gave water to pigs on a truck headed…
HBO sets ‘Game of Thrones’ 7th season debut for July 16
LOS ANGELES – "Game of Thrones" will be back in action in July. HBO said…
Buckley’s voluntarily recalls six syrups over potential choking hazard
TORONTO – The maker of Buckley's is voluntarily recalling a number of its syrups because…
Vancouver sees 174 overdose calls in one week, highest so far in 2017
VANCOUVER – Emergency crews in Vancouver say they are dealing with an "extremely high" number…
Shorthanded Okanagan College team comes out on top at HRC West
A dynamic duo of two Okanagan College students topped the podium at one of Western…
Prime Minister Trudeau to talk balancing oil with the environment at Houston energy summit
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is en route to Texas to make the case…
Parks Canada rejects Liam Neeson movie after learning First Nations gangster in storyline
A movie production team was denied permission to shoot in the Rocky Mountain national parks…
Trudeau trumpets women’s right to choose on International Women’s Day
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau's self-proclaimed feminist bona fides were on full display Wednesday as the…
B.C. spends $91 million to hire paramedics, buy ambulances, targets rural care
VICTORIA – British Columbia is getting more paramedics, dispatchers and ambulances in an effort by…
Double Vision at the Kelowna Art Gallery
No, not the legendary 1978 song by Foreigner, nor the outcome of a bone-jarring hit…
Lack of adequate support a barrier for those wishing to die at home
With a growing trend of people choosing to die at home, UBC researchers have determined…
Norovirus outbreak linked to B.C. oysters continues to spread in three provinces
VANCOUVER – Oysters from British Columbia have been linked to 22 additional cases of highly…
Two Lake Country staff receive FCM award
LAKE COUNTRY – Mark Koch, Director of Community Services, and Jamie McEwan, Community Development Manager,…