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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.
Two-thirds of snowmobilers who died in B.C. avalanches over past five years from Alberta
VANCOUVER – All the avalanches that killed snowmobilers over the past five years occurred in…
Kelowna men charged with fentanyl trafficking after traffic stop in northern Ontario
HEARST, Ont. – Ontario Provincial Police say two Kelowna men are facing charges related to…
B.C. Mounties get new commander
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP has a new commander in British Columbia. Deputy commissioner Brenda…
Illicit fentanyl being trafficked in Halifax: ‘You are playing Russian roulette’
HALIFAX – Police in Atlantic Canada's largest city are warning drug users their lives are…
‘All hat and no cattle:’ Trudeau says Albertans tired of being taken for granted
CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has worked hard in the last…
With playoff hopes dim, Canucks look to the future at trade deadline
VANCOUVER – With their hopes of making this year's playoffs hovering between slim and none,…
Top 10 scams targeting Canadians
MONTREAL – The Competition Bureau, in conjunction with the Better Business Bureau, Quebec-based consumers group…
Spring into Travel at YLW this weekend
Kelowna International Airport (YLW)’s annual Spring Travel Event will take place on Saturday, March 4,…
UBC Okanagan Management students take on challenge with SunRype
Third-year UBC Bachelor of Management students are squeezing everything they have learned to help Sun-Rype…
Peachland council meeting highlights Feb. 28, 2017
TOURISM PROMOTION COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT – 2016 Council received the Annual Report from the Tourism…
Gift from within boosts ‘Giving Giggles’ campaign
The KGH Foundation is announcing an unprecedented $22,000 gift from Kelowna’s Department of Family Practice…
Highlights of Feb. 27 Kelowna City Council meeting
Kelowna Water Value Planning Study Council received the Value Planning Study report from Strategic Value…
Young dancing goalie in viral video unfazed by sudden fame, mother says
Toronto-area hockey goalie whose hip-hop moves on the ice have made him an online sensation…
Bank of Canada holds interest rate, warns of ‘significant uncertainties’
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday and…
UPDATE: RCMP reopen Highway 97 south of Vernon
UPDATE: 11:14 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017 VERNON – RCMP have reopened Highway 97 southbound…
Transport Minister calls for tough national standard for distracted drivers using cellphones
MONTREAL – Transport Minister Marc Garneau is proposing the creation of a tough national standard…
New help for that bane of middle-age: blurry close-up vision
WASHINGTON – Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes…
Speech viewers stunned by on-script, less fiery Trump
Who was that calm, composed man, and what has he done with Donald Trump? That…
Loggers finding few salvageable trees in wake of ferocious Fort McMurray wildfire
CALGARY – Wildfires that swept through the northern Alberta forest near Fort McMurray last May…
Federal government buying new radar system to better detect severe weather
The federal government is moving to improve Canada's ability to warn people about severe weather,…
TransCanada suspends $15-billion NAFTA suit on Keystone XL as project advances
CALGARY – TransCanada Corp. has suspended a $15-billion lawsuit against the United States regarding its…
Stuart Park rink closing, Kasugai Garden set to open
When one door closes, another opens. Consistently warm temperatures have ended the outdoor skating season…
Highlights of the Central Okanagan Regional Board Meeting – Feb. 27, 2017
North Westside Service and Issues Review The Regional Board received a letter from the Minister…
UBC Okanagan chemistry instructor shoots for the stars, literally
Keeping his feet on the ground is not Richard Federley’s strong point. With an insatiable…