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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.
Kelowna RCMP investigating possible abduction attempt of teenage girl
KELOWNA – RCMP have given the school district a heads up after a 14-year-old girl…
Class action lawsuit filed in Canada against Samsung over Note 7 phones
TORONTO – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada regarding Samsung Galaxy Note…
Canada’s oceans get $1.5 billion over five years for marine protection plan
VANCOUVER – The federal government announced a $1.5 billion marine safety plan Monday that Prime…
Aussie police search of woman yields a baby koala
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian police have made an unusual find while searching the bag of…
Fairness changes to B.C. campsite reservation system due this spring
VICTORIA – Changes to the campsite reservation system at British Columbia's provincial parks will be…
Lowlights from an American election that set a new standard for scandal
WASHINGTON – A big U.S. election controversy used to involve revelations of an old affair…
MOVIE REVIEW: Mel Gibson roars back with bruising ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
OPINION Is "Hacksaw Ridge" Mel Gibson's redemption? Is it his atonement, or perhaps his…
Students say ‘it’s scary’ to return to school after teen fatally stabbed there
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Students at a British Columbia high school say it's scary to be…
CRTC enlists telecoms to help block unsolicited telecommunications calls
OTTAWA – Canada's telecommunications regulator says telephone companies must help block unsolicited and illegitimate calls…
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Doctor Strange’ dazzles with mind-bending visuals
OPINION No affinity for superheroes or familiarity with Marvel mythology is required to enjoy…
Kamloops restaurant hopes online post will find owner of engagement ring
KAMLOOPS – Staff at a restaurant in Kamloops hope to reunite a customer with a…
Michael Buble says three-year-old son Noah has cancer, is putting career on hold
TORONTO – Canadian crooner Michael Buble announced Friday that his oldest son, three-year-old Noah, has…
Kinder Morgan Canada president doesn’t know if humans causing climate change
VANCOUVER – The president of the company that hopes to build the $6.8-billion Trans Mountain…
Quebec to hold inquiry into surveillance of journalists by police forces
MONTREAL – As Quebec announced plans Thursday to hold an inquiry into freedom of the…
TRENDING NOW: Irish weather forecast prank
Even though Halloween was on Monday, this hilarious video was worth showing you. Irish TV…
Cubs’ victory is most-watched Series game since 1991
NEW YORK – The Chicago Cubs' curse-breaking victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7…
Homeless fear backlash after drifter accused in deadly Abbotsford high school stabbing
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The homeless population living in a British Columbia community that is reeling…
TSB rules fuel-flow problem likely forced pilot to land on Osoyoos highway
OSOYOOS – An investigation has determined that trouble with the flow of fuel into the…
Police looking for witnesses to Vernon purse snatching
VERNON – A 64-year-old woman had her purse stolen from her shopping cart in downtown…
It happened! Cubs win epic Game 7 to end Series drought
CLEVELAND – Kris Bryant started to smile even before he fielded the ball. And with…
African-American early-voter turnout down; Obama sounds alarm bell
FORT LAUDERDALE, United States – U.S. President Barack Obama has sounded the alarm bell about…
Vancouver home sales plunge 38.8% last month, real estate board says
VANCOUVER – Home sales plunged 38.8 per cent last month compared with October 2015, the…
Trailblazing Canadian comedian Dave Broadfoot dead at 90
TORONTO – Whether it was playing a comical Mountie or performing for the U.S. president,…
Molson Coors thinking ‘very carefully’ about legalization of marijuana and impact on beer sales
MONTREAL – Molson Coors says it is looking to Colorado for insight on the possible…