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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.
Keeping newborns cool: Special blanket offers hope to babies deprived of oxygen
CALGARY – Newborns deprived of oxygen at birth will soon have improved chances of surviving…
Youths roll stolen SUV in Kelowna; caught by police dog
KELOWNA – Police have three young men in custody after they rolled a stolen SUV…
Outside the Democratic convention, opposition to Clinton makes itself heard
PHILADELPHIA – Republicans who dislike Donald Trump were mostly discreet at last week's nominating convention.…
B.C. to bring in a 15 per cent real estate tax on foreign buyers in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Foreign nationals who buy real estate in Metro Vancouver would pay an additional…
British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario uncork deal to allow online wine purchases
WHITEHORSE – Premiers made a small step toward freer interprovincial trade Friday with an agreement…
Trump says America in crisis – and he’ll fix it ‘fast’
CLEVELAND – Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters…
Premiers meeting in Yukon concerned about legalization of marijuana
WHITEHORSE – Premiers meeting in the Yukon say they want quick action from the federal…
Gold medal trampolinist Rosie MacLennan to carry Canadian flag in Rio
OTTAWA – Rosie MacLennan, the star gymnast who won Canada's lone gold medal in London…
How millennial nostalgia fueled the success of ‘Pokemon Go’
PORTLAND, Maine – The children who once dreamed of capturing real-life Pokemon starting in the…
B.C. to change human rights code to protect transgender rights
VANCOUVER – British Columbia's government is reversing its position and aligning itself with the majority…
VIDEO: After a surreal year, Trump wins the GOP nomination on a surreal day
CLEVELAND – Donald Trump crossed the threshold of history the way he ran the Republican…
Feeling let down by universities, survivors meet to fight campus sex assaults
VANCOUVER – Mandi Gray has lost count of the messages she's received from women who…
RCMP looking for witnesses to Kelowna hit and run
KELOWNA – Police are hoping the driver who hit a pedestrian in a Kelowna crosswalk…
B.C. wildfire costs, numbers down over last year thanks to wet weather
KAMLOOPS – A provincial fire official says rain has dampened wildfire conditions across B.C. this…
Decision on parole eligibility for man who murdered ex-girlfriend delayed
"IF ANYONE IS A DEMON IT IS CHRIS BUTLER." KAMLOOPS – The man who pleaded…
Man whose body was found in Myra Canyon identified
KELOWNA – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man whose body was found at…
Thieves use stolen car to smash into Kelowna liquor store
KELOWNA – Suspects used a stolen car to smash their way into a Kelowna liquor…
Canada Post drops lockout threat Sunday as talks continue with its workers
OTTAWA – There were signs of progress Sunday in a contract dispute between Canada Post…
‘Secret Life of Pets’ fetches $103 million in opening days at box office
LOS ANGELES – It's a good time for animated animals at the box office. "The…
Madonna in Malawi visits hospital she has supported
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Madonna in Malawi on Sunday visited the construction of a children's wing…
Former Canadian prison guard at centre of unique suit against famous painter
TORONTO – A painting that could either be worth millions, or be relatively worthless, is…
Ottawa considering reopening prison farms shut down by the Harper government
Pat Kincaid credits the dairy cows on a now-shuttered prison farm in Ontario with teaching…
VIDEO: Latest police shootings inspire wave of celebrity activism
LOS ANGELES – In the days after the shooting deaths of two black men by…
‘Movement’ between Canada Post and union in shadow of lockout threat
OTTAWA – Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers were talking again Sunday…