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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.
Christian university takes fight over law school to top courts in Ontario, B.C.
TORONTO – A private Christian university that forbids sexual intimacy outside heterosexual marriage will be…
Men who have sex with men in small cities less likely to be tested for HIV
KELOWNA – Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men…
Across the Lake Swim Society wants to drown proof the Okanagan
KELOWNA – An iconic local swim has attracted $10,000 towards the goal of providing free…
Referendum offered money for nothing, and the Swiss say ‘no’
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SUV hits utility pole guy-wires in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Emergency crews were called at a crash on Benvoulin Road this morning. A…
Kamloops search teams out all night looking for lost ATVer
KAMLOOPS – A man who became separated from his friends while riding ATVs near Kamloops…
Being close to Ali built careers in boxing and broadcasting
Don King was trying desperately to get on the Muhammad Ali gravy train when he…
UPDATE – Injured dirt biker rescued near Kamloops
KAMOOPS – A dirt biker who crashed in the wilderness south of Kamloops had to…
‘There’s nothing left’: The story of one man’s return to Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Farid El-Hayouni manages to keep it together until he sees what…
VIDEO: Man with hatchet tasered and pepper sprayed by Kamloops cops
KAMLOOPS – A bystander waiting for a bus captured on video a police confrontation with…
The day Muhammad Ali met the Beatles
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Federal leaders spend an evening poking fun at themselves
GATINEAU, Que. – Federal party leaders put down their swords to celebrate those who wield…
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Crowdfunded beer pipeline to protect medieval city of Bruges
BRUGES, Belgium – The idea may have seemed mad, but after all, the beer is…
TRENDING NOW: You can look, but don’t touch
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Ditching the tampon: Some women seeking reusable period care
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Seine River peaks in Paris, museums to be shut for days
PARIS – The Seine River peaked early Saturday around Paris, hitting its highest level in…
Crews work to contain sheen after Oregon train derailment
SEATTLE – Environmental crews worked Saturday to contain a sheen of oil that appeared in…
Electoral reform, lipstick and divorce: Three ways politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA – Weary Liberals limped into June after a bruising stretch punctuated by the apologies…
Riders Raise $105,000 for YMCA of Okanagan
KELOWNA – On Sunday, May 29 nearly 300 riders took part in the 10th annual…
Sunflower seeds, trail mix bars recalled over Listeria concerns
OTTAWA – Certain President's Choice brand and Basse brand products containing sunflower seeds, and certain…
Corvette hits hydrant, utility pole in Penticton
PENTICTON – RCMP are investigating after a red Corvette sideswiped a fire hydrant and hit…
Goodbye to The Greatest: Even weak, Ali had imposing stature
It was 1980 and Muhammad Ali had no business being in the ring against a…