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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.
How social licence came to dominate the pipeline debate in Canada
VANCOUVER – When Canadian mining executive Jim Cooney coined the term social licence in 1997,…
RCMP manhunt underway for suspect who may be in boat stolen on Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA – Police are looking for a suspect who got away after a chase…
YMCA Okanagan helping kids who struggle with school and life skills beyond the bell
For one West Kelowna family, the YMCA Beyond the Bell program is making a big…
Elbowed out: Three other Canadian political developments this week
OTTAWA – Parliament Hill was either seething with animosity or awash in contrition for most…
Police looking for your help to find a missing Kelowna woman
KELOWNA – RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance to find a missing Kelowna woman.…
Investigators: smoke detected on Egypt jet just before crash
CAIRO – Smoke was detected in multiple places on EgyptAir flight 804 moments before it…
Vernon crews put out fire at legal marijuana grow operation
VERNON – Vernon firefighters extinguished an electrical fire at a legal grow operation early this…
Washington state man arrested for sexual contact with 12-year-old B.C. girl
VANCOUVER – Police have arrested a Washington state man who they allege was headed to…
West Kelowna fire crew quickly extinguish wildfire
WEST KELOWNA – Firefighters had to hike up a hillside above Smith Creek in West…
Woman told to stop wearing tank top to gym takes case to human rights lawyer
OTTAWA – Saying she felt "degraded," an Ottawa woman is pursuing a possible human rights…
Alberta bringing in extra firefighters to gain upper hand on Fort McMurray fire
EDMONTON – A massive wildfire that destroyed parts of Fort McMurray hasn't grown in size…
Syncrude says bison herd holding up well as wildfires rage nearby
CALGARY – A vicious wildfire nicknamed "the beast" hasn't caused too much trouble for nearly…
Canadian killed in EgyptAir plane crash described as ‘super hero mother’
One of two Canadians who were passengers on a plane that crashed in the Mediterranean…
TRENDING NOW: Cheese ball machine gun
First you get one of those giant containers of cheese balls from Walmart, and then…
Brosseau on Trudeau: ‘Do I have justify how hard I was hit in the breast?’
OTTAWA – Ruth Ellen Brosseau says she has faced personal attacks since she was elbowed…
Police suspect drunk driving in West Kelowna pickup crash
WEST KELOWNA – RCMP are waiting for lab results to confirm whether or not alcohol…
Curious dog gets unexpected high during Kamloops family camp out
KAMLOOPS – What may sound like the premise for a drug culture comedy is no…
Snow and rain expected to help in fight against huge northeastern B.C. wildfires
KAMLOOPS – A dramatic change in the weather in northeastern British Columbia is being celebrated…
Frozen food recall covers hundreds of items from many stores
DES MOINES, Iowa – Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of…
Ballerina to dance Swan Lake in first major performance since brain injury
VANCOUVER – After a serious rollerblading accident, Agentinian ballerina Lucila Munaretto refused to accept what…
Reaction to the National Energy Board’s approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board has recommended that the federal government approve the contentious…
TRENDING NOW: Playing with a wild ocelot
It may be only slightly bigger than a large domestic cat, but don't let that…
Board gives Trans Mountain pipeline conditional OK, opponents promise fight
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board says the contentious $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is…
‘Chopper’ stolen from Kelowna backyard
KELOWNA – RCMP are looking for anyone with information about a distinctive motorcycle stolen out…