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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.
KGH Foundation video ‘Dear Mom’
KELOWNA – A group of Kelowna children, families, physicians, nurses and grateful patients have collaborated…
‘They should not have walked to the hospital – they should have run’: Crown
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – The Crown in the trial of an Alberta couple charged with failing…
Time to drain winter water
KELOWNA – As the weather becomes warmer, residents are starting to prepare their pools, hot…
Duffy, boxing and pot: three ways politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA – The images that stand out at the end of this week in federal…
Thousands of United Way programs and services just a click away
KELOWNA – United Ways in BC are preparing to bring access to core online services…
A celebration of neighbourhoods
KELOWNA – Mayor Colin Basran has proclaimed May 15, 2016, to be Neighbour Day in…
Solo exhibition of Kelowna-based painter John Hall now on at the Kelowna Art Gallery
KELOWNA – Visitors to a new exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery may have difficulty…
Canadian rock legends in Vernon Funtastic Music Festival lineup
VERNON – The music festival at the Funtastic Slo-pitch tournament this summer will include Canadian…
Registration open for Kelowna’s 5th annual motionball Marathon of Sport
KELOWNA – Excitement is mounting as teams rush to register for Kelowna's 5th annual motionball…
Kelowna RCMP ask: Is this your backpack?
KELOWNA – The Kelowna RCMP is hoping to once again reunite yet another found bag…
Judge reserves decision on allowing more patients to grow prescription pot
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has reserved a decision on expanding the criteria for…
Search goes on for whoever shot eight Ohio relatives in the head
PIKETON, Ohio – A day after eight members of one family were found dead with…
BCHL PLAYOFFS: Chilliwack Chiefs down West Kelowna Warriors
CHILLIWACK – The West Kelowna Warriors couldn’t capitalize on their first ever opportunity to win…
WHL PLAYOFFS: Kelowna Rockets edged by visiting Seattle Thunderbirds
KELOWNA – The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 2-1 on Friday night, April 22,…
Probe of Prince’s sudden death to ‘leave no stone unturned’
MINNEAPOLIS – Prince talked dirty in song but had a reputation for clean living. He…
Senate expense rules that snared Duffy, others undergo quiet overhaul
OTTAWA – Behind closed doors, the Senate rules at the heart of Sen. Mike Duffy's…
Police in southern Alberta investigate Facebook post about transgender woman
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Dillon Hargreaves was heading home from the legislature where she had attended…
TRENDING NOW: Gymnastics coach makes big save
The gymanstics coach in this video makes a spectacular save. Vitali Laurentide from Gym Magic…
As PM signs UN climate treaty, now comes the hard part: respecting it
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined world leaders who rushed to put…
CP to allow rafters to cross railway tracks to get to world-class rapids near Golden
GOLDEN, B.C. – Rafters wanting to get to world-class rapids on the Kicking Horse River…
Relief as lightning storm fails to spawn major wildfires across B.C.
KAMLOOPS – The number of active wildfires burning across British Columbia has climbed to 95,…
Drunk driving suspected in Kelowna rear-end crash
KELOWNA – A West Kelowna woman is facing impaired driving charges after a Jeep rear-ended…
Cops nab suspect after Penticton pub break, enter and theft
PENTICTON – A man is custody after a foot chase with police following an early…
Drug-impaired driving concerns have police testing roadside devices
VANCOUVER – Police across Canada will be testing three saliva-based roadside devices on suspected drug-impaired…