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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.
‘Cash cows’ and cheap labour: The plight of international students in BC
Melissa Chirino remembers the recruiters who came to her high school in the Caribbean island…
Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building
VANCOUVER – Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second…
Winter weather shuts schools in B.C. again after Vancouver’s snowiest day since 1996
VANCOUVER – Another blast of winter weather hit southern British Columbia Thursday, a day after…
Deadline to get partial CEBA forgiveness arrives as business groups warn of closures
The deadline for Canadian businesses to qualify for partial forgiveness of pandemic-era loans has arrived,…
Children’s pain and fever relief medicine recalled due to risk of overdose
Drug manufacturer Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling one lot of a children's pain and fever…
UPDATE: BC Coroners Service reports 36 outdoor deaths to start year
VICTORIA – British Columbia's recent cold snap has been life-threatening for people facing homelessness and…
First-ever experiment shows how pigs might one day help people with liver failure
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully…
Four children with strep A have died in BC in the past month
VANCOUVER – Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died…
Crave tells subscribers they’ll need to fork out $2 more per month to avoid ads
Avoiding commercials on the Crave streaming service is about to get a little costlier. Bell…
How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet
Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts,…
Freezing rain moves in for parts of B.C. in wake of snowstorm
Freezing rain fell on British Columbia's Fraser Valley Friday, shuttering schools for a third day…
BC trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
VICTORIA – A British Columbia wildlife protection group says tens of thousands of chinook salmon…
Flight delayed? Baggage lost? Here’s how to apply for compensation
Chad Rose was slated to take an afternoon flight from London, Ont., to Ottawa when…
Baby sockeye salmon in BC growing faster due to climate change. Is bigger better?
Climate change has tipped the scales, causing juvenile sockeye salmon in B.C. to grow bigger…
UPDATE: Food industry groups object to proposed BC chicken price increase
Several food industry groups are raising the alarm about a potential increase in the farm-level…
Avril Lavigne sets Canadian dates on ‘greatest hits’ tour
Avril Lavigne plans to keep it simple on her 2024 concert tour with performances of…
Norman Jewison, director of ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Moonstruck,’ dies at age 97
Canadian Norman Jewison, who directed numerous Oscar-recognized films — including "In the Heat of the…
Police watchdog wants review of BC’s officer’s punishment for ‘predatory’ actions
VICTORIA – B.C.'s police complaint commissioner has ordered a review of the discipline handed out…
WWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix next year in a major streaming deal
WWE's weekly television show “Raw” will move to Netflix next year as part of a…
Police dog helps track down North Okanagan fuel thief
A 42-year-old woman is facing charges after she was caught with jerry cans full of…
TRENDING NOW: Pole hits TV reporter, becomes internet sensation
This classic from over a decade ago almost broke the internet. Television reporter Kent Molgat…
Parents finally downsizing? How to help with the big move — without the big costs
Your parents are finally downsizing after 40 years in the same house. You want to…
Suspicious debris near Kamloops bridge has police investigating
Kamloops RCMP are releasing few details to the public after suspicious debris was found near…
Victims in heli-ski crash near Terrace identified as three Italians
Two helicopter crews that were nearby when a heli-skiing chopper crashed on Monday in the…