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Shelby Thevenot
Shelby has lived across Canada. She grew up near Winnipeg, Manitoba then obtained her B.F.A in Multidisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 2014 she moved to Montreal, Quebec to study French and thrived in the Visual Journalism Graduate Diploma program at Concordia University. Now she works at iNFO News where she strives to get the stories that matter to the Okanagan Valley community.
Member of:
The Professional Writers Association of Canada
Quebec Writers Federation
English Language Arts Network
How Montreal-born yoga teacher planned to ‘start a new life’ in B.C.
HALIFAX – Wearing a dress and a wide smile at a trendy Halifax bar, Kristin…
‘Big little brother:’ Broncos head coach remembered for kindness, faith
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – Darcy Haugan was four years younger than his sister, but Deborah Carpenter…
Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes
DAMASCUS, Syria – Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday,…
Trudeau to meet U.S. vice-president amid NAFTA talks, Syria strikes
LIMA, Peru – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a chance to make the case…
B.C. issues Trans Mountain pipeline permit update as premier heads to Ottawa
VICTORIA – British Columbia's government has issued a progress report on permits for the Trans…
Site of deadly Saskatchewan hockey bus crash also scene of crash that killed six
CARROT RIVER, Sask. – A remote Saskatchewan intersection where a junior hockey team bus crashed…
Kinder Morgan suspends work on Trans Mountain pipeline amid B.C. opposition
CALGARY – Kinder Morgan says it is suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on…
TRENDING NOW: Kid Yodelling at Walmart
This video of a kid singing his heart out in a Walmart has become an…
Last day of hearings for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry
VANCOUVER – A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story…
SJHL yet to make decision on 2018 championship after deadly bus crash
The president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says a decision on what to do…
Former funeral home director accused of defrauding victims of nearly $400K
A former funeral home director is facing a number of charges after allegedly defrauding the…
Evidence behind Ottawa’s choice to cut preliminary inquiries remains elusive
OTTAWA – Not long ago, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould seemed hesitant to embrace the idea…
Rare EI case leads to call for service changes to avoid stress for claimants
OTTAWA – Jelisa Phillips was confused when she opened the letter from Service Canada and…
Minister sounds alarm on antibiotics overuse:’They’re thrown at the common cold’
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister — whose province leads Canada and…
Forward Conner Lukan died in Humboldt Broncos team bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – A forward from Alberta is among the 15 people killed after a…
Two defencemen, bus driver, stats keeper among 15 dead in Humboldt Broncos crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – The stories of the 15 lives taken when a bus carrying a…
Private-clinic trial resumes as B.C. aims to take action against doctors
VANCOUVER – Excruciating pain had Tamara Parrales heading to the emergency department multiple times for…
Vigil planned tonight at home arena of Humboldt Broncos
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – The community of Humboldt, Sask., will gather tonight to mourn at the…
Residential school history centre to share survivors’ accounts, educate public
VANCOUVER – Many university students don't know the history of Indigenous people in Canada, let…
Chiefs join anti-pipeline protests in Burnaby, B.C., promise to return
BURNABY, B.C. – The leader of the Union of British Columbia Indians Chiefs says he'll…
Doctor who treated bus crash victims was prepared by experience in Syria
SASKATOON – Hassan Masri once cared for airstrike victims in Syria's civil war, but that…
TRENDING NOW: Muppets and Rihanna mashup
Rihanna is fab and the Muppets are funny. Put them together and you have a…
Maple Leafs coach grieves, along with Canada and NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock stood at the podium and fought back tears, the…
NHLers reflect on junior hockey’s bus culture in wake of Humboldt crash
Long before the chartered flights that come with life in the NHL, a 14-hour bus…