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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
Canada will not bend to U.S. steel tariff pressure in NAFTA talks, says Freeland
OTTAWA – As the United States tries to light a fire under NAFTA negotiations, Canadian…
No adverse effects from 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on BC coast: researchers
VANCOUVER – Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan released radioactive elements into…
China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely
BEIJING – China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing a presidential…
New method can predict where lightning will spark wildfires: Calgary study
CALGARY – Apparently lightning can strike the same place twice after all. A study by…
‘Kind of shocking:’ Several skiers and snowboarders die in tree wells this year
At least five people have died recently from falling into tree wells while skiing or…
Five things to know about new Ontario Tory leader Doug Ford
Doug Ford has been named the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives, winning a contest…
‘It’s really frustrating:’ Sikh Canadian dismayed by extremism allegations
VANCOUVER – Jaspreet Bal was eating lunch with friends in rural Ontario when she says…
Canadian Screen Awards to take place in Toronto
TORONTO – The Canadian Screen Awards, celebrating the best in homegrown film and TV, take…
Trump believes North Korea will keep word on missile tests
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Saturday he believes North Korea will abide by its…
Army vet gunned down women who devoted lives to veterans
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. – Three women, including one who was pregnant, who devoted their lives to…
TRENDING NOW: Dog gets intelligence test
YouTuber Markiplier designs an intelligence test for his dog Chica. In the description he writes…
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ film company to pay $60M settlement
LOS ANGELES – The production company behind "The Wolf of Wall Street" has agreed to…
Internal probe finds misconduct within Bono’s advocacy group
WASHINGTON – The One Campaign, an advocacy organization co-founded by Bono of the rock band…
Bannon to French far-right party: ‘Let them call you racist’
PARIS – Former White House strategist Steve Bannon re-energized France's struggling far-right National Front party…
Thousands march to protest Canada pipeline expansion project
BURNABY, B.C. – Thousands of demonstrators marched Saturday to speak out against a pipeline expansion…
B.C. protesters rally against Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline plan
BURNABY, B.C. – Indigenous leaders and environmentalists beat drums and sang as they protested Kinder…
Mac Marcoux, guide Jack Leitch race to Canada’s first gold of Paralympics
JEONGSEON, Korea, Republic Of – There's a feeling of pure freedom when Mac Marcoux is…
Okanagan musician’s livelihood threatened by theft near Lumby
LUMBY – Okanagan musician went to load up his gear before a show yesterday only…
Tariffs: A quiet, year-long campaign ends with a tentative sigh of relief
WASHINGTON – In this most unpredictable era in Canada-U.S. affairs, a crisis-management unit created inside…
Trump discusses violence with video game execs and critics
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump raised concerns about the graphic depiction of violence in video…
Indigenous, environmental leaders protest Canada pipeline
VANCOUVER – Indigenous leaders are calling on people to raise their voices Saturday to stop…
Trans Mountain granted interim injunction against blockades at B.C. terminals
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Trans Mountain an interim injunction…
Q&A: Facebook’s CTO talks about fake news, Russia
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – Under fire for Russian abuse of its service during the…
Cardinal to face Australian court on sex abuse charges
MELBOURNE, Australia – The most senior Vatican official ever charged in the Catholic Church sex…