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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
Travelling candle display to raise awareness about overdose deaths in Interior
The Interior Health Authority is recognizing the lives lost in the illicit drug overdose crisis…
Roof structures failed before Radiohead stage came down, inquest hears
TORONTO – Metal structures meant to hold a roof over a stage during a Radiohead…
Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong coming to Canada
A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward…
Morneau unveils principles for Indigenous ownership in Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the government remains committed to putting the Trans…
TRENDING NOW: One man cello orchestra plays ‘Lord of the Rings’ cover
YouTuber Cellofrag arranged Clamavi De Profundis' Song of Durin from Lord of the Rings into a…
SNC-Lavalin backtracks on CEO’s comments surrounding potential job losses
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said…
Freeland says tariffs raise ‘serious questions’ about NAFTA after meetings in DC
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is keeping up the pressure on the Trump…
iN VIDEO: The origins of life, the survival of our species, and the former Kamloops scientist tying it all together
KAMLOOPS – Dr. Bruce Damer was about 19 years old — and living in Kamloops…
Dems grapple with Mueller’s findings; GOP exclaims ‘move on’
WASHINGTON – Democrats grappled Monday with special counsel Robert Mueller's findings, holding strategy sessions as…
Alexa, what’s your gender?: Female-voiced digital assistants spur sexism debate
Apple's Siri can prattle off the height of celebrities at the drop of a hat.…
Adele and Jennifer Lawrence whoop it up at NYC gay bar
NEW YORK – Bar patrons in New York's Greenwich Village were in the right place…
TRENDING NOW: Cat hates bad singing
This guy was lying in his bed singing "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie…
Online real estate auctions try to shake up sales with novel approach
An online auction for a luxury home in Abbotsford, B.C., is drawing attention for its…
Mueller report brings moment of reckoning to US politics
WASHINGTON – For many Democrats, Robert Mueller's investigation has long stood as their best, last…
‘It’s when we’re alone and quiet that it hurts:’ stage collapse victim’s dad
TORONTO – The father of the man killed by a collapsed stage at a Radiohead…
Florida police launch homicide investigation after Canadian couple found dead
MONTREAL – Police in Florida have launched a double homicide investigation after an elderly Canadian…
Trump didn’t co-ordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department declared Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's long investigation did…
Pricey Titanic wreck tours hope to bring new life to a century-old story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket…
Ukraine’s top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election
OTTAWA – Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev's military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the…
Penticton Search and Rescue saves injured climber
PENTICTON — A woman climbing in Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park had to be taken by…
Researchers try to shed light on secret Canadian Cold War archive
OTTAWA – The prime minister's bureaucrats are hoarding a trove of decades-old records that chronicle…
Judges on Twitter? Ethical guidance for those on the bench under review
TORONTO – Whether Canadian judges should be active on Twitter, Facebook or other social media…
Global ocean group to study possible toxic splashdowns of space debris
A global agency that sets rules for the seas is studying the environmental effects of…
18 firefighters take down Kelowna house fire
KELOWNA — Kelowna Fire Rescue extinguished a house fire in Kelowna yesterday evening. Fire crews…