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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
B.C. Speaker’s report prompts accountability change at legislature
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will implement accountability reforms at the legislature…
Controversial Gatineau city councillor questions whether the Earth is round
MONTREAL – A Quebec municipal councillor who was already under fire for denying the existence…
Meng’s extradition to U.S. far from slam dunk, say lawyers, experts
WASHINGTON – Canada's former ambassador to China might have committed an irredeemable diplomatic gaffe when…
Conservatives won’t use Heritage Minute branding on attack ad any more
OTTAWA – The Conservative party has removed all Heritage Minute branding from an online video…
Federal Competition Bureau calls for rethink of B.C. taxi regulations
VICTORIA – The federal Competition Bureau wants British Columbia to re-examine its taxi regulations to…
Trio of Calgary kids ask Canadian coffee chain to rethink popular contest
OTTAWA – Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to roll up the…
Political death watch: Virginia governor weighs his future
RICHMOND, Va. – A political death watch took shape at Virginia's Capitol as Gov. Ralph…
Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last…
Kelowna couple reunites with their dog with help from Vancouver’s less fortunate
VANCOUVER — A Kelowna couple caught a glimpse of back alley life in Vancouver while…
Frigid Winnipeg: Does 1 of the planet’s coldest big cities need warming centre?
WINNIPEG – In a city where winter can be almost guaranteed to bring temperatures below…
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan apologizes for ‘whack’ tweet aimed at Premier Doug Ford
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP from Toronto has apologized for a tweet sent Saturday morning…
TRENDING NOW: Skier survives falling off cliff
This skier accidentally went off a supposed 150 foot cliff and caught the whole thing…
Report finds ‘sexual misconduct’ by leader of Halifax-based Buddhist church
HALIFAX – Two claims of sexual misconduct against the Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala…
GM Canada disputes Unifor Super Bowl ad calling automaker ‘un-Canadian’
The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors has tried to stop an autoworkers' union from airing…
Super Bowl Sunday sees electricity use spike in lead to kick-off in B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is urging customers to limit their power usage on Super Bowl…
MP says feds slow to act on anti-black racism one year after Trudeau pledge
OTTAWA – Federal efforts to address systemic issues affecting black Canadians appear to have stalled…
Trudeau speaks with Venezuelan leader Guaido ahead of key meeting of allies
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he has spoken with the man Canada…
Historica Canada requests Conservatives remove spoof of ‘Heritage Minute’
OTTAWA – Historica Canada is calling on the Conservative Party to remove an ad attacking…
Huawei fades from U.S. headlines, but still looms large over trade talk
WASHINGTON – A Canadian reader of U.S. news reports about last week's trade talks with…
Refugees hoping to become citizens face high bar to achieve language benchmarks
SURREY, B.C. – Fatum Ibrahim is pointing to her nose and smiling ear-to-ear. "Nose," she…
Suspect arrested in shooting that sent transit officer to hospital in Surrey, BC
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they've arrested a man accused of shooting a transit officer…
Police warn drivers not to follow Google Maps to avoid Summerland rock slide
KELOWNA — Police are urging Central Okanagan drivers to take the appropriate detours around the…
More than a ‘protest camp’: Unist’ot’en camp residents on life on the land
HOUSTON, B.C. – Staring into a fire outside a sweat lodge at the Unist'ot'en camp,…
Deadly Brazil dam collapse was disaster waiting to happen
SAO PAULO – Lax regulations, chronic short staffing and a law that muffled the voices…