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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
Kamala Harris, schooled in Montreal, announces bid to unseat Trump in 2020
WASHINGTON – A suburban Montreal high school is leading the cheers north of the border…
Huawei not only firm that could build Canada’s eventual 5G networks: Liberals
OTTAWA – Chinese telecom giant Huawei isn't the only company that can build Canada's next-generation…
Haida Gwaii home to a distinct but vulnerable pocket of northern goshawks
VANCOUVER – Haida Gwaii's population of northern goshawks are the last remnant of a highly…
Group challenges ruling requiring doctors to give referrals for services that clash with beliefs
TORONTO – Ontario doctors challenging a court ruling that found physicians must give referrals for…
TRENDING NOW: Kitty goalkeeper blocks every shot
This adorable kitty curled up by the door may look like your average house cat,…
No plans to eliminate ‘duty to report’ for military sex misconduct: Vance
OTTAWA – Canada's top general is promising better support for victims of military sexual misconduct,…
Keep it positive in a campaign year, Trudeau tells MPs while attacking Tories
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his core re-election message on Sunday, telling his…
250 passengers stranded aboard airplane in frigid Labrador for 16 hours
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – An end is finally in sight for passengers who spent…
Call for tighter bail rules after Saudi sex-crime suspect vanishes
HALIFAX – Mohammed Zuraibi Alzoabi may have hoped to quietly disappear from his sexual assault…
Indigenous veteran says he tried to ease tensions at Mall
DETROIT (AP) — A Native American man who was seen in online video being taunted…
Kamloops RCMP seek suspects of second Movie Mart robbery
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops police are seeking help in identifying two men who robbed Movie Mart…
Former firefighter with PTSD sues Syncrude over suspended benefits, dismissal
CALGARY – A lawsuit filed by a former firefighter and paramedic against Syncrude Canada claims…
B.C. byelection in NDP territory tests strength of minority government
NANAIMO, B.C. – British Columbia's minority New Democrat government faces a crucial popularity test this…
Rare super wolf blood moon happening tonight
A rare lunar eclipse will be visible throughout the continent tonight. The super wolf blood…
Why some elected Wet’suwet’en councils signed agreements with Coastal GasLink
SMITHERS, B.C. – It was a difficult decision to sign a benefit sharing agreement with…
Citizens steam as boil water advisory in Prince Rupert, B.C., enters fifth week
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A boil water advisory for Prince Rupert, B.C., has entered its…
Fire next door to B.C. pipeline fuel tank facility under control
BURNABY, B.C. – A fire just a few hundred metres from the Kinder Morgan fuel…
French yellow vests protest despite Macron’s outreach
PARIS – Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied Saturday in several French cities for a…
Trump offers a ‘Dreamers’ deal for border-money proposal
WASHINGTON – In a bid to break the shutdown impasse and fund his long-promised border…
TRENDING NOW: Baby attempts cartwheel
This baby watches a girl do a cartwheel and then tries to copy her. Someone…
There’s an app for that? CRA eyes new, digitally secure way to access services
OTTAWA – Canada's tax agency has quietly tested a new way for Canadians to log…
Quebec culture minister scolds Netflix over Lac-Megantic footage in ‘Bird Box’
MONTREAL – Quebec's culture minister has penned a letter to Netflix's CEO to express the…
Two men found guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG – A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high-profile shooting…
Liberals name Richard T. Lee as new candidate in Burnaby South
BURNABY, B.C. – The federal Liberals have named a new candidate to run against NDP…