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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
TRENDING NOW: Santa goes water skiing on Okanagan Lake
Downtown Kelowna Marina captured this video where it appears Santa Claus took some time to…
Most Canadians won’t get a white Christmas, Weather Network forecasts
Most Canadians won't be getting a white Christmas this year, The Weather Network forecasts. "For…
RCMP raid illegal cannabis grow-op and extract operation in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – RCMP have raided what they say was a "large-scale" illegal cannabis and…
Thousands in British Columbia facing more days without power: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER – Crews continue to repair fallen transformers and restring hydro lines after last week's…
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Ellen Page takes aim at Alton’s controversial underground gas storage plan
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UPDATE: Kelowna police seek missing teen
KELOWNA – Kelowna police have located the missing teenager. All personal and identifying information has…
People around the world ‘extremely disturbed’ by detention of Canadians: Trudeau
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians and people around the world are "extremely…
Enough outdoors to go around: Refugee prompts retailer to rethink advertising
Judith Kasiama has always loved nature and spending time in the outdoors. As a child…
Months after false Hawaii missile alert, Canada ‘finalizing’ warning protocol
OTTAWA – Almost a year after a false ballistic missile alert terrified Hawaii, Canada is…
To draw people back to church, make it relevant to them, church planters say
TORONTO – Congregants of Mercy City Church file out of a strip mall storefront that…
American cities look to Vancouver for overdose crisis response model
VANCOUVER – As an overdose crisis began taking shape in Denver, Colo., one of the…
iN PHOTOS: Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing over 220
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia (AP) — The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning. At…
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Trudeau visits peacekeepers in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission
GAO, Mali – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning from Mali this evening after paying…
TRENDING NOW: Barack Obama brings holiday cheer to children’s hospital
The former president of the United States, Barack Obama, surprised some kids at the Children's…
Olympian slams ref who told teen wrestler to cut dreadlocks
BUENA, N.J. – An Olympic champion wrestler has reached out to a New Jersey high…
Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens
TORONTO – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Saturday that Canada will embark on a…
Boxer Adonis Stevenson regains consciousness from medically induced coma
QUEBEC – Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness after being in a medically induced…
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigning in Montreal ahead of federal byelections
MONTREAL – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in the Montreal area today where he's hitting…
Up to 6,000 people’s personal info may have been exposed after data breach in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – As many as 6,000 people in Saint John, N.B., could have…
Hydro crews work around the clock to restore power to British Columbians
VANCOUVER – Tens of thousands of people remain without power two days after a powerful…
RCMP recover stolen equipment thanks to public
KELOWNA – Kelowna police have recovered a stolen excavater taken in mid-November thanks to public…
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