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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
North-central B.C. communities under expanded evacuation orders and alerts
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – More evacuation orders and alerts are in effect for an area…
Witnesses describe how the Fredericton shooting unfolded, moment by moment
FREDERICTON – It was about 7 a.m. on Friday when the first shots rang out,…
Liberals showcase benefits of billions spent on infrastructure projects
OTTAWA – Little more than a year before the next federal election, Justin Trudeau's Liberals…
Saskatchewan AIDS worker calls for more drug pipes to combat high HIV rates
REGINA – An AIDS support worker in Saskatchewan says pipes should be more available to…
Slain police officer passionate about mental health, youth, community
FREDERICTON – A Fredericton police officer killed in Friday's shootings was passionate about mental health…
Group works to encourage Muslim families to become foster caregivers in GTA
TORONTO – Shahzad Mustafa remembers thinking of his own childhood when a worker from the…
Peer support workers on front lines of the OD crisis need support too: Experts
VANCOUVER – Trey Helten has known almost every one of the 50 or so people…
Fredericton parade ‘a way to celebrate even in the midst of this grief’: mayor
FREDERICTON – Two days after four people were killed in a quiet New Brunswick neighbourhood,…
Rockets defenceman helps Team Canada win gold medal
EDMONTON – One Kelowna hockey player is bringing home some gold. Kelowna Rockets defenceman, Kaedan…
Teenage shooting victim attends sold-out Danforth benefit concert
TORONTO – A young victim of the mass shooting in Toronto's Greektown neighbourhood was among…
Wild Goose Lake wildfire forces evacuation order expands alert
KAMLOOPS – A rapidly moving wildfire is threatening communities within the Bonaparte Plateau. Yesterday, Aug.…
Five people sent to hospital after crash at Abbotsford, B.C., airport
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Five people are in hospital, including one in critical condition, after a…
Family: Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85
LONDON – The family of Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul says the Nobel Literature laureate…
Statue of John A. MacDonald removed from Victoria City Hall in act of reconciliation
VICTORIA – A statue of Canada's first prime minister has been removed from the grounds…
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This might take you a few tries. Or maybe the first try, just listen very…
1 wounded, 1 arrested in shooting outside Georgia State dorm
ATLANTA – An early morning shooting reported outside a Georgia State University dorm left a…
Peaceful events, heavy security mark rally anniversary
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Charlottesville, Virginia, was marking the anniversary of last summer's white supremacist violence…
Omarosa in new book: I saw Trump’s racism ‘with my own eyes’
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman claims in a new book…
Statements from families of fallen New Brunswick police officers
FREDERICTON – The Fredericton Police Force issued the following statements Saturday evening on behalf of…
Severe thunderstorm warnings for the Interior
Environment Canada has issued warnings for the South Thompson, Nicola, and Similkameen regions as well…
Evacuation alert upgraded to order for Juliet Creek/Murray Lake Wildfire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District is responding to changes in the Juliet Creek/Murray Lake wildfire.…
Suspect in fatal hit and run of teen cyclist was tracked down by dog: RCMP
ST. ANDREWS, Man. – A 15-year-old boy in Manitoba is dead after police say he…
Wildfires in northwestern B.C. prompt helicopter rescues and more evacuation orders
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Helicopter evacuations are underway in northwestern British Columbia as wildfires burning…
Cariboo district expands evacuation order for Shag Creek wildfire
WILLIAMS LAKE – More properties are on evacuation alert today due to the Shag Creek…