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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
Trudeau’s Regina visit doesn’t include Indigenous protest at legislature
REGINA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government continues to "engage deeply with leaders…
Alberta’s energy regulator ignoring own rules on tailings ponds: critics
EDMONTON – Alvaro Pinto wants Alberta's energy regulator to follow its own oilsands rules. The…
Stretch of Canadian boreal forest deemed a UNESCO world heritage site
MANAMA, Bahrain – A stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary has won international…
Man killed after Canada Day parade in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD – The Canada Day parade in Abbotsford ended in tragedy when a man fell…
Trump delaying NAFTA deal until after midterm elections
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – President Donald Trump intends to delay signing a revised version of…
Former Humboldt Bronco and family among victims of Sask. car crash
ROSETOWN, Sask. – A small Saskatchewan community is mourning the death of a former Humboldt…
Trudeau thanks Canadians for standing up for each other as counter-tariffs begin
OTTAWA – As the country celebrates Canada Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the…
University of Victoria offers online glimpse into the life of Johnny Cash
VICTORIA – The University of Victoria has a new online exhibit of Johnny Cash memorabilia…
Yes, No sides aim for $500,000 in run up to B.C. referendum facing court action
VANCOUVER – A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia…
Trump asserts he didn’t push House GOP on immigration
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. – President Donald Trump claimed Saturday that he never pushed House Republicans…
Pot businesses urge California to delay strict testing rules
LOS ANGELES – Nearly 150 marijuana businesses in California warned Friday that they could face…
TRENDING NOW: Car misses exit causes two semi-trucks to crash
There is more than one way to deal with missing a turn. You could turn…
‘Human thing to do:’ transit rider who jumped on subway tracks to save fallen man
TORONTO – A Toronto transit rider heralded as a hero after rescuing a man who…
Conservation officers investigating after grizzly bear mauls kayaker in B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. – A kayaker is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a…
Missing person to locate from Kelowna General Hospital
KELOWNA – Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. Iris Alphonse…
Trump praises neighbourly bonds in Canada Day message to Governor General
OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump is thanking Canada for its "partnership on the global…
U.S. steel tariffs result in 40 layoffs in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. – A manufacturing company is laying off workers in Ontario in…
B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing to serve a customer…
19-year-old man dies in Kamloops workplace accident
KAMLOOPS – A young man has died following a workplace accident in Kamloops. The 19-year-old…
Rallies across Canada protest separation of children from their families in the U.S.
TORONTO – Crowds of people gathered at rallies across Canada today to protest an American…
Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from…
Indigenous woman fights to stay in Canada, saying traditional territory is B.C.
VANCOUVER – A First Nations woman working to revive a threatened language in her traditional…
Vancouver officer apologizes for kissing girl, woman at sentencing hearing
SURREY, B.C. – A former Vancouver police detective publicly apologized for kissing and betraying the…
Two people found dead after small plane goes down in B.C. mountains
VICTORIA – Two people have died after a small plane went down in the mountains…