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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
Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa
DOON, Iowa – A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil…
Syrian children’s choir not to attend festival over fears about U.S. travel
TORONTO – A Toronto-based Syrian children's choir turned down an opportunity to perform at an…
Mi’kmaq chiefs, activists voice concerns over BP drilling fluids spill off N.S. coast
HALIFAX – First Nations and environmental activists say they're "extremely concerned" after drilling fluids were…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Quebec for Fete Nationale weekend
MONTREAL – Justin Trudeau greeted crowds at public events in Quebec to celebrate the Fete…
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to ‘deplorable negligence’
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown…
Baby dies in car after father forgets to bring child to Montreal daycare: police
Montreal police say a six-month-old baby boy has been found dead by his father who…
Grave mistakes: Tax agency cuts number of fatal file errors
OTTAWA – The federal tax collector is less and less seeing dead people where there…
Vatican convicts ex-diplomat of child porn distribution
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and…
Instagram unveils new video service in challenge to YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook's Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt…
Progress made in modernizing NAFTA will make it easier to trade, says Freeland
MONTREAL – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says progress made in negotiations to modernize NAFTA…
Canadian steel not a national security threat on its own: US commerce secretary
OTTAWA – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says Canada is not a national security threat…
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B.C. woman asks court to reverse verdict for taking girl across border for sex
VANCOUVER – A woman convicted of taking a 13-year-old girl across the border for a…
‘Largest detention ever:’ Canadians seize eel meat in 92-country wildlife sting
OTTAWA – An undistinguished shipping container in the Port of Vancouver turned into one of…
B.C. Appeal Court rules lottery winner must be paid back $600,000 loan
VANCOUVER – A dispute over whether $600,000 was a loan or a gift from a…
In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation
WASHINGTON – Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order…
Meat 2.0? Clean meat? Spat shows the power of food wording
NEW YORK – If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should…
B.C. author Jennifer Craig recovering after stroke disrupts award win
NELSON, B.C. – Celebrated humorist Jennifer Craig was recovering in a B.C. hospital Tuesday, a…
Five B.C. families stuck in Japan as Canada refuses visas for adopted babies
VANCOUVER – Ryan Hoag spent his first Father's Day separated from his wife and baby…
Commons committee calls on Liberals to subject parties to privacy laws
OTTAWA – A committee of MPs is calling on the federal government to make political…
Canadians at risk of being ‘data cows’ absent big data strategy, documents show
OTTAWA – Artificial intelligence could give internet giants like Facebook and Amazon even more power…
TRENDING NOW: This guy has a suit that allows him to fly
Just a man flying around in a hover suit. Pretty impressive. And that music is…
Trump raises risk of economically harmful US-China trade war
WASHINGTON – The United States and China edged closer Tuesday to triggering the riskiest trade…
Excessive speed, alcohol play role in Kelowna car crash
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