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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
Remains of four people found in charred vehicle in northern Ontario, police say
TIMMINS, Ont. – Police in northern Ontario say they found the remains of four people…
Mother of three-year-old swept into river says search for her son has ended
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. – The mother of a three-year-old boy who was swept into a swollen…
‘It’s just like we’re forgotten people’: Indigenous evacuees waiting to go home
KAPUSKASING, Ont. – Paul Edwards sits alone at a bare table and washes down scrambled…
Vancouver park closed after damage from 4-20 event: board chairman
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Parks Board says it has to close a popular park because…
Evacuations ordered in parts of B.C.’s Okanagan due to flooding, mudslides
VANCOUVER – Multiple evacuation orders have been issued to residents of British Columbia's Okanagan region…
TRENDING NOW: Bee will eat right from your hand
A little bit of sugar water helps the bees get strong. These charming folks feeding…
Trade missions for women, Indigenous and LGBTQ interests in 2018: minister
HALIFAX – The Canadian government will lead trade missions for women, Indigenous and LGBTQ businesses…
Victoria teen’s accidental overdose started with prescription drugs, parents say
VICTORIA – The parents of a Victoria teen who died Friday from an accidental overdose…
The Last Straw aims to reduce single-use plastic in Toronto restaurants and bars
VANCOUVER – Seeing trash cans overflowing with straws night after night has prompted a server…
BP Canada given the go-ahead to start drilling off Nova Scotia coast
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia's offshore petroleum regulator has granted BP Canada Energy Group approval to…
Trudeau, Hehr attend party training session on sexual harassment
HALIFAX – Justin Trudeau and Kent Hehr — a former minister who resigned from the…
‘Such a great person:’ Funeral being held for assistant coach with Broncos
STRASBOURG, Sask. – Mark Cross was a ferocious competitor when he played hockey, but the…
Five things to know about the ongoing influx of asylum seekers in Canada
OTTAWA – The number of illegal border crossings is up significantly this year compared with…
Queen Elizabeth to attend pop concert for 92nd birthday
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth is marking her 92nd birthday with a Saturday night concert in…
Strike at CP Railway postponed, commuter and freight service to continue
CALGARY – A rail strike has been temporarily averted after the federal labour minister ordered…
Special weather statement for Kootenay and Rogers Pass
More snow on high-elevation roads today. Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the…
Grassroots Liberals pressuring Trudeau government to be more progressive
HALIFAX – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is being pushed by backbenchers and grassroots Liberals…
Facebook executive and ex-Liberal adviser defends his access to Trudeau cabinet
OTTAWA – A Facebook executive with ties to the ruling Liberals was grilled today about…
High cost of dental services prompting some patients to seek alternative options
MONTREAL – An unaffordable price tag kept Melanie Laxson out of the dentist’s chair until…
TRENDING NOW: Dogs can make some weird sounds
Just an adorable puppy name Gimli playing with her squeaky toy. Then she starts squeaking…
P.E.I. vet performs career first in operation on 50-gram dwarf hamster
NEW PERTH, P.E.I. – A veterinarian in Prince Edward Island successfully operated on her smallest…
Humboldt Broncos player transferred to Calgary hospital for rehabilitation
CALGARY – One of the Humboldt Broncos hockey players injured in a bus crash in…
Man found in Kelowna porta-potty died of overdose
KELOWNA – Coroners didn't have to do an autopsy to figure out how a man…
Supreme Court ruling corks B.C. vintners’ hopes for free trade of Canadian wines
VANCOUVER – The Supreme Court of Canada ruling upholding interprovincial trade laws may have other…