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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
‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor R. Lee Ermey dies at 74
LOS ANGELES – R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood…
Bruce McArthur faces 8th murder charge; alleged victim from Sri Lanka
Toronto police laid a new murder charge against alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur on Monday,…
Thousands blacked out by ice and rain storm in southern Ontario and Quebec
More than 100,000 customers across southern and central Ontario remained without power Monday morning as…
Broncos captain Logan Schatz remembered as a hard-working leader at funeral
ALLAN, Sask. – Humboldt Broncos captain Logan Schatz was remembered as a kind, hard-working leader…
Starbucks CEO apologizes to 2 black men arrested
PHILADELPHIA – Starbucks sells itself as a community gathering spot as much as a coffeehouse,…
TRENDING NOW: Man makes machine to serve himself cake
Don't you hate that you have to wait between supper and dessert? Well this guy…
Pipeline meeting done, Trudeau heads to Paris
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is off to France as he continues more than…
Trudeau pledges money, new law to make Trans Mountain happen, without details
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has instructed his finance minister to enter…
Ecuadorians set to press appeal against oil giant Chevron over US$9.5B award
TORONTO – Ecuadorian villagers are set this week to try again to hold Chevron Canada…
With Trans Mountain in doubt, pipelines to U.S. looking increasingly likely
CALGARY – After nearly a decade since the last major oil pipeline was built, and…
‘It’s all about the Broncos:’ Kindness everywhere after bus crash kills 16
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – A tragic bus crash that has sunk a Saskatchewan community into deep…
Alberta, feds to team up to ‘eliminate’ Trans Mountain risk, Notley says
OTTAWA – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province and the federal government have agreed…
Syrian Canadians express mixed reaction to U.S.-led airstrikes
MONTREAL – Syrian Canadians are expressing mixed reactions to the U.S.-led airstrikes against Syria's government…
Horgan still blocking Trans Mountain after meeting with PM, Notley
OTTAWA – B.C. Premier John Horgan says his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and…
The big pipeline predicament: how far will Trudeau go to get it built
OTTAWA – When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down in Ottawa this morning with the…
Canada notified in advance but not asked to help with Syria airstrikes: Trudeau
LIMA, Peru – Canada was told in advance that the U.S., Britain and France were…
Broncos hockey player called a hero for saving other lives with organ donation
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Family and friends of Logan Boulet called him as a hero and…
Western airstrikes unlikely to impact Assad’s war machine
BEIRUT – The Western airstrikes targeting suspected Syrian chemical weapons facilities might have rained down…
TRENDING NOW: What can you do with a giant lighter?
This guy built a giant lighter based off the familiar commercial lighter. Then he tests…
Milos Forman, Oscar-winning director, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES – Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's…
U.S. VP Pence thanks Canada for backing Syria strikes, optimistic on NAFTA
LIMA, Peru – Canada and the U.S. stood shoulder-to-shoulder on Saturday as they condemned the…
Injured Broncos cheered by Stanley Cup visit to their hospital bedsides
SASKATOON – The Stanley Cup has visited the hospital bedsides of Humboldt Broncos who survived…
Kelowna RCMP releases photos of potential witnesses: call to help ongoing murder investigation
KELOWNA – Kelowna RCMP calls on the public to identify those seen in these photos…
‘Brody was a gift:’ Friends say goodbye to Humboldt Broncos statistician
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – Brody Hinz was such a sports fan that, in Grade 8, he…