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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
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…
Theft from vehicles on the rise in Oliver
OLIVER – There has been a recent increase in theft from vehicles in Oliver and…
CRA scammer turns ugly after calling a Kelowna cop
KELOWNA – A Mountie became the target of one of those Canada Revenue Agency scammers…
Queen picks Prince Charles to follow her as Commonwealth head
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II opened a summit of the 53-nation Commonwealth on Thursday, and…
Police officer injured in Kelowna hit-and-run
KELOWNA – RCMP have a suspect in custody after a driver hit a Kelowna police…
Wanted man arrested after car chase in Kelowna
KELOWNA – RCMP have arrested a wanted man who hit a police car and flipped…
Canada’s Christine Girard confirmed Olympic weightlifting champion by IOC
Christine Girard is reconnecting with the version of herself who lifted twice her body weight…
2 black men arrested at Starbucks get an apology from police
PHILADELPHIA – Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he…
Shortage of EpiPens to treat severe allergic reactions has consumers concerned
TORONTO – Pauline Osena knows how crucial it is to have EpiPens close at hand…
B.C. to spend $1.9 billion to help build rental housing over the next decade
VICTORIA – British Columbia's government is investing $1.9 billion over the next 10 years to…
TRENDING NOW: The 2018 U.K. wife-carrying championships
How about a race where participants run on wet grass, jump over hay-bail hurdles, and…
Designers lining up to dress Canadian teen headed to royal wedding
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. – A 15-year-old Ontario girl who scored an invitation to Prince Harry and…
Website pulls Humboldt T-shirt after Halifax cartoonist complains
HALIFAX – An Australian website has stopped selling a T-shirt featuring a misappropriated Halifax newspaper…
Flood preparations underway in West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – The installation is a flood prevention measure and will require the closing…
RCMP reminding Kamloops to lock it or lose it
KAMLOOPS – RCMP in Kamloops have launched a crime prevention program aimed at people who…
There’s an app to protect your bicycle from theft
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are reminding cyclists there is an app that can help…
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower from the Interior
You can catch a meteor shower by looking up at the night sky before dawn…