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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
Death of the password? New web standard trades passcodes for biometrics
The death of the password could be upon us. A new security standard recently endorsed…
Legally blind Kelowna woman wins gold at martial arts competition in Kamloops
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman, who is legally blind, won the gold medal at the…
‘Leads to a mismatch:’ Climate change may be putting natural world out of synch
Mother Nature is losing her timing. A major study has concluded that the delicately choreographed…
TRENDING NOW: Two guys rock the #WiiChallenge in the kitchen
#WiiChallenge is a social media trend where people post videos of themselves dancing to the…
Canada, France promise to double down on climate-change fight amid U.S. inaction
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron, long billed as kindred…
Tour of ancient Indigenous village offers unique B.C. vacation opportunity
BAMFIELD, B.C. – Surrounded by old-growth rainforest against the rocky shoreline on the southwest edge…
B.C. rejects Trudeau’s claim it’s been silent on Trans Mountain demands
OTTAWA – The British Columbia government is denying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that it…
Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in death of Indigenous man guilty of gun charge
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – A Saskatchewan farmer acquitted in the fatal shooting of a young…
Dozens of neglected dogs surrendered to SPCA on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA – The B.C. SPCA is caring for dozens of neglected dogs surrendered by a…
TRU announces new agreement with American college
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University announced two new transfer partner agreements with an American college…
Play fields temporarily closed in Vernon
VERNON – The City of Vernon has temporarily closed the rain-saturated playfields today, April 16.…
Starbucks CEO hopes to meet with men arrested in Philly shop
PHILADELPHIA – The CEO of Starbucks arrived in Philadelphia hoping to meet with two black…
Annual ‘jail and bail’ fundraiser is back in Kelowna
KELOWNA – Some Kelowna residents may be temporarily behind bars this week to support a…
‘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…