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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
Last day of hearings for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry
VANCOUVER – A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story…
SJHL yet to make decision on 2018 championship after deadly bus crash
The president of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League says a decision on what to do…
Former funeral home director accused of defrauding victims of nearly $400K
A former funeral home director is facing a number of charges after allegedly defrauding the…
Evidence behind Ottawa’s choice to cut preliminary inquiries remains elusive
OTTAWA – Not long ago, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould seemed hesitant to embrace the idea…
Rare EI case leads to call for service changes to avoid stress for claimants
OTTAWA – Jelisa Phillips was confused when she opened the letter from Service Canada and…
Looking for a forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – This bunny’s previous owner had too many rabbits and was unable to give…
Looking for a forever home; Penticton SPCA pet of the week
PENTICTON – This cat was brought to the shelter as a stray with a large…
Looking for a forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This kitty’s guardian had to move and was unable to take him. The…
Minister sounds alarm on antibiotics overuse:’They’re thrown at the common cold’
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister — whose province leads Canada and…
Forward Conner Lukan died in Humboldt Broncos team bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – A forward from Alberta is among the 15 people killed after a…
Two defencemen, bus driver, stats keeper among 15 dead in Humboldt Broncos crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – The stories of the 15 lives taken when a bus carrying a…
Private-clinic trial resumes as B.C. aims to take action against doctors
VANCOUVER – Excruciating pain had Tamara Parrales heading to the emergency department multiple times for…
Vigil planned tonight at home arena of Humboldt Broncos
HUMBOLDT, Sask. – The community of Humboldt, Sask., will gather tonight to mourn at the…
Residential school history centre to share survivors’ accounts, educate public
VANCOUVER – Many university students don't know the history of Indigenous people in Canada, let…
Chiefs join anti-pipeline protests in Burnaby, B.C., promise to return
BURNABY, B.C. – The leader of the Union of British Columbia Indians Chiefs says he'll…
Doctor who treated bus crash victims was prepared by experience in Syria
SASKATOON – Hassan Masri once cared for airstrike victims in Syria's civil war, but that…
TRENDING NOW: Muppets and Rihanna mashup
Rihanna is fab and the Muppets are funny. Put them together and you have a…
Maple Leafs coach grieves, along with Canada and NHL
Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock stood at the podium and fought back tears, the…
NHLers reflect on junior hockey’s bus culture in wake of Humboldt crash
Long before the chartered flights that come with life in the NHL, a 14-hour bus…
Missing teenager believed to be in Kamloops area located
UPDATE: 9:40 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 KAMLOOPS – RCMP say a missing 17-year-old Kamloops…
Air in a bottle? How companies sell Canadian nature
When two Edmonton men started bottling and selling air from Banff and Lake Louise, Alta.,…
Text of the prime minister’s statement on the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Text of a statement issued by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Humboldt Broncos bus…
Hockey world in shock after Humboldt crash
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock had tears in his eyes Saturday morning when…
A look at the victims of the Humboldt team bus crash
NIPAWIN, Sask. – Details are emerging about the victims of a horrific crash in northeastern…