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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
Trudeau visits peacekeepers in Mali, defends decision not to extend mission
GAO, Mali – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning from Mali this evening after paying…
TRENDING NOW: Barack Obama brings holiday cheer to children’s hospital
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Olympian slams ref who told teen wrestler to cut dreadlocks
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Canada to embark on campaign to win release of citizens
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Boxer Adonis Stevenson regains consciousness from medically induced coma
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh campaigning in Montreal ahead of federal byelections
MONTREAL – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is in the Montreal area today where he's hitting…
Up to 6,000 people’s personal info may have been exposed after data breach in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – As many as 6,000 people in Saint John, N.B., could have…
Hydro crews work around the clock to restore power to British Columbians
VANCOUVER – Tens of thousands of people remain without power two days after a powerful…
RCMP recover stolen equipment thanks to public
KELOWNA – Kelowna police have recovered a stolen excavater taken in mid-November thanks to public…
‘Erase that year:’ Family of injured Broncos player looks to better times ahead
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Windstorm that swept B.C. south coast among ‘most severe’ in years: Hydro
VANCOUVER – White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker says it could take months and millions of…
Penticton Indian Band structure fire sends one to hospital
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Canada to impose stricter rules for drone operation next year
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Vehicle fire at Kelowna residence
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Transport minister orders new fatigue rules amidst oil-by-rail ramp-up
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered rail companies to update rules to address employee fatigue.…
No letup for Trudeau as difficult 2018 gives way to wild election year
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TRENDING NOW: This guy and his ‘none-chuck’ skills
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Canada’s annual snap-shot of wireless prices shows they’re lower but still high
OTTAWA – An annual snap-shot of telecom services taken last summer for the federal government…
Stranger replaces Good Samaritan’s stolen cellphone in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP say a Good Samaritan whose cellphone was stolen while she…
Freeland demands China release detained Canadians
OTTAWA – After more than a week of expressing worsening upset about China's arrests of…
Last weekend before Christmas events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – There are still lots of Christmas events happening this weekend in Kamloops. Dinner…
Judge won’t ease bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr
EDMONTON – A judge has denied former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr's request for relaxed…
Kamloops city council approves grant application for outdoor skating rink
KAMLOOPS – An outdoor skating rink got one step closer today, Dec. 18, when council…
Two more pot shops approved by Kamloops city council
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