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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
‘A giant step forward’: new $10 bill featuring Viola Desmond to enter circulation
Wanda Robson still finds it hard to believe that her big sister is the new…
Canadian dead more than a week after plane crash in Guyana: Global Affairs
A Canadian citizen who was aboard a plane that crashed through a fence at Guyana's…
NATO told Russian election meddling evolving threat that must be met
HALIFAX – A NATO draft report says the problem of Russian meddling in democratic elections…
Next Canadian federal election will be target for Russian meddling: Sajjan
HALIFAX – With a federal election less than a year away, Canada's defence minister is…
CUPW requests mediator as deadline for Canada Post offer expires without deal
OTTAWA – The union representing Canada's postal workers asked the federal government to appoint a…
Looking for forever home; Kamloops SPCA pet of the week
KAMLOOPS – This cat came to the Kamloops SPCA when he and a group cats were…
Looking for forever home; Vernon SPCA pet of the week
VERNON – This Vernon SPCA cat is looking for his forever home. Darwin is shy…
Privacy concerns over credit card use for legal online pot purchases
TORONTO – Canada's privacy commissioner is planning to issue guidance for buyers and sellers of…
Disturbing school bullying videos are a teachable moment, advocates say
Advocates say shocking new videos showing extreme bullying offer parents and educators an opportunity to…
National Parks proving less popular once Canada 150 free entry ended
OTTAWA – If you make it free, they will come. Parks Canada's free entry program…
Vernon Dream Auction raises thousands for charity
VERNON – The 465 attendees of Kalamalka Rotary Club’s 34th Annual Dream Auction in Vernon…
Data suggests violence rising in Winnipeg remand jail; union says meth a factor
WINNIPEG – Newly obtained statistics point to increasing violence at the Winnipeg Remand Centre and…
Stepson of British Columbia’s agriculture minister dies of overdose
VICTORIA – British Columbia's agriculture minister says her stepson has died of an accidental drug…
Heat women’s volleyball defeats Mount Royal in all four sets
KELOWNA – Heat women's volleyball won their first match of the season by defeating Mount…
Grassroots video rants and Braveheart spoofs engage B.C. referendum voters
VICTORIA – Homemade videos by a Vancouver filmmaker featuring scenes of his toddler's escapades and…
‘An Elephant Sitting Still’ wins top prize at Golden Horse
TAIPEI, Taiwan – "An Elephant Sitting Still" won the top prize Saturday night at the…
Disney details new ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ attractions
ORLANDO, Fla. – "Star Wars" fans will soon be able to pilot the Millennium Falcon…
TRENDING NOW: Johnny Cash impersonates Elvis Presley
The Man in Black takes on the King of Rock and Roll in this 1959…
Man-made Czech waterways help save carp, a Christmas treat
KRCIN, Czech Republic – Czechs will have to pay more for their traditional Christmas delicacy…
Cannabis marketing rules still hazy post-legalization
TORONTO – Despite strict rules limiting the promotion of now legal recreational pot now in…
U.S., China trade barbs on tariffs as Trudeau meets with Pacific island leaders
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea – Leaders from the world's two biggest economies put Canada…
1 dead, scores injured in fuel tax protests around France
PARIS – One protester was killed and 227 other people were injured — eight seriously…
Enbridge says it’s increasing gas flows in repaired B.C. pipeline
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Enbridge Inc. says it has increased the flow of natural gas…
Violent hazing at Toronto private school goes back decades, alumnus claims
TORONTO – An alumnus of a prestigious Toronto private school at the centre of a…