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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
Homicide team investigating shooting in Surrey that left one dead
SURREY, B.C. – One man is dead following a shooting in Surrey on Saturday afternoon.…
Serial killer Robert Pickton transferred to Quebec: victim’s family
VANCOUVER – Notorious serial killer and pig farmer Robert Pickton has been transferred to a…
Feds to make it ‘fair’ for those with criminal records for marijuana possession
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will look at ways to…
Special weather statement for tonight throughout the Interior
Heavy showers or thunderstorms with gusty winds are expected tonight. Environment Canada issued a special…
A dozen Canadian peacekeepers arrive in Mali as yearlong mission begins
GAO, Mali – Canada entered a new era of peacekeeping on Sunday as the first…
Trudeau, Scheer and Singh court voters in Quebec on Fete Nationale holiday
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is continuing his weekend trip to Quebec, where he'll…
Nearly half of youth incarcerated are Indigenous: Statistics Canada
WINNIPEG – Nearly half of all youth who end up in custody across Canada are…
Activists rally at New York facility housing immigrant kids
NEW YORK – Politicians, religious leaders and community activists have gathered for a rally outside…
Pro-EU protesters march in London, demand new vote on Brexit
LONDON – Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a…
TRENDING NOW: Robot-generated Olive Garden commercial in video
If you do not know what we're talking about you probably haven't seen comedian Keaton…
‘Game of Thrones’ co-stars Kit Harington, Rose Leslie wed
LONDON – Former "Game of Thrones" co-stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie married Saturday with…
Crude oil leaks into floodwaters after train derails in Iowa
DOON, Iowa – A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil…
Syrian children’s choir not to attend festival over fears about U.S. travel
TORONTO – A Toronto-based Syrian children's choir turned down an opportunity to perform at an…
Mi’kmaq chiefs, activists voice concerns over BP drilling fluids spill off N.S. coast
HALIFAX – First Nations and environmental activists say they're "extremely concerned" after drilling fluids were…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Quebec for Fete Nationale weekend
MONTREAL – Justin Trudeau greeted crowds at public events in Quebec to celebrate the Fete…
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to ‘deplorable negligence’
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown…
Baby dies in car after father forgets to bring child to Montreal daycare: police
Montreal police say a six-month-old baby boy has been found dead by his father who…
Grave mistakes: Tax agency cuts number of fatal file errors
OTTAWA – The federal tax collector is less and less seeing dead people where there…
Vatican convicts ex-diplomat of child porn distribution
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a former Holy See diplomat and…
Instagram unveils new video service in challenge to YouTube
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook's Instagram service is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt…
Progress made in modernizing NAFTA will make it easier to trade, says Freeland
MONTREAL – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says progress made in negotiations to modernize NAFTA…
Canadian steel not a national security threat on its own: US commerce secretary
OTTAWA – U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says Canada is not a national security threat…
TRENDING NOW: Confused kitty
Cat owners know how hard it can be to keep your cat off surfaces around…
B.C. woman asks court to reverse verdict for taking girl across border for sex
VANCOUVER – A woman convicted of taking a 13-year-old girl across the border for a…