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the soldiers
CAMP CHILCOTIN B.C. — Infantry soldiers practice a helicopter drill on January 26, 2019. The Rocky Mountain Rangers are a part-time division of the Canadian Forces. They hail from areas around Kamloops and Prince George, B.C. Helicopter training is a rare exercise for these troops. (Shelby Thevenot/iNFOnews.ca)
the wildfire
PEACHLAND B.C. — Mount Eneas wildfire as seen from Highway 97C near Peachland the evening of Thursday, July 19, 2018 (Shelby Thevenot / iNFOnews.ca)
unprecedented flooding
MERRITT, B.C. — A friendly dog named Dexter steps on to the sandbag barricade in front of his house on Mothers’ Day, May 13, 2018. Behind him the Pierce family is piling up sandbags to protect their home with the help of some friends. (Shelby Thevenot/iNFOnews.ca)
fans of the prime minister
PENTICTON B.C. — Justin Trudeau comes to Penticton B.C. for B.C. Day on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. As he left the Gyro Park he shook hands with the crowd, and took selfies with them. (Shelby Thevenot/iNFOnews.ca)
standoff at Denny's
KAMLOOPS B.C. — Two officers standby outside a Kamloops Denny’s where a man barricaded himself in after threatening the wait staff. The incident took place for nearly 12 hours on Thursday, August 2, 2018. (Shelby Thevenot/iNFOnews.ca)
Justice for Colten
MONTREAL Q.C. — Vicky Baldo sings a traditional Native American song at a vigil to call for justice, and to honour the life of Colten Boushie on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Nakuset, director of the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal, pauses to listen to the music. Dexter Xurukulasurya holds the microphone, amplifying her voice for the crowd to hear.
black lives matter
MONTREAL, Q.C. — Ester Handy-Molouin came to La Grande manifestation contre la haine et le racisme (The Big Protest Against Hate and Racism) on Sunday, November 12, 2017. On the front it read in big letters, “Black Lives Matter”. She did not expect she would need to turn the sign around, but when a strange man approached her with an opinion, she did.
montreal's first female mayor
MONTREAL Q.C. — Valérie Plante beaming before a cheering crowd on the night she became Montreal's first female mayor Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.
the sister
Lorraine Sandler touches the panel that her sister, Sheila Broomberg, cross stitched while she was still alive. Though Lorraine has lived in Toronto for over 30 years she is originally from Zimbabwe, where her sister spent her last days. Though Sheila was very ill, she said cross stitching the Hebrew verses of the Torah helped make her feel better. On June 12, 2019, Lorraine went to the Textile Museum of Canada to see the Torah Stitch by Stitch project, where her sister’s submission is embedded among hundreds of others. (Shelby Thevenot/Toronto Star)
the veteran
KAMLOOPS B.C. — "It's very close to my heart." Gus Martin sheds a tear as the Piper’s Lament commences on Nov. 11, 2018. "My grandfather was in the World War, and my dad was in the second war— and fortunately or unfortunately I was too young to join either one of them." Martin enlisted shortly after the Korean war and had a career in the Royal Canadian Airforce. He was transferred from Ontario to Kamloops in 1968 and then retired in 1972. (Shelby Thevenot/iNFOnews.ca)
instagrammable
MONTREAL Q.C. — Jayd Davis shows the picture she took of her poutine at Fabergé on Friday, March 23, 2018. She and Jordan Assenza came to Montreal from Toronto with an entourage of friends. (Shelby Thevenot/CBC Montreal)