Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
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Video journalist for CityNews Edmonton in gloriously 🐀-free Alberta now on the police & crime beat. Former Edmonton Journal & NEWS 1130 reporter trained up by B.C. community newspapers. From Southwestern Ontario.
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Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Sep 4
City of Edmonton taking control of managing historic Fort Edmonton Park
Management of the historic Fort Edmonton Park is transitioning from an arms-length municipal organization to being under the direct control of the City of Edmonton.
edmonton.citynews.ca
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Sep 3
Edmonton homicide unit investigates four separate deaths over long weekend
The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) homicide unit is investigating four unrelated deaths over the long weekend: the fatal shooting of a college instructor, a death after a fire, a man found dead in the ...
edmonton.citynews.ca
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Edmonton police share update on city's gang landscape
Edmonton police offered a rare glimpse into gang activity in the city during a presentation at the Stanley Milner Library for Downtown groups. An officer shares how to recognize some local gang symbol...
edmonton.citynews.ca
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Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Ukrainian Independence Day celebrated at Alberta Legislature
Edmontonians attending the Ukraine Independence Day at the Alberta Legislature celebrated their culture and heritage — a bittersweet event with no end in sight to the Russia-Ukraine war.
edmonton.citynews.ca
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The Guardian
@theguardian.com
· Aug 21
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare.
As of May, 19 months into the war, Israeli intelligence officials listed 8,900 named fighters from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad as dead or “probably dead”, a joint investigation by the Guardian, the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call has found.
8,900
Named fighters listed as dead or ‘probably dead’ in Israeli database as of May 2025 Continue reading...
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Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 21
‘I haven’t been able to sleep’: Neighbour recounts finding bullet holes in apartment following Edmonton police shooting
A resident of Signature Place, located in central Edmonton, where a dramatic police shooting unfolded a week ago, says the incident has shattered his sense of safety. “I haven’t been able to sleep sin...
edmonton.citynews.ca
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Alberta’s police watchdog probes police shooting at central Edmonton apartment
Witnesses and city police shared more details about a police shooting at an apartment west of Downtown Edmonton, now being investigated by The Alberta Serous Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
edmonton.citynews.ca
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Edmonton mulls more snow removal funds to clear sidewalks and bus stops
Snow clearing — it’s a hot topic, though not one many Edmontonians are likely thinking about when they’re enjoying the summer heat in August. But preparing for winter was on city councillors’ minds Mo...
edmonton.citynews.ca
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Lora Kolodny
@lorak.bsky.social
· Aug 10
Lauren Boothby
@laurby.bsky.social
· Aug 8