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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Big money in Edmonton’s mayoral race?

CityNews looks at disclosures and corporate donations. They show one candidate for mayor received significantly more money than others, including from corporate donors.

Candidates defend & scrutinize the role of corporations. #yeg #yegcc
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Edmonton Forward has ads attacking Knack.

Working Families Edmonton has ads attacking Walters and supporting Knack.

Facebook’s ad library shows Working Families Edmonton shares an address and phone number with union-affiliated Edmonton & District Labour Council. #yeg #yegcc #Edmonton #yegvotes
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Edmonton mayoral candidates spar over third party advertisers as both Michael Walters and Andrew Knack face attack ads. Reporting for CityNews.
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How are Edmonton families preparing for a potential teachers’ strike in Alberta? Here are a couple ways.
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Oh no sorry to head this :(
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The EPS homicide unit is investigating four unrelated deaths over the long weekend: the fatal shooting of a Norquest College instructor, a death surrounding a fire, a man found dead in the River Valley, & a senior injured in Old Strathcona, who later died. #yeg edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...
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 ...
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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 25
The number of journalists killed in Monday's strike has gone up to four, according to Palestinian health officials. More than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since the war started, according to the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate reut.rs/47dAyjY
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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 25
BREAKING: Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said reut.rs/45OFPfr
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Full video of the altercation between the protester with a Russian flag and attendees at the Ukraine independence event at Alberta legislature today. #yeg #ableg
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He’s so shaken up he started looking for somewhere else to live immediately.

But says the landlord is charging a fee to break the lease early and expects him to pay until it’s filled.

He argues bullets going into his wall violates his right to safety in his home. #yeg
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never take freedom of the press or access to news for granted. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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Again there is only so much that fits into a 1 to 2 minute video. Not every video will have all perspectives but they should have at least a couple different ones, which mine had.

I have more from the pro-infill side in my story today because there was space for it.
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And here’s a related story also about Crestwood today. bsky.app/profile/laur...
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Some Edmonton homeowners opposing infill in Crestwood say they have signed restrictive covenants to prevent future multiplexes on their lots. #yeg #yeginfill #yegcc #edmonton #alberta #housing