Lauren Boothby

Video journalist @CityNewsYEG in gloriously 🐀-free Alberta on the police & crime beat. Former @EdmontonJournal, @NEWS1130 & B.C. community newspaper reporter.

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

If you have any info or tips related to policing or crime issues in Edmonton please get in touch. I protect my sources. My email is [email protected]

[Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield]

Wild story. “According to an affidavit from lead Det. Matt White which was read out in court by Taylor, Gondek has been linked to a criminal investigation of a municipal campaign contributor.”

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

@JSJamato Already miss you here! Good luck on your next gig!

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

Never thought I'd post this…but here we go…

All I ever wanted to be was a journalist, but after 21 years I’ve filed my final story.

I’m choosing to take a stand for Alberta & Canada.

I'll share more soon, but for now, thanks to everyone who follows & supports my work!

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

Edmonton police are opening a “stabilization centre” with Recovery Alberta nurses to bring people having a mental health or drug crisis, and hold them, whether they want the help or not. #yeg #Alberta #Edmonton
https://t.co/BUH4BUbSLE

[Jack Farrell 🗞 @_jack_farrell]

CP NewsAlert: Alberta committee vote on separation referendum hits bizarre roadblock

Stay tuned for the updates y'all:

https://t.co/kQuQJDKH5i

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

Did you enjoy that #ableg committee meeting?! Well, you don’t have to wait long for Part II…

Separatists are hoping the premier will call a referendum during a Thursday TV address. That would explain the urgency. But they don’t want Lukaszuk’s Q. Will be an interesting day…

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

“It actually crossed party lines.”

A UCP government move to give MLAs the power to redraw provincial electoral maps is not supported by a majority of Albertans or UCP voters, according to new polling.

#ableg #cdnpoli

https://t.co/b31WTVWXKp

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Palestine/#Israel: New @UNHumanRights report documents 19 months of large-scale violations of international law including atrocity crimes.

https://t.co/fAcVdFtVmJ

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

WOW.

The UCP is now confirming their staff attended a Centurion Project meeting on April 16, but say they did not know the data was (allegedly) illegally obtained.

The NDP shared screen shots of the mtg, where Jason Kenney's info was allegedly displayed.
#ableg #cdnpoli

[Jen Gerson @jengerson]

I warned Elections Alberta about the potential Centurion Initiative data breach on March 31. They did Sweet FA for almost a month. My latest: https://t.co/P94FBhR9Cq

[Jeremy Appel @JeremyAppel1025]

SCOOP: I attended the launch of David Parker’s Centurion Project last night.

I happened to step outside when an Elections Alberta investigator and the cops arrived.

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

@atRachelGilmore Welcome!

[Max Spero @max_spero_]

A major US newspaper publisher is rolling out an AI-generated content farm that will use the bylines of real reporters without their consent.

[Tonya Riley @TonyaJoRiley]

This doesn’t happen in my newsroom. And it won’t. You know why? Our union fought tooth and nail to get AI protections in our contract. Companies will swear they’ll never do this until they do.

[Sean Amato @JSJamato]

Nearly 5 months after 404,293 pro-Canada signatures were verified, a special committee of Alberta MLAs met for the first time Tuesday to determine next steps. As Sean Amato reports, the UCP is being accused of running out the clock.#ableg #cdnpoli

https://t.co/OMZu0ecfoI

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

Written article is here: https://t.co/w657oH8KF4

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

New from me: Alberta RCMP carried out a search warrant at the Canadian wing of international construction equipment manufacturer XCMG in Edmonton Tuesday as part of a fraud investigation. #yeg #Alberta #Canada #construction https://t.co/IZTMBuRfbE via @YouTube

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

And then I had to fight the city for this information when I was the city hall reporter for the Edmonton Journal & Sun.

The city, without warning or explanation, stopped updating it the summer of 2023.

It was because of my questions they resumed. #yeg https://t.co/G4vT1mJLse

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

New from me: An emergency shelter with close to 100 spaces for women and gender diverse people has closed after the City of Edmonton declined to renew Elizabeth Fry Society's lease. #yeg #yegcc #ableg
https://t.co/lqw9a6iijh

[Lauren Boothby @laurby]

Why do I care about this database? Because the Edmonton Journal had to fight the City of Edmonton for public access to this information — twice.

First, most importantly, my predecessor Elise Stolte through freedom of information requests in 2017 #yeg https://t.co/cxv283nPq3