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CBCEdmonton

  1. Folk Fest considers ticket sale changes bit.ly/KZArHF #yeg
  2. RCMP says at least one of the drivers in the collision on the Yellowhead has died. #yeg #CBC
  3. Tanker crash closes Yellowhead bit.ly/JMju5m #yeg
  4. @nmbanak Thanks for sending the pictures. Can we use them on the web/for TV? Will give credit, of course.
  5. RT @PaulMooreCBC: Crash had blocked both directions on Yellowhead, 19km east of Sherwood Park. Reports of a tanker on its side, big flames.
  6. Edmonton councillor new head of national committee bit.ly/NwwRFo #yeg
  7. Questionable donations demand tighter rules: Wildrose bit.ly/Ln6nV7 #yeg
  8. Zoo visit means special night for sick kids bit.ly/KqNwMA #yeg
  9. Federal cash for roads, sewers to continue, minister pledges bit.ly/LjcMRc #yeg
  10. AMA service extends to broken bikes bit.ly/KqqchP #yeg
  11. 'Bath salts' drug hits Edmonton streets bit.ly/LXCSvM #yeg
  12. Murder suspect Magnotta accused of harassing PM bit.ly/KqbR5a #yeg
  13. Union serves strike notice at Edmonton seniors' home bit.ly/L6kzUh #yeg
  14. Celebrating aboriginal culture at Delton School bit.ly/L61bTm #yeg
  15. Deaths in Saskatchewan were murder-suicide, police say bit.ly/LQ9MuJ #yeg
  16. Alberta First Nation says more deformed fish were caught bit.ly/KnyHKy #yeg