On Thursday evening, "an incident has affected 911 communications, telephone and cellphone" in the Conklin area. Service was restored by 10:18 a.m. Friday.

BP is considering the sale of its stakes in three Canadian oil sands projects, people familiar with the matter told Reuters this week, as part of the British oil company's strategy of retreating from noncore businesses.

A man has been seriously injured in an explosion on a farm northeast of Edmonton.