Alert Ready
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Emergency alert system to send test message to Ontarians WednesdayA test of Canada's emergency alert system is scheduled to happen on Wednesday, with Ontarians set to receive a message shortly before 1 p.m. EST.CanadaNov 16
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Test emergency notification to be broadcast on phones, radio and TV WednesdayAt 1:55 p.m., an alert will go out over television, radio, wireless devices, social media, the Alberta Emergency Alert mobile app and via compatible cellphones.CanadaNov 15
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Province to review ‘how and when’ emergency alert was used for Langley shootingsThe text alert issued Monday morning was just the second time police have used the Alert Ready system to respond to an active shooting situation.CrimeJul 25
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RCMP emergency alert policy in place nearly two years after N.S. shooting spreeThe eight-page internal policy outlines the circumstances in which a public alert can be used, including active shooter situations, terrorist attacks, riots and natural disasters.CanadaJun 17
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‘If there’d even been five minutes’ warning’: Woman questions storm alert system"If there'd even been five minutes' warning ... she would have gotten inside."WeatherMay 27
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Emergency alert system in B.C. to be in place for extreme heat in June: ministerAlert Ready is a tool used by governments across the country to broadcast warnings on radio and television stations, as well as compatible wireless devices.WeatherMay 13
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Emergency alerts rolling out on Canadian cellphones as part of test procedureThe exercise is part of a trial of Alert Ready, a system used across the country to broadcast warnings on radio and television stations, as well as compatible wireless devices.CanadaMay 4
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Former Okanagan evacuees welcome B.C.’s expansion of Alert Ready systemThe expansion to floods and fires comes after the B.C. government faced questions during last year's disasters about why the use of mobile notifications was so limited.CanadaMay 3
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Two years after a gunman killed 22 in Nova Scotia, RCMP still under the microscopeThe daughter of a man who was killed in the Nova Scotia shooting said she believes he would still be alive if the RCMP had issued a provincewide alert earlier on.CanadaApr 18
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Just a test: Emergency alert system test coming WednesdayThe Alert Ready system that sends emergency alerts through televisions, radios and wireless devices in the event of life-threatening situations will undergo routine testing.CanadaNov 16, 2021
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