Emergency Alerts

• Man charged with firearm offences after N.B. police issue emergency alert

  Police say an Alert Ready message was issued for the Sussex region early Saturday., asking people to avoid the area and remain inside their homes with doors locked.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2023
  
• N.S. premier mulls letting towns issue flood alerts as expert sees wider problems

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told reporters that his government is looking into allowing small towns to issue their own emergency alerts during flooding events.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2023
  
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• ‘Glitch’ inundates Albertans with emergency alert tests, Smith blames feds

  The alert that was supposed to be sounded once at 1:55 p.m. to radio, television and mobile phones went on to provide at least nine alerts.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2023
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• Saskatchewan stabbings: Breaking down the use of emergency alert systems

  'Public trust is something we have to work hard as alert issuers to maintain because people do rely on this,' an expert said of Sask. RCMP's recent use of emergency alerts.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022
• RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

  Family members of the killer's victims have said that lives could have been saved had people been notified earlier.

  Canada

  May 12, 2022
• Former Okanagan evacuees welcome B.C.’s expansion of Alert Ready system

  The 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.

  Canada

  May 3, 2022
• Test emergency alert sent across Ontario Wednesday afternoon

  The Alert Ready test alert was issued in Ontario at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2020
• Emergency alert test coming to B.C. mobile phones on Wednesday

  The test is scheduled for 1:55 p.m. on Nov. 27 as part of a national test of the Alert Ready system, meant to improve public safety during emergency events.

  Nov 25, 2019
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• Don’t be alarmed: emergency alert test messages to be sent to Manitoba cellphones Wednesday

  If all goes according to plan, Manitobans will get an emergency alert test message on their phones at 1:55 p.m.

  May 9, 2018
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• NAIT launches emergency alert app with virtual safe walk feature

  An Edmonton post-secondary campus is boosting its safety and security services with the launch of the NAIT Alert app.

  Crime

  Feb 12, 2018