National Public Alerting System

• Manitoba to test emergency alert system this week

  Manitobans should expect to receive an emergency alert message on Wednesday, as the province looks to test its emergency alerting system.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2023
  
• Mass shooting inquiry: Former Mountie says he quit over quashed alert system proposal

  Mark Furey, who later served as Nova Scotia's justice minister, says that in 2012, he recommended the RCMP start using the National Public Alerting System.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2022
  
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• Just a test: Emergency alert system test coming Wednesday

  The Alert Ready system that sends emergency alerts through televisions, radios and wireless devices in the event of life-threatening situations will undergo routine testing.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2021
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• Niagara police share complaint recording made to 911 during Tuesday’s Amber Alert

  Niagara police say local 911 call centre operators fielded at least 10 Amber Alert complaint calls on Tuesday morning.

  Canada

  May 16, 2019
• Amber Alert notification system in Saskatchewan was delayed

  People in Saskatchewan were not notified as quickly as they could have been about the Amber Alert using wireless technology on Sunday night.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2018
• Cellphones, tablets to sound off across Canada for emergency alert testing

  Test signals will go to every mobile device connected to an LTE network and will also be aired on TV and radio stations in the same regions.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2018
• Mobile emergency alerts launch in Canada on April 6

  Canadians with LTE smartphones will now get critical alerts about their safety on their mobile devices.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2018