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• As Amber Alert sounds across Ontario, full re-testing of Canada’s new mobile alert system months away

  As an Amber Alert sounded for a missing boy in Ontario on Monday, officials said the warning system is up and running, but public expectations that all compatible devices connected to a wireless network should receive alerts may be too high.

  Canada

  May 14, 2018
  
• Cellphone emergency alert test hailed a ‘success’ even though many Albertans didn’t get message

  Wednesday's test of the Alert Ready system is being hailed as a success despite the fact many people reported not receiving the loud warning on their cellphones.

  Tech

  May 10, 2018
  
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• Emergency alert Day 2 testing going ahead while officials work to fix Monday failures

  Alert Ready officials say tests planned for Wednesday in other parts of the country will go ahead while they work to resolve glitches in the system.

  Canada

  May 9, 2018
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• 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