A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices ...

Don't be alarmed when you hear a shrill sound from your phone today — Canada is simply testing its emergency alert system.

A test of the national Alert Ready system will take place in Ontario on Thursday at 1:55 p.m. The majority of provinces were ...

The Alert Ready emergency alert test will be broadcast across TV, radio and mobile devices in all provinces and territories except Quebec ...

Canada's national emergency alert system, Alert Ready, is being tested May 6, 2026, in most provinces and territories, with Ontario's test on May 7. The test, part of Emergency Preparedness Week, aims ...

Nationwide testing is taking place during Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 3 to May 9.

Waterloo Region and Guelph residents will receive an early afternoon Alert Ready test, simulating emergency alerts for ...

During the test, an alert message will be broadcast through television, radio and compatible wireless devices. This is only a ...

A routine test of the Alert Ready emergency alerting system will take place across Ontario on Wednesday, May 6 at 12:55 p.m.

Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today.