Don't be alarmed when your cellphone, TV and radio start blaring Wednesday afternoon. The Alert Ready system, Canada's National Public Alerting System, is be
Don’t be alarmed when your cellphone, TV and radio start blaring Wednesday afternoon.
The Alert Ready system, Canada’s National Public Alerting System, is being tested this week in most provinces and territories, including Ontario.The CRTC requires wireless service providers and broadcasters to send at least one test alert per year, either in May during Emergency Preparedness Week, and/or in November.
The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal. The message will say it is a test and the public does not need to take any action.Ctrl+Enter
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