An emergency alert sounded on devices nationwide on Wednesday afternoon. The test alert went off at 12:55 p.m. in Ontario through Alert Ready, Canada’s national public alerting system.

Prepare to be alarmed in Ontario on Wednesday, Nov. 19. That is when Alert Ready, Canada’s national public alerting system, is scheduled to be distributing a test alert to Ontario TVs, radio and ...

Canada’s public emergency alerts system will send out a test on Wednesday, with Canadians in all provinces and territories set to receive alerts. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications ...

Albertans will hear the shrill siren of the national emergency alert system this week as the province participates in a nationwide test. The Alert Ready system will sound across Alberta at 1:55 p.m.

Canada’s national public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country today. A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless ...

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Prepare yourself for surprise loud noises coming from phones, TVs and radios on Wednesday, because a test of the emergency alert system will be conducted at 1:55 p.m. The test, normally held in May ...

Loud alerts will blare from phones, televisions, and other digital devices across Ontario this week as part of a national test of the Alert Ready system. The nationwide test of the alert system will ...

Mark your calendars: A nationwide test of the Alert Ready, Canada’s National Public Alerting System, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2025. This mandatory, annual test ensures the system is ...

This mandatory, annual test ensures the system is ready to deliver critical, potentially life-saving alerts — like warnings for tornadoes, fires and AMBER alerts — to Canadians across the country.

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Emergency Management Organization is advising residents that a test of the National Public Alerting System, Alert Ready, will take place on Wednesday, Nov.