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 participating in testing on Wednesday at various times, while the test in ...

Test messages will be issued in nearly every province and territory except Quebec and Saskatchewan at specific times between morning and early afternoon.

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.

OAKVILLE, Ontario, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a release issued under the same headline earlier today by Pelmorex Corp., please note that the time of test for Ontario has changed from 12:55 PM ...

Canada’s national emergency alert system, Alert Ready, is being tested across most provinces and territories over two days during Emergency Preparedness Week. The test will send a distinct tone and ...

OAKVILLE, Ontario, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A test of Canada’s national emergency alert system, Alert Ready, will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 across most provinces and territories as ...