Albertans will hear the shrill siren of the national emergency alert system today as the province participates in a nationwide test. The Alert Ready system will sound across Alberta at ...

The test message will simulate an emergency alert, beginning with the alert tone. The message will indicate that it is a test and does not require action from the public.

The Emergency Alert System “has not reached its maximum usefulness thanks to the evolution of modern technology.” ...

WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...

An Alberta emergency alert issued Sunday for a wildfire in an area in Cypress County west of Irvine, Alta., has since been cancelled. "We were able to contain the fire and prevent any loss of ...

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

T.V., radio, cellphones, and more will ring with a high-pitched noise Wednesday afternoon, as Alberta tests its emergency alert system.