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.

If you don’t receive an alert, it’s important that you first verify that by checking your device’s notification folder, per the website. In some instances, you may not notice the alert, even though ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don’t freak out when your phone blows up Wednesday afternoon: This is a test. This is only a test. On Nov. 19, at precisely 1:55 p.m., B.C. residents will receive an emergency alert on cellphone, TV ...

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 ...

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 ...