Remind yourself when the Emergency Alert test is and who will receive it 🚨🚨 Emergency Alert text will be sent to every phone this weekend. It will cause your phone or tablet to make a loud ...

UNITED STATES (CBS) — Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m.

Don't be alarmed when you hear a shrill sound from your phone today — Canada is simply testing its emergency alert system.

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 EDT to 1:55 PM EDT. The corrected release follows: ...

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 ...