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

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 ...

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 ...

Canadians in participating provinces and territories can expect a test alert on their television, radio, and compatible ...

Nationwide testing is taking place during Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 3 to May 9.

Canadians across most of the country will hear the shrill screeching siren of the public alerting system today.

A routine test of the Alert Ready emergency alerting system will take place across Ontario on Thursday, May 7 at 1:55 p.m.

Waterloo Region and Guelph residents will receive an early afternoon Alert Ready test, simulating emergency alerts for ...

Emergency alert tests will ring on LTE-connected devices, compatible wireless devices, televisions and radios, Alert Ready ...

Canada's national emergency alert system, Alert Ready, is being tested May 6, 2026, in most provinces and territories, with Ontario's test on May 7. The test, part of Emergency Preparedness Week, aims ...

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: ...

A test message and tone from Alert Ready will be broadcast on television, radio and compatible wireless devices ...