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Canada Alert Ready test planned this week

Tara Clow May 5, 2025 12:56 pm Last Updated on February 8, 2026 7:16 pm

Another test of Canada’s National Public Alerting System will be done this week.

Cell phones, radios and televisions will sound out a test message on Wednesday.

The Alert Ready system helps to ensure Canadians are ready and prepared in the event of an actual emergency. It is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians, including, but not limited to, tornadoes, flooding, fires and AMBER alerts.

Canadians do not have the option to opt out of this essential life-saving service.

Since 2024, the Alert Ready system has delivered 877 public emergency alert messages to Canadians.

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.