Canada-wide emergency alert test scheduled for B.C. on Wednesday
15 November
A test of Canada’s emergency alert system, Alert Ready, is scheduled to take place across B.C. at 1:55 p.m. on Nov. 15.
The test will be held across the country, except Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
At the scheduled time, the test will send messages through television and radio stations and through mobile devices with an emergency alert tone, known as the Canadian Alert Attention Signal.