The federal government will be giving the national public alert system another shot on Nov. 28.
The move comes after a test this spring failed to reach many cellphones, televisions and radios, with people complaining that they did not receive an alert from Alert Ready.
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For next WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 test, mobile devices must be updated with the latest software and connected to LTE, which involves turning cellular data on, even while connected to wireless internet.
The alerts will be identified as test messages, and not require any action from recipients.
All provinces, except Quebec, will get the alert at 1:55 p.m. local time. Quebec will receive it at 2:55 p.m.
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