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Old 03-21-2018, 06:26 PM
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Default No opting out: Canadians to get emergency alerts on their phones soon

In case of emergencies including Amber Alerts, forest fires, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or severe weather, officials will be able to send a localized alert that will compel compatible phones on an LTE network to emit an alarm — the same shrill beeping that accompanies TV and radio emergency alerts — and display a bilingual text warning.


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