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All sirens are tested on one Saturday in the year instead of the noon test.
'''[[Canada]]:''' [https://www.alertready.ca/ Alert Ready] is a national alert system with the capability to override radio broadcasts and use "Wireless Public Alerting" to push alert messages to 4G LTE cellphones. Unlike the similar system in the USA, Canadians cannot opt out of WPA messages (
Only one province, Alberta, has a provincial emergency warning system. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yieKSxczXXY The Alberta Emergency Public Warning System] was planned after an F5 tornado tore through Edmonton, but was only picked up by all broadcasters after a F3 tornado destroyed a campground at Pine Lake. The EPWS serves to advise the public of imminent threats such as severe summer weather (tornadoes, thunderstorms, and floods) and civil emergencies, and also broadcasts
'''Czech Republic:''' Alarm sirens are tested the first Wednesday each month, at noon. They are accompanied by voice messages announcing that it's just a test, but especially if you are in a building the only thing you hear is the sirens' wailing.
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