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Alert system test just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday

Canada's Public Alert System will be tested today.

The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission will conduct a test of its National Public Alerting System in Ontario at approximately 12:55 p.m. Eastern Time.

The alerts will come through radio, certain televisions, as well as compatible mobile devices.

The "Alert Ready" system is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians, including tornadoes, flooding, and AMBER Alerts.

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Loads of local hockey action, and Canada punched a ticket to the semis of the IIHF Women's World Championship.