Canadian officials accidentally push nuke alert to millions

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...c4a418-359e-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html

Apparently there is a reported Nuke alert that was announced in Canada but that was cancelled after that was revealed to be a hoax.

TORONTO — People throughout the Canadian province of Ontario awoke Sunday to a cellphone alert warning them of an “incident” at a nuclear plant just east of Toronto — only to later be told the message was a mistake.

The message, which was transmitted throughout the nation’s most populous province, was accompanied by a shrill emergency broadcast noise. It said an unspecified event had occurred at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station. There was no abnormal release of radioactivity, it added, and people did not need to take protective action.

More than an hour later, utility officials sent another message saying the alert “was sent in error” and that there was “no danger to the public or environment.”

“No further action is required,” said the message, which was also sent to television screens.

Yes this is similar to the Hawaii Nuclear alert a few years ago which was later revealed to be a false alarm.

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp1qzizO6c8

Here is coverage of the Nuclear Alert in Canada.