[palmotea]

Is this the Canadian equivalent of the US NOAA Weather Radio service? If so, that sucks. The last Tornado Warning in my area did not trigger the weather alert of my phone, but it did trigger our weather radio.

It's also very useful for people who don't speak English, as you can just set up a weather radio in their home with only the severe alerts enable, then simply explain "if this makes noise, shelter in place."

Edit: Guess so: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weatheradio_Canada. I wonder if this is some kind "decoupling" with the US, as the article states it "is an official partner of the [US] National Weather Service," and the decommissioning seems abrupt and no reason was given.