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Stay-at-home emergency alert sent out across Ontario

An emergency alert has been sent out in Ontario reminding residents a stay-at-home order is now in effect.

The alert was sent through the Alert Ready broadcast system just after 10 o’clock Thursday morning to all cellphones or devices connected to cellular networks.

It was also broadcast to all TVs and radio stations.

Ontario declared a second state of emergency earlier this week and issued a stay-at-home order that came into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.

Officials say the alert will be active on televisions and radio stations for 15 minutes, and on cellphones for five hours.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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