Is there not a proper emergency broadcast system over there?

I get them in Ontario. Every radio, television, smart phone, etc is supposed to go off when an emergency alert is broadcast. I could have sworn it was supposed be be for way more places in Canada than just Ontario.

I've had it go off for a tornado warning, an amber alert (missing child), an alert for an armed and dangerous suspect (guy killed a cop and ran), and we've even had a fun nuclear one that pretty much said "There is not an emergency happening at the nuclear plant. Everything is fine". (That was a neat way to wake up)

If they don't have things in place for an alert service to work properly there, they should really change that. Facebook would mean diddly squat if the internet somehow went out or became inaccessible. Minutes can count.