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A U.S. fix that could improve amber alerts

Thursday’s search for a GTA grandfather and his grandkids brings the number of Ontario Amber Alerts to five so far this year. With each alert, people call 911 to gripe about being disturbed. For them, there may be a fix already in use in the U.S.

Jul 11, 2019, 5:50 PM

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