MoBOB: It's not region specific which is one of the down sides. I assume in Canada it's the same as it is in the US but I know that the same channel in the US goes from weather to emergency status any time there is a disaster or an AMBER alert to report on evacuations routes and what not.

On the flip side the NOAA channels aren't completely area specific here as they aren't as dense as they are in the US and many use the same frequency...unless I had a radio with SAME then reports would be area specific...but so far I've only been able to find one portable NOAA radio with SAME built in.