An amber alert issued in Vancouver on Thursday afternoon has been cancelled, according to RCMP. The Vancouver Police Department says the child involved in the amber alert was found safe.

Police say the boy is safe after they issued an Amber Alert saying they believed he was in imminent danger.

A test of B.C.'s emergency alert system ... Emergency alerts are sent in the event of tsunamis, wildfires, floods and extreme heat. Police also issue them for civil emergencies and Amber Alerts.

The B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness says it will issue a test of the province’s emergency alert system at ... have to issue an Amber Alert for a missing person ...