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• Will daylight saving time become permanent? Why making the change is tough

  While there's been a lot of talk in Canada and the U.S. about doing away with the twice-yearly time change, there's been less action. Here's why.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
  
• Canadians get ready to set clocks forward amid U.S. push to end daylight saving time

  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would allow states to make daylight time permanent.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2023
  
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• City urges extra caution on Hamilton roads as standard time returns

  From 2019 through 2021, City of Hamilton statistics show there were 70 pedestrian collisions during the standard time months.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 7, 2022
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• B.C. Premier John Horgan falls short in final pitch to make Daylight Saving Time permanent

  On numerous occasions, the premier has attempted to work with politicians all along the west coast of the United States to get rid of the archaic clock-switching practice.

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2022
• Canada a step closer to permanent daylight time as U.S. Senate passes bill

  In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that could make daylight time permanent next year and end the bi-annual flip.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2022
• B.C. to move to permanent daylight time once U.S. House approves its own bill

  On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate turned back the hands of time by approving a bill to stop changing the clocks twice a year and instead remain in daylight saving time permanently.

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2022
• ‘I would like it to be gone’: Locals weigh in on Daylight Saving Time debate

  The annual time change debate has been ongoing for years. The B.C. government passed legislation in 2019 to end the change but that legislation hasn’t been implemented yet.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2022
• ‘Social jetlag’: How daylight saving time can impact our health

  The bi-annual time change has been linked to adverse health effects, according to research and experts, who say we should stick to year-round standard time.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2021
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• As daylight saving time ends, B.C. police and ICBC highlight pedestrian safety

  ICBC says 44 per cent of crashes involving pedestrians occur between October and January.

  Traffic

  Nov 5, 2021
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• Is Alberta’s Daylight Saving Time referendum question leaving voters in the dark?

  Municipal elections in Alberta are one week away, and one of the most impactful questions on the ballot is about time change.

  Politics

  Oct 11, 2021