Time Change

• Clocks stay in daylight saving, but analysis backs permanent standard time

  As the fall time change approaches for other provinces, B.C., Alberta, the N.W.T. and Manitoba all announced this year they would adopt permanent year-round daylight time.

  Health

  Oct 5
  
• Manitobans brace for dark mornings, lighter evenings after time change nixed

  Manitoban clocks will not fall back this November, Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday. Mental health advocates say the end of the time change is 'a positive thing.'

  Canada

  Sep 18
  
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• B.C. to adopt new time zone code to coincide with permanent year-round daylight time

  The Ministry of Citizens' Services says in a statement that the province has begun using Pacific time with the abbreviation of PCT for its new time zone.

  Politics

  Sep 17
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• Daylight saving time could become permanent as U.S. House revives bill

  The bill still must pass the full U.S. House, and then the U.S. Senate would consider whether to take up the measure, after unanimously passing a similar bill in 2022.

  U.S. News

  May 22
• As Alberta moves to end time changes, other provinces weigh options

  Alberta plans to scrap seasonal clock changes and adopt permanent daylight time starting Nov. 1, a move that could prompt other provinces to follow suit.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Kinew says it’s time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks

  Premier Wab Kinew hinted the province is nearing the end of the practice of moving clocks forward an hour in the spring and "falling" back an hour in autumn.

  Mar 13
• Alberta mulls ditching time switch — again — as B.C. moves to permanent daylight

  Danielle Smith said along with Saskatchewan's use of year-round CST, B.C.'s shift raises questions about whether Alberta should aim for consistency across the western provinces.

  Canada

  Mar 2
• Clocks fall back an hour as daylight time ends for much of Canada

  Clocks turned back one hour across most of Canada on Sunday morning as daylight time came to an end.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2024
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• End daylight saving time? ‘Rip the bandaid off,’ researcher urges

  A statement published in the Journal of Sleep Research on Wednesday said evidence reviewed found that daylight saving time 'can interfere negatively with sleep regulation.'

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2024
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• Quebec probing time change drop without Ontario’s help

  Quebec Justice Minister Simon-Jolin Barrette announced a public consultation Tuesday, saying people can weigh in with their opinions about time change.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2024