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Clocks Turn Back 1 Hour This Weekend. Here Is What You Need to Know About the End of Daylight Saving Time
The clock change gives people an extra hour of sleep, but health groups say permanent standard time would better match the body’s internal clock.
- On Sunday, Nov. 1, Ontario residents will turn their clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. as daylight saving time officially ends, returning most of the province to standard time.
- First implemented by Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1916 to conserve coal during World War I, the practice spread to Canada and the United States in 1918, though fewer than 40 per cent of countries observe it today.
- Research shows 'falling back' increases pedestrian accidents while 'springing forward' correlates with heart attacks and traffic accidents. A consortium report notes a 30 per cent increase in injuries, prompting the Canadian Society for Chronobiology to advocate for permanent standard time.
- Northwestern Ontario communities including Kenora and the Rainy River district will not change clocks this year, aligning with Manitoba under a provincial regulation effective Nov. 1 under the Time Act.
- The Sunshine Protection Act remains stalled in the U.S. Senate, while Ontario's Bill 214 stays inactive pending New York and Quebec adoption. President Donald Trump called the issue a '50-50 issue,' stating it is 'hard to get excited' about it.
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