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B.C. Will Change Its Clocks This Sunday for the Last Time
British Columbia is done with clock changes. Premier David Eby announced on Monday that the province will, once and for all, permanently shift to adopt daylight saving time, meaning this Sunday's spring-forward will be the last time B.C. residents touch their clocks. Come November 1, when the rest of the country falls back, B.C. plans to stay put.
The move has started a domino conversation. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is weighing whether to follow - that would be a reversal from 2021, when Albertans voted against it by the thinnest of margins (50.2 to 49.8 per cent). Saskatchewan has already been on permanent standard time since 1966, and Yukon jumped to permanent daylight time in 2020. Ontario passed legislation to do the same, but tied it to New York and Quebec making the move first. Quebec says discussions are happening, with 91 per cent of respondents in a public consultation wanting to see an end to the changes.
Manitoba's Premier Wab Kinew was less enthusiastic. Asked if his province would follow, he said "not right now." The Atlantic provinces say any change would need to be regional. So the patchwork continues - but B.C. just made it a little more lopsided.
Read more: CBC News
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Carney Says Canada Supports Iran Strikes 'With Regret'
Speaking from Australia on day five of the U.S.-Iran conflict, PM Mark Carney said Canada supports efforts to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon - but made clear the support comes with conditions and some measure of discomfort.
"We were not informed in advance. We were not asked to participate," Carney told reporters in Canberra. He said the strikes appear "inconsistent with international law" and called the conflict "another example of the failure of the international order" that he warned about at Davos in January.
Canada is not currently taking part militarily. Carney said Canada’s support is "not a blank cheque" and called for quick de-escalation. Back home, security analysts are keeping their eyes open for blowback. Phil Gurski, a former CSIS counterterrorism analyst, warned that Carney's public support puts "Canada within the bullseye" from Tehran's perspective, and said Iranian-linked terrorism risk in North America - while still low - has gone up. Jewish communities and Iranian diaspora communities are the most likely targets if Iran decides to lash out by way of proxies.
Gas prices are already on the move higher, with B.C. and P.E.I. seeing the biggest jumps as oil markets react to the disruption.
Read more: Global News / National Post