Les montres et horloges seront avancés d'une heure dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche

´ºÉ«Ö±²¥s are changing their clocks tonight as much of the country prepares to spring forward for daylight time, which happens for most of the country at 2 a.m. local time. People walk by the steam clock in Gas Town in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

´ºÉ«Ö±²¥s are changing their clocks tonight as much of the country prepares to spring forward for daylight time.

The change happens for most of the country at 2 a.m. local time.

Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round.

´ºÉ«Ö±²¥s can thank an avid Ontario golfer in Thunder Bay for introducing daylight time to the country.

In 1908 the towns of Port Arthur and Fort William – now Thunder Bay – brought in seasonal time-shifting for July and August.

It expanded across much of the country a decade later.

This report by ´ºÉ«Ö±²¥was first published March 9, 2024.

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