Saskatchewan Eyes Time Act Changes

0:00Saskatchewan's government is eyeing changes to its time act, based on what Alberta does next with clocks. Alberta Premier Daniel Smith announced plans to ditch seasonal clock changes and stick to daylight time all year. Saskatchewan has been locked on central standard time without switches since 1966, but they're open to tweaks if it syncs things up. Better. Earlier this week, the province said its Ministry of Government Relations reviews the time act regularly and will check Alberta's shift to continuous daylight time for any ripple effects. Places like Lloydminster, split right on the Saskatchewan Alberta line, already played by special rules outside the standard setup. Premier Scott Mose all for it, saying it makes business smoother across borders since folks won't juggle different times. Saskatchewan ditched clock changes back then to kill the chaos from communities ignoring shifts in the late 1950s. That old mess came when some towns refused to flip clocks between central and mountain standard times, so the province locked everyone on one zone.

1:03With border exceptions, areas like Denary Beach and Creighton, near Manitoba, still adjust to match neighbors. Ministry officials are on it now, weighing amendments to keep everything flowing, seamless as Alberta rolls out its plan. That's your Canada News Today update, AI powered and always on.