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Ontario, Manitoba to extend daylight time in 2007

October 22, 2005

Toronto, Canada - That perennial harbinger of winter -- the rollback of the clock that signals the inevitable onset of winter -- will soon be delayed, at least in Ontario and Manitoba.

Eager to realize the energy savings associated with extending daylight hours during the winter months, U.S. President George Bush signed the changes into law south of the border last August.

Now, after months of examining the options for Canadian clocks, Ontario announced it will become the first province to synchronize with the United States.

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