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The end of Daylight Saving Time affects sunsets, sleep, safety

The following portions of Canada do not observe Daylight Saving Time:

The impact is greater at higher latitudes

Falling back one hour at the beginning of November is rough for sunshine-lovers across Canada. But the effects are exacerbated the farther north you travel, and depending on your location within your own time zone.

Toronto’s sunset on Saturday, Nov. 1, will occur at 6:07 p.m. After the overnight time change, that sunset time slips back to 5:06 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2.

Vancouver will see the sun set at 4:48 p.m. on Sunday, with a painful 4:27 p.m. sunset on the way over in Quebec City.

Falling back has some benefits for early risers. Sunrises also occur an hour earlier after the time change. St. John’s, Quebec City, and Toronto will all enjoy sunrise before 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, followed by a 7:20 a.m. sunrise over in Winnipeg.

But take a look at those northern latitudes. Inuvik in the Northwest Territories will only see about six-and-a-half hours of sun on Sunday, with a sunrise at 10:15 a.m. and a sunset at 4:59 p.m.

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