Officials in British Columbia have announced plans to permanently adopt daylight saving time, putting an end to the practice of changing clocks twice each year.<\/p>\n
The Canadian province’s decision means residents will no longer need to adjust their timepieces in spring and fall, as the region will maintain the time setting that provides additional daylight hours during evening periods.<\/p>\n
While the change is designed to give people more sunlight at the end of each day, medical studies indicate that maintaining daylight saving time year-round may pose certain health concerns for the population.<\/p>\n
The policy shift reflects a growing trend among various jurisdictions to eliminate the seasonal time changes that have been standard practice for decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
British Columbia has decided to permanently adopt daylight saving time, eliminating the twice-yearly clock changes. The move aims to provide more evening daylight, though health experts warn of potential risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8JW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96093,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/senate-weighs-permanent-daylight-saving-time-after-big-house-vote\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":0},"title":"Senate Weighs Permanent Daylight Saving Time After Big House Vote","author":"Admin","date":"July 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. Senate is examining a bill passed by the House that would make daylight saving time permanent, but it remains uncertain whether the measure has enough votes to clear the chamber. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said support is mixed, with some members in favor and others opposed. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784150201211.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":32217,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/americans-hate-clock-changes-but-cant-agree-on-solution\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":1},"title":"Americans Hate Clock Changes But Can’t Agree on Solution","author":"Admin","date":"March 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"This Sunday marks the return of daylight saving time, creating widespread complaints about the biannual clock changes. While most Americans oppose the current system, disagreement over whether to adopt permanent daylight saving or standard time has stalled legislative efforts to end the practice.","rel":"","context":"In "U.S. News"","block_context":{"text":"U.S. News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/us-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772776971523.jpg?fit=1000%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772776971523.jpg?fit=1000%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772776971523.jpg?fit=1000%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772776971523.jpg?fit=1000%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":95646,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/us-house-passes-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":2},"title":"US House Passes Bill to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent","author":"Admin","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. House of Representatives voted 308-117 on Tuesday to permanently keep daylight saving time, ending the twice-yearly clock change. The bill now heads to the Senate, with President Donald Trump strongly supporting the measure. States would have the option to opt out of year-round daylight saving time if the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784067585667.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":70338,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/house-committee-advances-bill-to-end-clock-changes-make-daylight-saving-permanent\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":3},"title":"House Committee Advances Bill to End Clock Changes, Make Daylight Saving Permanent","author":"Admin","date":"May 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A House committee has voted 48-1 to advance legislation that would eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. The Sunshine Protection Act still needs approval from the full House and Senate, where it faces some opposition.","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779413065852.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":93523,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/house-set-to-vote-on-making-daylight-saving-time-permanent\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":4},"title":"House Set to Vote on Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent","author":"Admin","date":"July 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote next week on legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across the country. The bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee 48-1 in May and includes an option for states to opt out.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783639002779.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":95654,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/house-votes-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-year-round\/","url_meta":{"origin":33600,"position":5},"title":"House Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Year-Round","author":"Admin","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate the twice-yearly clock change and keep daylight saving time in place permanently. The measure passed by a vote of 308-117, with support from the White House, though it still needs Senate approval before becoming law. Supporters say the change means\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784068411424.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784068411424.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784068411424.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784068411424.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}