Canadians will “fall back” on Sunday as Daylight Saving Time ends, giving residents an extra hour of sleep but also ushering in darker evenings across Toronto and much of the country.

At 2 a.m. on Nov. 2, clocks will shift back one hour, marking the official end of Daylight Saving Time (DST) for 2025. The change means sunrise will arrive earlier in the morning, but daylight will fade sooner in the evening—a trade-off that has long sparked debate among Canadians.

While some provinces have considered scrapping the biannual clock change, most of the country, including Ontario, continues to observe the practice. Saskatchewan remains the notable exception, keeping its clocks on standard time throughout the year.

Why do we still do this? What’s the point?

Daylight Saving Time was first intro

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