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Is the world catching up to Sask. regarding daylight saving time?

Saskatchewan was ahead of the curve when it came to medicare and now it looks like our steadfast rejection of daylight saving time is catching on, too.

Someday there may be many more standard time jurisdictions

It's Saskatchewan versus the world! Or at least North America, which is a hotbed of daylight saving time. (Paul Eggert/Wikimedia Commons)

Saskatchewan was ahead of the curve when it cameto medicare and now it looks like our steadfast rejection of daylight saving time is catching on, too.

Most of North America is on DST, with Saskatchewan being the main Canadian oasis of year-round standard time in the Central Time zone.

And yes, we are aware some people say we are on daylight time or Mountain Time all year round. Also that Lloydminster, Sask., and a few other communities use daylight time. But we digress...

From Texas to Alberta, critics are saying its time to stop the biannual clock adjustment and stick with standard.

Here's a sampling of opinion from Twitter...

Click here to see "Down with DST: Is the world coming around to Saskatchewan's way of thinking?"