Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Ontario is set to move parts of the province’s northwest region to permanent daylight time in order to align with Manitoba, Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford told The Canadian Press.
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Rickford → set → Press
Rickford said there is overwhelming consensus among municipalities, First Nations and businesses to make the time change permanent.
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change → say → municipalities
The province intends to make a regulatory change in the Time Act on Nov. 1 to allow regions west of the 90th meridian to align with Manitoba, he said.
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he → intend → Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced last month the province would stop twice-annual clock changes and stay on daylight time year-round in the central time zone, leaving it one hour ahead of the other Prairie provinces rather than aligned with them.
“That put northwestern Ontario, who sits in the central standard time zone, in a bit of a spot, to say the least,” Rickford said.
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Rickford → announce → least
The province had three options, he said.
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he → have → options
One, the northwestern region could shift to eastern time to align with the rest of the province.
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region → shift → province
Two, they could continue on with time changes, but then they’d be out of step with the rest of Ontario and Manitoba.
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they → continue → Ontario
“The other option ... we took by unanimous consensus, was to not change our clocks and go to what I’m calling Wab Kinew time,” Rickford said.
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Rickford → take → what
Much of the province’s northwest jumped into action after Kinew’s announcement to figure out a way forward.
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Much → jump → way
Rickford said the province reached out to municipalities, businesses and First Nations to get their thoughts.
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province → say → thoughts
“What ended up coming back was overwhelmingly unanimous, 90 to 94 per cent from every survey,” he said.
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he → end → survey
New Democrat Sol Mamakwa, who represents the riding of Kiiwetinoong that is home to the majority of Ontario’s remote, fly-in First Nations, also helped figure out a way forward.
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that → represent → way
“After having brought the voices of our communities across the northwest to the table, we are happy the advocacy to observe daylight savings will be implemented permanently,” Mamakwa said in a statement.
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Mamakwa → bring → statement
“We are proud of our collaborative efforts to deliver what works for the North.
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what → deliver → North
We thank everyone who reached out and shared their thoughts on this important decision.”
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who → thank → decision
British Columbia said in March that it was moving to permanent Pacific daylight time.
Alberta also switched to permanent daylight time this year in what it calls Alberta time, which means it now has the same time as Saskatchewan year round.
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it → say → Saskatchewan
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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