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is observed throughout the province. In 1988, the provincial government experimented with double daylight saving time, moving clocks ahead two hours during daylight saving time instead of just one. However, this forced children to go to school in the dark in October. In 2006, the province enacted an
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was separate from Canada, it had the right to adopt its own time zone when time zones were first created. While the entire province lies west of the standard meridian for a half-hour time zone, 52.5 degrees west longitude, this is also the near exact meridian of
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Likewise, in the case of Canada-wide broadcasts timed to air at the same local hour in the rest of the country through the use of a different feed for each time zone (most commonly the
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In 1963, the Newfoundland government attempted to move the province to Atlantic Time in tandem with the rest of Atlantic Canada, but withdrew in the face of stiff public opposition.
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were publicized across Canada. Also, it is very common for the lone independently owned-and-operated TV station in the province,
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provincial law, the entire province observes Newfoundland Time. In practice, however, Newfoundland Time is observed only on the
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extension to daylight saving time, starting in 2007, following the lead of the United States and other Canadian provinces.
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adopted a Standard Time Act which set standard time across the Dominion of Newfoundland at 3.5 hours behind
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This time zone exists because of the location of the island and the fact that it was a separate
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This unusual time zone puts the island of Newfoundland an hour and a half ahead of
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Newfoundland Time
Time zone

UTC−03:30
UTC−02:30
NST
NDT
DST
UTC
standard time
UTC−03:30
daylight saving time
mean solar time
meridian
arcminutes
Greenwich Observatory
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
island of Newfoundland
Labrador
Black Tickle
Cartwright
Atlantic Time
Atlantic Canada
dominion
time zones were established
Dominion of Newfoundland
St. John's
Newfoundland Commission of Government
Greenwich Mean Time

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