Re:Microsoft's Canada timezone troubles leave admins fixing ...
by tenpies on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @09:59AM
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It's some manner of chronometrical negligence to write this article and not mention Canada's most peculiar time zone: Newfoundland Time Zone.
> The Newfoundland Time Zone (NT) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3.5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) during standard time, resulting in UTC−03:30; or subtracting 2.5 hours during daylight saving time.
> The Newfoundland Time Zone (NT) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting 3.5 hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) during standard time, resulting in UTC−03:30; or subtracting 2.5 hours during daylight saving time.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_Time_Zone
About half a million Canadians live under this half-hour offset.