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Social studies & math · Grades 6–8 · about 30 minutes

Puck Drop Across Canada: time zones

Students convert a national hockey broadcast time across Canada's six time zones, including Saskatchewan (no daylight time) and Newfoundland's half-hour offset.

Students will: Read and convert time zones; Explain why Saskatchewan and Newfoundland are different; Solve time-conversion problems.

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Puck Drop Across Canada: time zones

Name: ______________________

A national hockey game starts at 7:00 p.m. in Toronto on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. Fans across Canada watch it at the same moment, but their clocks say different times.

Canada's time zones in October (daylight time)
CityTime zoneHours from Toronto
VancouverPacific−3
CalgaryMountain−2
ReginaCentral (no daylight time)−2
WinnipegCentral−1
TorontoEastern0
HalifaxAtlantic+1
St. John'sNewfoundland+1½
  1. What time does the game start in Vancouver?
  2. What time does the game start in Calgary?
  3. What time does the game start in Regina?
  4. What time does the game start in Winnipeg?
  5. What time does the game start in Halifax?
  6. What time does the game start in St. John's?
  7. Why do Calgary and Regina show the same time in October, even though they're in different time zones?
  8. A game starts at 7:00 p.m. in Halifax. What time is it in Vancouver?

Extension: Find a city in the world that is 12 hours ahead of Toronto. What time would the game start there?

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🔑 Answer key (for teachers)
  1. What time does the game start in Vancouver?
    4:00 p.m.
  2. What time does the game start in Calgary?
    5:00 p.m.
  3. What time does the game start in Regina?
    5:00 p.m.
  4. What time does the game start in Winnipeg?
    6:00 p.m.
  5. What time does the game start in Halifax?
    8:00 p.m.
  6. What time does the game start in St. John's?
    8:30 p.m.
  7. Why do Calgary and Regina show the same time in October, even though they're in different time zones?
    Saskatchewan doesn't change its clocks for daylight time, so in summer and fall Regina matches Mountain daylight time.
  8. A game starts at 7:00 p.m. in Halifax. What time is it in Vancouver?
    3:00 p.m.

Teacher notes

  • Times are worked out with each city's official time zone for October 14, 2026.
  • Newfoundland is one of the few places in the world with a half-hour offset.

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