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Your lookahead horoscope: February 8, 2026

  IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY A Venus-Uranus link on your birthday suggests you will be attracted to people and causes that are out of the ordinary over the next 12 months. That’s fine, but take care you don’t get swept away by passions you may not be able to control. ARIES (March 21 - April 20): It’s never nice being told you are wrong but on this occasion the person doing the telling is doing you a favour. If you carry on along your current path you will inevitably hit a wall, so listen to what they have to say. It’s good advice. TAURUS (April 21 - May 21): You seem to be wasting a lot of time and energy on minor matters that can probably be safely ignored and that is something you will need to deal with over the next few days. There are far more important things that need looking at. GEMINI (May 22 - June 21): Do what you want to do this week rather than what other people expect you to do. You have gone out of your way of late to make life easier for family and friends and now you...

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Daylight Saving Time: Spring Forward and Lose an Hour of Sleep

 

Did you remember to set your clocks ahead an hour before going to bed last night? The seasonal tradition of “springing forward” meant most people in Canada moved their clocks an hour forward, switching to daylight time. The change happens for much of the country at 2 a.m. local time. Yukon and most of Saskatchewan keep their clocks the same year-round.

Michael Antle, a University of Calgary psychology professor, says the impacts of the time change will be felt for a while. But, he says, people can go to bed a little earlier and give themselves extra time in the morning to help combat sleepiness.

So, as we embrace the longer daylight hours, let’s adjust our internal clocks and make the most of the brighter evenings! 

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