While the 24 hour clock is not metric, per se, it is a world standard and hence the reason I'm posting this. OTTAWA, ON, April 24 /CNW/ - His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will unveil a new design for the 2001 circulation 10-cent coin during his Royal Visit. The unveiling ceremony will take place at the Saskatchewan Legislative Chamber in Regina on Thursday, April 26, 2001 at 14:45 p.m. === Note the use of "p.m." after "14:45". Most likely this is simply redundancy to make sure that everyone is aware that "14:45" is a time that occurs in the afternoon. Occasionally in the Canadian newspapers one sees the redundant phrase "metric tonne" just to clarify that it is not a British Imperial short "ton". greg
