Metric or imperial? Canada faces the everyday puzzle of weights and measures

Canadians measure their height in feet and inches but record distances in kilometers, express the air temperature in degrees ...
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Community pushback grows over proposal to replace metric signs on I-19

Correction: A previous version of this story claimed the metric signage began in the 1980s. The decision was made in 1975. A unique stretch of highway in southern Arizona could soon lose what many ...
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50 years after the Metric Conversion Act the U.S. is still stuck in the past using inches, pounds and gallons

December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of the last holdouts ...

Why the US clings to inches and pounds while the world goes metric: Key differences between imperial and metric systems explained

When it comes to measurement systems, the world largely follows a single standard: The metric system. Yet, the United States ...