Total solar eclipse sends parts of Canada into darkness
Millions of people across North America fell into chilly midday darkness on Monday as a total solar eclipse slid across the continent for the first time in seven years, leaving crowds to experience a phenomenon they won't see in the same place again for decades.
![Total solar eclipse sends parts of Canada into darkness](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7167239.1712607435!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/solar-eclipse-fredericton.jpg)
![Skywatchers react to viewing the totality phase of a total solar eclipse in Fredericton on April 8, 2024. People wearing special eclipse glasses sit cross-legged on the grass during a total solar eclipse. The sky around them is dark as if it's dusk.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7167239.1712607435!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/solar-eclipse-fredericton.jpg)
Millions of people across North America fell into chilly midday darkness on Monday as a total solar eclipse slid across the continent for the first time in seven years, leaving crowds to experience a phenomenon they won't see in the same place again for decades.