Gasoline Price Rises, Diesel Falls in Weekly Fuel Price Setting by the Nova Scotia Energy Board

Feb 27, 2026 | Regional News

Gasoline and diesel prices are headed in opposite directions.

The Nova Scotia Energy Board set weekly prices for the two fuels overnight.

Gasoline rose by 2.6 cents a litre. The price for a litre for regular self-serve unleaded will cost you been $1.39.9 and $1.42.2 in the eastern mainland Port Hawkesbury. For the rest of Cape Breton, the price will be from $1.40.7 to $1.43.

Diesel is down by 3.6 cents a litre, taking back some of a 5.4 cent increase on Wednesday when the Energy Board invoked the Interrupter Clause. A litre of diesel is now from $1.84.7 to $1.87 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury, and $1.85.5 to $1.87.8 for the remainder of Cape Breton

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