Gas and Diesel prices head in different directions

Sep 25, 2026 | Local News

The price of gas and diesel went in different directions this week.  
 
Gas went up by about three cents a litre. The price of a litre of regular self-serve unleaded now ranges from $2.00.2 to $203.2 on the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury. For the rest of Cape Breton, it ranges from $2.01.1 to $2.04. 
 
Diesel saw a bit of a drop. The price for a litre of diesel on the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury is $2.63.0 and $2.66. On the rest of Cape Breton, it’s $2.63.8 to $2.66.8.  

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