Gasoline jumps by More than a Dime, Diesel unchanged in Latest Price Setting by Nova Scotia Energy Board

Apr 24, 2026 | Regional News

For most motorists you will be paying more at the pump.

The Nova Scotia Energy Board set its weekly gasoline and diesel prices overnight.

Gas jumped by 10.6 cents a litre. The price for a litre of self-serve unleaded ranges from $1.78.8 to $1.81.2 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury. For the remainder of Cape Breton it’s $$1.79.7 to $1.82.

Diesel is unchanged, remaining at $2.07.7 to $2.10 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury and $2.08.5 to $2.10.8 for the rest of Cape Breton.

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