A big jump in gasoline and diesel prices.
The Nova Scotia Energy Board invoked the Interrupter Clause overnight to raise the price of both fuels overnight.
Gasoline is up by 7.2 cents a litre. The price for litre of regular self-serve unleaded ranges from $1.84.1 to $1.86.3 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury. For the rest of Cape Breton it’s $1.84.9 to $1.87.1.
Diesel has risen by 10.9 cents a litre. The price for a litre of diesel is $2.47.8 to $2.50.1 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury. For the remainder of Cape Breton, it’s $2.48.6 to $2.50.9.