Nova Scotia gas prices rise slightly in weekly adjustment

Gas prices are displayed as a motorist prepares to pump gas at a station in North Vancouver on May 10, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

By Dan Ahlstrand

Posted Aug 22, 2025 05:05:55 AM.

Last Updated Aug 22, 2025 10:36:18 AM.

Not much change at the pumps in Nova Scotia this morning.

The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board used its weekly adjustment on Friday to raise the price of self-serve regular gasoline by 0.9 cents to 145.6 cents per litre.

Diesel prices were unchanged, holding at 145.5 cents for the second week in a row.

At this time last year, drivers were paying 163.0 cents per litre for gas and 164.0 for diesel.

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