Gas and diesel prices slightly higher after overnight adjustment

A gas pump is pictured in this file photo from May 14, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Posted Feb 6, 2026 04:44:15 AM.

Last Updated Feb 6, 2026 11:57:38 AM.

Fuel prices have undergone a slight increase as Nova Scotians head into the first weekend of February.

The Nova Scotia Energy Board raised the price of self-serve regular gas on Friday at midnight by 1.9 cents to 136.4 cents per litre.

In its weekly adjustment, the provincial regulator also moved the needle higher on diesel, increasing those prices by 1.5 cents to 180.9

this time last year, we were paying 1.64 for gasoline and 1.92 for diesel.

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