Gas prices drop again in N.S. after interrupter

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

By Mark Hodgins

Posted May 23, 2026 09:29:00 AM.

Last Updated May 25, 2026 10:21:19 AM.

The price for gasoline dropped for a second straight day on Saturday after an unscheduled change started the weekend.

The Nova Scotia Energy Board used its interrupter to lower the minimum price for regular self-serve gasoline by 7.2 cents, to 185.6.

Gas prices had already dropped 3.4 cents on Friday morning in the regular weekly fuel price update.

Diesel prices did not change on Saturday, remaining at 218.1 after a two cent increase on Friday.

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