Gas prices on the rise across Nova Scotia

Prices for both gasoline and diesel increased in Nova Scotia on Friday April 25, 2025/ A man pumps gas in Montreal, Friday, March 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

By Mark Hodgins

Posted August 29, 2025 09:56 am Last Updated August 29, 2025 12:34 pm

Prices at the pumps are up this morning in the Halifax area.

The Nova Scotia Energy Board says it has increased the price for self-serve regular by a little more than two cents to 147.9.

On the diesel side, prices are up by by three and a half cents to 149.0.

This time last year we were paying $1.60 for gas, and $1.62 for diesel.

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