(Calgary) Gasoline prices in Canada hit an all-time high on Friday as the price of crude oil climbed above the US$90 mark and North American refineries were running at full capacity. to answer the question.
Posted at 5:36 p.m.
The national average retail fuel price was 151.6 cents per liter as of 1 p.m. Friday, according to the gas price tracking website GasBuddy.com.
That’s the highest average price on record, according to the website, which has data dating back to 2008.
It’s also 38 cents higher than the average price at the pump last year, 11 cents higher than last month’s average and almost 4 cents higher than the price of gasoline last week.
The national average retail price of gasoline in Canada has risen steadily over the past month, having started the new year around 145 cents per litre.
In 2021, a new record was set on October 28, when the national average price hit 147.3 cents, according to GasBuddy.com.
According to data from Natural Resources Canada, drivers in Newfoundland are paying the most for gas this week — Labrador City tops the list at 178.1 cents per litre. They are followed by drivers in British Columbia, with gasoline in Vancouver averaging 176.8 cents per litre.
The lowest gasoline prices are in Saskatchewan, notably in Prince Albert, where a liter this week averaged 137.8 cents. In Alberta, the lowest price was observed in Lloydminster, where a liter cost 135.3 cents.