Nova Scotians may have had a brief respite at the pumps, but gas prices in the province have surged back with a vengeance.
In its weekly adjustment, the Nova Scotia Energy Board raised the price per litre of regular self-serve gasoline by 10.5 cents to 177.7.
The move comes after Ottawa removed the federal excise tax from fuel on Monday, dropping gas prices by 11.5 cents.
It also comes after oil prices extended gains yesterday as talks on ending the war with Iran remain stalled.
The June crude oil contract settled up US$2.89 at US$95.85 per barrel, which is off from the US$114 a barrel it hit earlier on in the crisis, but still 43 per cent more than its pre-war price.
For those who rely on diesel in Nova Scotia however, there is more positive news as the provincial regulator did not make any changes so it remains at 206.6 cents per litre.
At this time last year, gas and diesel prices were both set at 1.40 cents per litre.
With files from The Canadian Press