Quebec drivers flock to Ottawa in seek of cheaper gas ottnews ottawa
Gas prices were between 20 and 40 prices cheaper Saturday in Ottawa than in Gatineau, Que., as these two Petro-Canada signs show.
Several people who spoke to Radio-Canada said they made the journey to Ottawa this weekend just to fill up their tanks. For the first time in six months, prices dropped below $1.60 a litre this weekend, with some Ottawa stations selling gas for as low as $1.54 a litre.
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