Prices at the pump have seen a noticeable decline in recent weeks, with the cost of regular gasoline falling by more than one-fifth across Canada compared to the highs seen earlier this summer, data from the federal government shows.
Of the 71 cities for which gas prices were available in the data from Natural Resources Canada, all reached their highest monthly peaks in June.They include some of Canada's major cities, as well as smaller municipalities throughout Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan.Red Deer, Alta., saw the largest price drop at 31.2 per cent, falling to 129.7 cents per litre on Sept. 1 from 188.5 cents per litre on average in June.
During that same time, Fort St. John, B.C., had the smallest change at 10.8 per cent, with the price of gas dropping to 189.9 cents per litre on Sept. 1 from 213 cents per litre in June. Here are the cities that saw above average declines in the price of gas from the month of June to Sept. 1:Kingston, Ont. Ottawa St. Catharines, Ont. With files from The Canadian Press and The Associated PressA yellow Chevrolet Corvette leaves a gas station on Hurontario St. in Collingwood, Ont., June 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj
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