Gas prices are plummeting across the country as more Canadians bunker down into self-isolation and work from home to flatten the novel coronavirus curve.
The latest numbers from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) show that gas prices are down in Nova Scotia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Quebec and New Brunswick.
CAA’s averages are calculated daily. According to the association, Wednesday’s national gas price was 85.3 (cents) per litre, down from the 105.8 per litre it was exactly one month ago — a 20 per cent decrease.
One year ago, the average at this time was 114.1 per litre — making today’s prices a 26-per cent decrease. Significant drops were found in