Gas prices rise in Calgary ahead of long weekend

Gas prices in Calgary are heading upwardas the long weekend approaches.

The average price for regular gas at pumps around the city was 98.1 cents per litre on Wednesday afternoon, up from 92.4 a day earlier, according to GasBuddy.com.

The prices ranged from 83.9at Costco in the southeastto 104.9 at a Husky station in the northeast.

A week ago, gas in Calgary was averaging 91 cents per litre.

The average price of regular gas across Canada is 108.9 cents per litre.

Alberta is the third least expensive province to fill up a tank, with an average price of 97.4 cents per litre, behind Manitoba (92.5) and Saskatchewan (95.6).

The most expensive province to get gas is Newfoundland and Labrador, where the average price is 117.6 cents per litre.

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