Gas prices likely to fall tonight across Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – You may have noticed the price of gas jump about four cents overnight to $1.55 per litre for much of Metro Vancouver. But for those who can wait to fill up their vehicles, you...
View ArticlePetroleum companies refuse to hand over data as BCUC investigates high gas...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The B.C. Utilities Commission is having trouble accessing profit margin data from oil and gas companies as it conducts an inquiry into what is leading to high gas prices around...
View ArticlePremier wants oil and gas companies to share profit gains or be taken to court
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Premier John Horgan is threatening to take oil and gas companies to court if they don’t reveal their profit gains. He says after gas prices sharply spiked by 40 cents in just a...
View ArticleLand costs and credit card processing fees big reasons Vancouver paying more...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – One of the biggest reasons gas is more expensive in Vancouver than other comparable areas is rising land costs and credit card processing fees. That’s according to a new report...
View ArticleLower gas prices slow annual inflation rate to Bank of Canada’s 2% bull’s-eye
OTTAWA – Canada’s price picture softened to two per cent last month following a sharp drop in gasoline prices compared to a year ago. Statistics Canada’s annual inflation number for June hit the Bank...
View ArticleOil companies give oral testimony as part of BCUC inquiry into soaring gas...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – British Columbians are about to get their first look into what the B.C. Utilities Commission has learned about the province’s frustratingly high gas prices. The regulator is...
View ArticleInquiry into B.C. Gas Prices ignored key issues: critic
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — Gas could hit $1.52 per litre in Metro Vancouver Friday, that’s also when we find out the results of an inquiry into why B.C. gas prices are so high. One critic says the BC...
View ArticleFill up while you can: Lower Mainland gas prices on the rise as BCUC report...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – If you’re wondering why gas prices have gone up again around the Lower Mainland, you might soon get some answers. A report into B.C.’s high gas prices as part of a B.C....
View ArticleBCUC finds no evidence of collusion in gas price inquiry
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – In its report, the BC Utilities Commission says “there is a significant, unexplained difference” in wholesale gasoline prices in B.C. compared to southern competitors. The BCUC...
View ArticleGas prices around Metro Vancouver now expected to spike even higher: analyst
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It was just a day ago that we were hearing predictions of a two-to-five cent jump in the price of gas for Metro Vancouver by midweek. Well, it turns out that may have been a...
View ArticleJump in gas prices would be unreasonable, even as Saudi oil facility...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – While there are projections local gas prices could jump as much as seven cents per litre by Wednesday, one expert believes that would be unreasonable. Some analysts are...
View ArticleGas thieves drilling, emptying car fuel tanks in Langley: reports
LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) – Gasoline thieves are once again drilling into vehicle gas tanks and making off with the fuel, with a number of people living in Langley reporting the issue to police and on social...
View ArticleGas to drop by 10 cents/litre in Metro Vancouver Thursday: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An industry insider says gas prices are expected to drop across Metro Vancouver on Thursday. Dan McTeague, formerly of GasBuddy.com, says gas in the area could drop as much as...
View ArticleGas prices to drop five more cents in Metro Vancouver on Friday
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We haven’t seen gas prices drop this much, this fast in about a decade. Prices at Metro Vancouver pumps are set to go down five more cents per litre Friday, on top of the 10...
View ArticleInquiry questions competition in B.C. gas market as prices still unexplained
VANCOUVER — An inquiry into British Columbia’s unusually high gas prices questions whether the province’s gasoline and diesel market is well-functioning and competitive after material submitted in the...
View ArticleIran’s top leader warns ‘thugs’ as protests reach 100 cities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked...
View ArticleLegislation aims to bring transparency to oil and gas prices in B.C.
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — Oil and gas companies in B.C. could be forced to reveal how they set their prices. Legislation introduced by the provincial government Monday afternoon would allow the B.C....
View ArticleB.C. gas prices transparency rules could backfire: analyst
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Proposed legislation aimed at lowering gas prices by making petroleum companies come clean on how they come up with the price at the pump won’t work, and may backfire. That’s...
View ArticleAs internet restored, online Iran protest videos show chaos
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Machine gun fire answers rock-throwing protesters. Motorcycle-riding Revolutionary Guard volunteers chase after demonstrators. Plainclothes security forces grab, beat...
View ArticleMore British Columbians crossing the border to fill up on cheaper gas
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Have you ever dipped across the border to save some cash on gas? Well, you’re not alone. A recent poll from ‘Research Co’ suggests just under 1 in 5 British Columbians have gone...
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