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Gas Is Still $1.81 a Litre: Why Pump Prices Won't Fall (and What to Do Before Winter)

  Canadians hoping for relief at the pump got bad news heading into this week: it isn't coming soon. The national average for regular gas was $1.81 a litre on Friday, according to Kalibrate, with provincial averages ranging from $1.557 in Alberta to $2.156 in Newfoundland, per GasBuddy. That's after a big policy move. On Friday the G7 announced plans to release 100 million barrels of oil right away, starting with diesel. Brent crude dipped on the news, then climbed back to about US$102 a barrel by the afternoon. Don't expect the release to show up at your station, because crude is only half the story. Crude oil explains only half your pump price Wood Mackenzie's Jim Mitchell says crude makes up 50 to 60 per cent of the retail price of gas. The rest is the cost of refining it, and that's where the squeeze is. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem pointed to damaged refining capacity worldwide in a Sept. 21 speech, noting that pump prices reflect crude roughly US$40 a ...
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Radar Glitch Grounds UK Flights, Sparks Nationwide Disruption

 

                                         Members of the public wait in the arrivals hall at Terminal 5 of Heathrow                                                 Airport in London

A technical failure at the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Swanwick control centre caused widespread flight disruptions across the UK on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Major airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh, and Birmingham were affected, with outbound flights temporarily grounded as engineers scrambled to resolve the issue.

The radar malfunction led to a shutdown of London’s airspace, forcing aircraft into holding patterns and delaying thousands of passengers. Although the system was restored later in the day, airlines warned that delays would persist into the evening as they worked to clear the backlog.

This incident echoes a similar outage in August 2023, which cost airlines over £100 million in compensation and refunds. Critics have called for improved contingency planning, citing the recurring nature of such failures.

Passengers are advised to check with their airlines for updated flight information as operations gradually return to normal.

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