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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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Canadian Soldier Found Dead in Latvia After Four-Day Search

                                            Warrant Officer Geroge Hohl was found dead on Sept. 5, 2025.

A Canadian Armed Forces member who went missing in Latvia earlier this week has been found dead, the Department of National Defence has confirmed.

Warrant Officer George Hohl, a 20-year veteran and vehicle technician with the 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based in Edmonton, was deployed on Operation REASSURANCE as part of NATO’s Multinational Brigade-Latvia. He was last seen on September 2, 2025, in the city of Ādaži and was located deceased on September 5.

Canadian Forces Military Police are assisting Latvian authorities in investigating the circumstances of his death. Officials have stated there is no indication the incident poses an increased threat to the safety and security of deployed personnel.

General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, described the loss as devastating, noting that Hohl’s two decades of service included multiple deployments both at home and abroad.

Operation REASSURANCE is Canada’s largest overseas mission, involving approximately 2,200 personnel in the Baltic region to bolster NATO’s presence and deter potential threats in Eastern Europe.


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