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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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Alberta Launches Urgent Review After Edmonton Man Dies Waiting for ER Care

 

Prashanth Sreekumar, 44, shown in this undated handout photo with his wife and three children.

The Alberta government has ordered an urgent review after a 44‑year‑old Edmonton man died while waiting nearly eight hours for care in a hospital emergency department. Prashanth Sreekumar, a father of three, arrived at Grey Nuns Community Hospital earlier in the week experiencing severe chest pain. Initial tests reportedly showed no abnormalities, but his condition worsened as he waited to see a physician.

Sreekumar suffered an apparent cardiac arrest in the waiting area and could not be revived. His death has sparked widespread concern about emergency room wait times and the strain on Alberta’s health‑care system. Health Minister Matt Jones directed Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health to conduct a joint review of the circumstances leading to the incident, while the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also launched an independent investigation.

Family members and friends say the tragedy was preventable and are calling for accountability, improved triage processes, and systemic changes to ensure no other patient faces similar delays. The case has intensified ongoing debates about ER overcrowding and staffing shortages across the province.


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