Francois Saad Sees $1.849 Edmonton Fuel Spike — Gas Prices Edmonton

Gas prices edmonton jumped overnight on Wednesday, and some Edmonton stations reached as much as $1.849 per litre. Francois Saad, filling his SUV in the city on Wednesday morning, called the price spike “outrageous” and “a little bit uncontrollable.”

Edmonton Prices at $1.50 to $1.849

$1.50 per litre was the cheapest gasoline price GasBuddy reported in Edmonton on Wednesday, while other stations climbed to $1.849 per litre. That gap left motorists facing a sharp split between the lowest pump price and the highest one reported in the city before the morning commute was over.

More than 30 cents was the overnight jump some Calgary stations posted, lifting prices there to about $1.869 per litre. Edmonton’s move was smaller in absolute terms than Calgary’s jump, but the city still saw a wide spread that rewarded drivers who found the lower end of the market before filling up.

Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto

Just under $1.60 per litre was GasBuddy’s cheapest reported gasoline price in Calgary on Wednesday, while Vancouver sat at $2.079 and Toronto at $1.596. Those figures put Edmonton near the middle of the range, but the overnight spike still hit motorists already at the pump on Wednesday morning.

Francois Saad said, “Fuel is outrageous right now. It’s a little bit uncontrollable,” as he topped his SUV in Edmonton. For drivers making a same-day fill-up, the practical move was simple: compare stations before pulling in, because the difference between the cheapest reported Edmonton price and the highest one was large enough to change the bill immediately.