Those looking to fill their gas tanks at P.E.I. pumps will be paying a little extra following the Island Regulatory Appeals Commission weekly adjustment.

Pump prices for regular unleaded gasoline are up by 2.5 cents per litre, and will now range from $1.174 to $1.186 per litre including tax.

Diesel is also up 2.5 cents per litre and will range from $1.291 to $1.303 per litre.

Furnace oil jumped three cents per litre. The maximum price for furnace oil is $0.994 per litre including tax.

There was no change to the price of propane.

IRAC's next scheduled price adjustment is Sept. 27.

High rate of youth hospitalization from substance use has P.E.I. mental health chief 'very concerned'

Young people on Prince Edward Island between the ages of 10 and 24 have the fourth-highest hospitalization rate nationally due to harm from substance use, according to a study released this week by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. 

A participant practices rolling a joint at the Cannabis Carnivalus 4/20 event in Seattle, Washington April 20, 2014. Thousands of marijuana enthusiasts gathered in Colorado and Washington state over the weekend for an annual celebration of cannabis culture with rallies, concerts and trade shows in the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana. 

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On Prince Edward Island, cannabis was the substance that led to hospitalization most. 

Ferry employee accidentally eats cannabis on the job, says company

Northumberland Ferries Limited says it is investigating an incident in which an employee accidentally ate an edible cannabis product while working.

MV Confederation has been out of service since Sunday.

MV Confederation

VP of operations Don Cormier confirmed to CBC News that an employee accidentally consumed an edible cannabis product while working back in August.

Regular unleaded gasoline will now range from $1.174 to $1.186 per litre including tax.

Gas, diesel, furnace oil all up at P.E.I. pumps

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