Kevin Yarr

The price of gas on Prince Edward Island&nbsp;took another significant jump on Friday morning.

The current minimum price for a litre of self-serve, regular gasoline is $1.316, up 2.9 cents over last week.

It's the highest price for gas on the Island since May of 2019.

The price of gas hovered around a dollar a litre during the latter half of 2020, but began to climb late in the year.

Gas price on P.E.I.

The price is up 25 per cent since New Year's Day alone.&nbsp;

The price increase followed the regular, weekly review of petroleum product prices by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission.

The prices of diesel and heating oil did not change.

COVID-19 on P.E.I.: What's happening Friday, March 19

Four more people on Prince Edward Island have been diagnosed with COVID-19, including a male under 19 who is involved in minor sport activities, the Chief Public Health Office said late Friday.

Check points near the Confederation Bridge monitor who is coming into P.E.I. Cudmore said she was worried she might not even get into P.E.I. 

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The Atlantic bubble is currently scheduled to open by April 19. 

P.E.I.'s  'unfounded' sexual assault cases highest in country

P.E.I. continues to have the highest rate of “unfounded” sexual assault cases in the country, according to a recent report by Statistics Canada. The report put P.E.I.’s rate at 25 per cent in 2019, the most recent year statistics are available. That’s more than double the national average of 10 per cent the same year.

A silhouuette photo of a woman, kept undistiguishable to protect her identity.

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P.E.I.'s rate of unfounded sexual assaults is double the national average.

The price of gas has risen 25 per cent this year.

Gas price on P.E.I. climbs over $1.30 per litre

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