Nova Scotians&nbsp;might see some small savings at the pumps as of Friday.

CBC News reporter Robert Jones, who makes gas price predictions for the network,&nbsp;said he expected&nbsp;the price of gas to dip by three cents per litre and the price of diesel to go down by one&nbsp;cent overnight.&nbsp;

Interrupter in action: How the UARB makes the call on gas prices

With the war in Ukraine throwing crude oil markets into turmoil, Nova Scotia's UARB chair has been busy.

Stephen McGrath became Chair of Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board on March 1, 2022. 

Stephen McGrath

Stephen McGrath became chair of Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board on March 1.

What Nova Scotians should know about fluctuating fuel prices

Roger McKnight, the chief petroleum analyst at En-Pro International, says an already tight supply of crude oil has been worsened by the crisis in Ukraine, but he predicts gas prices will drop significantly in the coming days.

Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst for En-Pro International says prices will probably go up a cent or so on Sunday, but would hold right through to Tuesday, before changing again on Wednesday.

Roger McKnight

Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst for En-Pro International, says prices will probably go down by 10 cents in the next couple of days.

The price of fuel has been fluctuating of late, hitting record highs in recent weeks&nbsp;and prompting Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board to 

invoke its interrupter clause on several occasions

The instability has been largely attributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but&nbsp;

Roger McKnight, chief petroleum analyst at En-Pro International told CBC News

&nbsp;the supply of crude and refined oil would still be tight if the crisis was resolved.

Expert group urges N.S. students to continue mask use at school

The IWK Health Centre's pediatric pandemic advisory group is calling for mask use to continue in Nova Scotia schools even after it is no longer required.

Grade one students wear masks as they attend class at Honore Mercier elementary school, Tuesday, March 9, 2021  in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

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Grade 1 students wear masks as they attend class at a Montreal elementary school in 2021. An IWK Health Centre group of doctors in Nova Scotia is calling for students to keep wearing masks after they're no longer required.

Cash cow: Cape Breton family auctions Holstein heifer to support Ukrainians

A family of dairy farmers in Skye Glen recently auctioned off a heifer to support the Red Cross's efforts in Ukraine.

Dallybrook, a Holstein heifer auctioned by the Wilson family to support the Red Cross's efforts in Ukraine.

Dallybrook

Spouse of N.S. gunman describes how he unravelled weeks before mass killing

Lisa Banfield spent hours recounting her relationship and impressions of Gabriel Wortman to RCMP officers in the days after he went on his murderous rampage in April, 2020.

See remains of Gabriel Wortman's home and burnt shell of mock rcmp car located at #220 Portapique Beach Road, Nova Scotia. 

Inside Portapique: Home of Gabriel Wortman

The remains of the Nova Scotia gunman's home after it was destroyed by fire in May 2020. 

Minor hockey tournament in Cole Harbour re-emerges from COVID restrictions

The Joe Lamontagne Memorial Hockey Tournament, which features thousands of players and coaches, is back this week after events in 2020 and 2021 had to be cancelled due to pandemic restrictions.

A total of 156 minor hockey teams are playing in this year's Joe Lamontagne Memorial Hockey Tournament. 

Joe Lamontagne Memorial Hockey Tournament Cole Harbour

N.S. woman with rare cancer pushed past misdiagnoses to access care

Ashley Nightingale says she had to persistently self-advocate before receiving a diagnosis of Stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of the disease.

Ashley Nightingale, 36, pictured with her 2-year-old son and infant daughter not long before she was diagnosed with stage three inflammatory breast cancer.

Ashley Nightingale

Ashley Nightingale, 36, pictured with her two-year-old son and infant daughter not long before she was diagnosed with Stage 3 inflammatory breast cancer.

CBC News reporter Robert Jones predicts Nova Scotia drivers will see some relief at the pumps as of Friday. 

N.S. gas prices predicted to dip slightly overnight

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