Gas prices drop in Nova Scotia Halifax, NS, Canada / Hot Country 103.5 Skye Bryden-Blom May 28, 2021 | 5:01 AM Jeena Paradies / CC It’s cheaper to fill up in Nova Scotia on Friday. The price of regular self-serve gas has dropped three cents overnight to a new minimum of $1.256 per litre in the Halifax area. Diesel now sits at a minimum of $1.157, down 1.2 cents per litre.