Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
38%
6 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
74/100
CBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Economy/Business
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Gas prices are dropping.
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prices → drop → ?
You can thank the 'winter blend' for that
Gas prices fell 8 cents overnight and could dip by a few more still: expert
Drivers rejoice: gas prices in Canada are dropping, thanks to a yearly switch.
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prices → thank → switch
Gas prices ticked up earlier this week, reaching a national average of 194.5 cents per litre yesterday according to affordableenergy.ca, but dropped by about eight cents overnight to 186.9 cents per litre as of Friday.
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prices → tick → Friday
The cost of gas usually goes up in the summer and comes down in the fall because of a mid-September switchover from summer-blend gasoline to a winter blend, says Dan McTeague, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy.
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McTeague → go → Energy
The different mix of fuel is used to prevent fuel-line freezing and make engines run better in the cold.
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engines → use → cold
McTeague forecasts the cost of gas could drop by another few cents over the weekend before settling.
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cost → forecast → weekend
"But that's probably as good as it's going to get unless someone … can wave a magic wand and get a lot more oil, diesel, jet fuel and gasoline into global markets," McTeague told CBC News Network.
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McTeague → go → Network
Fighting in the Middle East has all but shuttered the Strait of Hormuz and compromised the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, disrupting the flow of oil to the rest of the world.
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Fighting → shutter → world
Fewer barrels flowing from the region has sent the price of oil way up: the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil soared past the $100-per-barrel U.S. benchmark last week and is now hovering around $104 US.
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price → flow → US
But diesel, on the other hand, is soaring.
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diesel → soar → hand
The average cost for a litre of diesel across Canada sat at $2.751 as of Thursday, according to Natural Resources Canada, though certain cities like Calgary hovered lower, at $2.513.
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cities → sit → 2.513
Vancouver topped the three-dollar mark, with a litre of diesel costing drivers $3.055.
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litre → top → 3.055
That's bad news even for those who don't drive, according to experts.
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who → drive → experts
Trucks that deliver consumer items to stores — including your groceries — as well as tractors that harvest food all tend to run on diesel.
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that → deliver → diesel
It could mean consumers see higher sticker prices, because companies will have no choice but to pass on the higher cost of fuel to consumers, said Tej Dulat, director of government and public affairs with the Canada Truck Operators Association.
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Dulat → mean → Association
"You're going to see that impact coming on the grocery prices," Dulat told CBC News last week.
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Dulat → go → News
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