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Weather, Fuel, CAD & Farm Markets
Local weather, regional fuel averages, official CAD exchange rates and Canadian farm-market information in one compact view.
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REGULAR¢/litre
DIESEL¢/litre
Regional survey averages; individual stations may differ.
Data: Kalibrate Daily Pump Price SurveyC$1.00Canadian dollar equals
USD
0.7252
EUR
0.6238
GBP
0.5361
JPY
112.87
AUD
1.0074
Bank of Canada daily rate · 2026-09-03
Source: Bank of CanadaSeptember 1 closing futures. Select any market for the detailed price tables.
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