‘It’s insane’: Gas prices poised to stay high all summer, upending budgets and travel

By Christopher Reynolds Since gas prices started climbing in March, Sarah Bradley has found herself bargain hunting across multiple grocery stores in Montreal. “Before, I’m a one-stop shop person,” she said. “Now I think twice. I’m like, OK, do I need that from IGA or can I find it somewhere else for cheaper? “It’s insane,” she said of the cost of filling up her Toyota RAV4 SUV this week, an expense that eats into other parts of her budget. In fact, Bradley’s not even filling the tank. She’s pumping 12 litres for $24.57 at a Petro-Canada station where the price just breached $2 a litre. The rest she planned to pump at a Costco, where she’s a member and gets a discount. “I’m on the road a lot and it…

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