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Edmonton, in contrast, averaged just under $1.69 per litre.</p> <section id="content-dynamic-trending-stories" class="l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape" aria-label="Dynamic trending stories section"> <div class="l-inlineStories__heading"> <span class="l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough">Trending Stories</span> </div> <ul class="c-posts c-posts--inline"> <li class="c-posts__item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220522005916/https://globalnews.ca/news/8853401/canada-apec-meeting-walkout-russia-ukraine-war/" class="c-posts__inner"> <div class="c-posts__media l-relatedStories__media"> <img class="c-posts__thumbnail" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20220522005916/https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/APEC-Russia-Putin-e1653132451284.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=336&h=224&crop=1" loading="lazy" width="336" height="224" alt=""/> </div> <div class="c-posts__details"> <div class="c-posts__headline "> <span 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