There was an interrupter clause invoked last night, raising the price of diesel by 6.1 cents per litre. The minimum pump price for diesel is now 244.5 cents per litre in the local area. There was no change to the price of gasoline.

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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he expects a difficult time ahead as Canada prepares to impose retaliatory tariffs on more than 27-billion dollars worth of U.S. goods.

The tariffs are set to take effect September eighth, in response to a 50 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian goods.

Houston says the measures will hurt Nova Scotia’s economy, but he remains optimistic Canada and the U.S. can return to the negotiating table and reach a fair deal.

He says the province has funding available to help businesses affected by the trade dispute, while also looking to grow Nova Scotia’s economy and reduce its reliance on the U.S. market.

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Eastlink says unusual login activity is what alerted its internal team to a data breach affecting about 75-thousand current and former customers. The company says its team noticed a high volume of username resets in its My Account system late Wednesday, and confirmed the breach the following morning. Eastlink says names, email addresses and service addresses may have been exposed, but it’s highly unlikely financial information was accessed. The company is offering affected customers 12 months of free identity monitoring through TransUnion.

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Seniors in Nova Scotia can now apply for a 750-dollar grant to help cover healthcare and household costs.

The annual Seniors Care Grant can help with expenses including home heating, yard work, meal preparation, groceries, prescription medication deliveries and phone service.

To qualify, you must be 65 or older, with a household income of 45-thousand-100 dollars or less.

Applications are open until December first. You can apply online through the Nova Scotia government website, by mail, or get a paper application at Access Nova Scotia.