The Nova Scotia Energy Board invoked the Interrupter Clause overnight to raise both gasoline and diesel prices. Gas has jumped by 6.5 cents a litre. The price for a litre of regular self serve unleaded ranges from $1.78.1 to $1.81.1 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury, and $1.78.9 to $1.81.9 for the remainder of Cape Breton. The price of diesel has risen even higher, up by 9.4 cents. The price for a litre of diesel is from $2.30.5 to $2.33.4 in the eastern mainland and Port Hawkesbury.