Analysts are predicting another increase in the price of gas, this week.
A jump of about a cent a litre is being forecast.
Meanwhile,the price of gas in New Brunswick went up by eight-tenths of a cent, last night.
Diesel there rose by 1.4 cents a litre.
The minimum price for a litre of regular gas in Cape Breton is now $1.03.2.
Diesel now goes for a minimum of $1.16 cents a litre on the Island.
The province says it’s set up a six-week training program to give financial support to former Servicom employees.
It says the program will help the former call centre workers build skills and support their search for work.
The program will include first aid and safety training, as well as courses on computers, communication skills, stress management, time management and conflict resolution.
The program starts on Monday, and people can register by going to information sessions later this week.
The sessions are being organized by the province, Ottawa and local groups to give information on a number of programs including Income Assistance, EI and home heating.
The sessions take place at the Ashby Legion on Thursday and Friday.
Meanwhile, government officials and former Servicom site director Todd Riley say a US-based investor is interested in getting the call centre back up and running.
About 600 people were put out of work when the operation closed.
A Cape Breton Regional Police Officer charged with domestic assault is due back in court, today.
34 year-old Constable Kristopher Karl Planetta faces two counts of domestic assault.
The charges date back to October of this year and February of last year.
Both charges involve a 33 year-old woman.
The province’s police watchdog says Planetta was arrested after a preliminary investigation by Regional Police in October.
A 19 year-old man accused of stabbing a 17 year-old boy at a Sydney house party is due back in court today for another plea hearing.
Rein Kyler Rodman Ryan faces counts of Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon,and Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public.
Regional Police say they got the call to Rockcliff Crescent shortly after midnight on October 13th.
They say the 17 year-old was taken to the Regional Hospital in Sydney with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Ryan has been released on conditions.
Analysts got this week’s gas prediction wrong.
The price of gas went up by 2.8 cents a litre overnight and gas now goes for a minimum of $1.03.2 cents a litre in Cape Breton.
Meanwhile, diesel jumped by 1.8 cents.
The minimum price for a litre of diesel on the Island is now $1.16.