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  If you've been filling up this week and noticed the price is a bit lower than expected — that's not an accident. The federal government's fuel excise tax suspension is now law, and it means real, measurable savings at the pump for every Canadian driver from now through September 7, 2026. Here's what you need to know — and how to make the most of it before it disappears. What Just Happened? Bill C-30 received Royal Assent on June 19, 2026, officially implementing a temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax. The cut applies to: Gasoline: 10 cents per litre savings Diesel: 4 cents per litre savings Effective period: April 20 – September 7, 2026 The suspension was backdated to April 20, so the tax relief has technically already been flowing through wholesale fuel markets — you may already be benefiting without realizing it. What Does That Mean in Real Dollars? Toronto gas is sitting at around 161.9¢/litre as of this morning. Here's how those 10 cents tra...

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Bat Cupcakes

 

Ingredients:

  • Chocolate Cupcakes: You can use homemade or store-bought.
  • Chocolate Frosting: Homemade or store-bought.
  • Candy Googly Eyes: Found in the baking section of most grocery or craft stores.
  • Mini Oreos: For the bat’s face.
  • Regular Oreos: Split and broken in half to create the bat wings.

Instructions:

  1. Frost the Cupcakes: Pipe a generous layer of chocolate frosting on each cupcake.
  2. Prepare the Bat Wings: Twist apart regular-sized Oreos and scrape off the filling. Break each half into two pieces to create wings.
  3. Make the Bat Faces: Dab two small dots of frosting onto each mini Oreo and press a candy googly eye onto each dot.
  4. Assemble: Insert two Oreo wings into the frosting at the top of each cupcake. Place a mini Oreo with googly eyes in front of the wings to create the bat’s face.

Happy baking! 🧁🦇

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