ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Ontario Election: Voters to Choose Between Third-Term Government and New Leadership – BCI 24 News Network
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Ontario Election: Voters to Choose Between Third-Term Government and New Leadership

27 February 2025 4:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

Election day has arrived in Ontario, with voters from all corners of the province casting their ballots to determine the next provincial government.
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is seeking a third consecutive term as premier after calling a snap election late last month.
Ontario was not set to hold a general election until June 2026 but Ford said he wanted a “strong mandate” from the populace to address the tariff threats posed by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada.
Ford said the province would need to spend billions of dollars to bolster the economy should the tariff threats materialize, which would compromise his 2022 election pledge to achieve a balanced budget….