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; } } The Bigger Trump Factor for Canada’s Economy That’s Going Unnoticed – BCI 24 News Network
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The Bigger Trump Factor for Canada’s Economy That’s Going Unnoticed

27 February 2025 1:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

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On the same day this week that New Brunswick’s Irving Paper said it’s closing half of its operations in the province, Apple announced a US$500 billion investment in the United States.
Apple’s announcement came on the heels of Saudi Arabia committing to a US$600 billion investment in the United States in January, and an Emirati businessman pledging US$20 billion to build data centres in the country earlier the same month.
Meanwhile, the Tissue subsidiary of Irving, whose Paper division cited rising energy costs for cutting operations in Canada, announced a US$600 million expansion to its operations in Macon, Georgia, in late November….