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; } } Canadian Doctors Call for Removal of Licensing Barriers Between Provinces – BCI 24 News Network
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Canadian Doctors Call for Removal of Licensing Barriers Between Provinces

3 March 2025 12:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

Staff shortages, long wait times, and burnout—these are the reasons doctors in Canada are calling for the toppling of barriers that hamper their ability to practise medicine across the country’s different provinces and territories.
Doctors must hold a separate licence for each jurisdiction, and “with few exceptions, practising in a different province or territory involves a burdensome application process and thousands of dollars in fees,” Canadian Medical Association (CMA) president Dr. Joss Reimer said in a press release on Feb. 24.
“This fragmented approach contrasts with the spirit of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement to support mobility rights of workers—and patients pay the price.”…