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; } } NS, Alberta, Sask Premiers Call on Bloc Leader to Rethink Pipeline Opposition – BCI 24 News Network
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NS, Alberta, Sask Premiers Call on Bloc Leader to Rethink Pipeline Opposition

1 March 2025 10:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is urging the leader of the Bloc Quebecois to reconsider his opposition to pipeline projects like Energy East, a call echoed by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe.
Yves-François Blanchet last month rejected the idea of any pipeline through Quebec.
Houston made the plea in a Feb. 28 letter to Blanchet, saying that Canada is at a time where national unity and self-sufficiency are needed, and that opposition to energy projects runs counter to other provinces’ efforts to remove trade barriers to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign trade. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump said this week that tariffs on Canada will take effect March 4….