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; } } Alberta 2025 Budget Projects $5.2 Billion Deficit, Delivers $1.2 Billion Tax Cut – BCI 24 News Network
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Alberta 2025 Budget Projects $5.2 Billion Deficit, Delivers $1.2 Billion Tax Cut

28 February 2025 3:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

Alberta’s 2025 budget tabled on Feb. 27 projects a $5.2 billion deficit, while doubling the province’s contingency funds amid tariff threats and accounting for $1.2 billion in personal income tax cuts.

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner called the province’s 2025-2026 budget one of “tough but measured choices.” He said the budget aims to address the needs of Alberta’s growing population while preparing for the potential economic impact of U.S. tariffs on Canada as well as the risks of revenue volatility.
Earlier in the day, U.S. President Donald Trump said the threatened tariffs—25 percent on all Canadian and Mexican goods and 10 percent on Canada’s energy exports—will take effect on March 4, arguing the Canada and Mexico haven’t done enough to address drug smuggling….