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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / FutureGen Industries Corp. (formerly Right Season Investments Corp.) (TSXV:LITT) ("FutureGen Industries" or the "Company"). At the request of the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, the Company wishes to confirm that its management is unaware of any material change in the Company's operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.

Moving a 130 year-old Silver Mining Area to a 2026 District-Scale Exploration Project!

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Inventus Mining Corp. (TSXV:IVS) ("Inventus" or the "Company")is pleased announce that processing of the Trench 1 bulk sample is underway at its 100%-owned Pardo "River of Gold" Project, located 65 km northeast of Sudbury, Ontario.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSX.V:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce that it finished the 2025 calendar year as the best price-performing listed company on the Bolsa de Valores de Lima ("BVL") across all sectors, representing a record share-price increase of approximately 600% during the year.

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft"), a Montreal-based company specializing in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, is pleased to announce the acquisition of KidKare by Minute Menu, the leading provider of daycare management and compliance software solutions for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in the United States.

United Chargers Inc - manufacturer of popular Canadian made Grizzl-E EV chargers has announced a boost to its Clean Fuel Regulations based Grizzl-E Club payouts go from 3¢ per kWh to up to 10¢ per kWh

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Psyence Group Inc. (CSE:PSYG) ("Psyence" or the "Company") announces that its proposed reverse takeover target, GoldCoast Resource Corp. ("GoldCoast"), has been granted a series of ten contiguous offshore reconnaissance licenses by the Minerals Commission of Ghana (the "Reconnaissance Licenses") covering approximately 10,000 square kilometres along Ghana's western offshore continental shelf (the "License Area"). The Reconnaissance Licenses permit GoldCoast to conduct reconnaissance activities in accordance with Ghanaian mining regulations. The Reconnaissance Licenses have an initial term of 12 months and may be renewed in accordance with Ghanaian regulations.

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DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation ("Ai2" or the "Company") today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to a proposed direct public listing of its Class A common stock. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, including the effectiveness of the registration statement, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be commenced or completed. The number of shares to be offered, the price range, and other terms for the offering have not yet been determined.

Strategic Partnership Secures 2026 Production Scale; Breakthrough Heat-Pump Technology Eliminates Backup Heat While Maintaining High Efficiency in All Climates

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Predictiv AI Inc. (CSE:PAI)(FWB:7IT) (the "Company" or "Predictiv AI") is pleased to announce that its common shares have commenced trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) following the Company's successful secondary listing on the Open Market (Freiverkehr) - Quotation Board segment.

Aetherlux Pro Operates to -57°F Without Defrost Cycles or Backup Heat, Addressing Grid Stress and Soaring Energy Costs

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Nic Matich Appointed Non-Executive Director to Lead Australian Investor and Business Development Activities: CFO David Robinson Transitions from Board to Executive Role

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Silver X Mining Corp. (TSX-V:AGX)(F:AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Ventum Financial Corp. as sole agent and sole bookrunner (the "Agent"), in connection with a "best efforts" private placement offering by the Company (the "Offering") of up to C$60 million aggregate principal amount of secured convertible debentures of the Company (the "Convertible Debentures").

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A40M0J) ("Alset AI" or the "Company"), an artificial intelligence ("AI") venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that its flagship AI business, Cedarcross Technologies Inc., operating under the brand Lyken.AI ("Lyken.AI"), has been formally approved as a qualified vendor and has received its official vendor code from a leading multinational technology and telecommunications company.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG)(OTCQB:LGCXF)(FSE:Y2F) (the "Company" or "Lahontan") is pleased to announce new assay results from our 2025 Phase Two drilling program at the Company's flagship Santa Fe Mine Project located in Nevada's prolific Walker Lane. Lahontan has received analytical results for two additional reverse-circulation rotary ("RC") drill holes in the south Slab pit area totaling 396 metres (please see table below). Significant results include:

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Presented by the Business in Vancouver (BIV), the BC Export Awards highlight the successes of exporting companies and British Columbia's role in international trade

AUSTIN, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / For over 21 years, Kelly McAndrew has served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), playing a pivotal role in shaping AM Technical Solutions (AM) culture and strategic direction, enabling exceptional results.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSX-V:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has onboarded BBA Inc. ("BBA") to the Lac Jeannine Feasibility Study (the "Feasibility Study") [i] to support its subsidiary, CoTec Québec Corporation Inc. ("CoTec Québec"). The BBA team has completed initial site visits and baseline studies of the Lac Jeannine Iron Tailings Project, Québec, Canada ("Lac Jeannine", or the "Project") and has drawn up a metallurgical testing program for the full Feasibility Study following a review of the metallurgical data generated by CoTec during the positive 2024 Preliminary Economic Assessment [ii] (the "PEA"). The primary objective of the testing program is targeting a concentrate grade of >67% Fe which is expected to support classification of Lac Jeannine as a critical mineral project. The results from the program will form the basis of the engineering design criteria and mass balance for the Project and are expected to be completed in H1 2026.

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Strong oxide gold silver results from step-out drilling in the Southern portion of the Contention Target Area extend the Au/Ag Zone on strike to over 1kmDrill hole TR25-31 intersected 44.1 meters averaging 158.97 gpt AgEq (77.7 gpt Ag and 1.161 gpt Au) including 3.0 m averaging 990.78 gpt AgEq (465.5 gpt Ag and 7.504 gpt Au)Drill hole TR25-27 intersected 51.7m averaging 72.7 gpt AgEq (42.87 gpt Ag and 0.427 gpt Au)Drill hole TR25-28 intersected 62.3m averaging 41.3 gpt AgEq (28.7 gpt Ag and 0.18 gpt Au) from surface45 RC holes have now been drilled in the 2025-2026 drill program with 15 RC holes pending release as the campaign continuesCore hole TC25-04 continues to be drilled to depth, penetrating the southern NSAMT (natural source audio-frequency magneto-telluric) target

The Company's KASYA holdings begin trading on the AscendEX Exchange

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 27, 2026 / Prince Silver Corp. (CSE:PRNC)(OTCQB:PRNCF)(T130:Frankfurt) ("Prince Silver"or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 4,687,500 units of the Company ("Units") at a price of $0.70 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $3,000,000 (the "Private Placement'). Each Unit will consist of one common share (a "Common Share") and one-half common share purchase warrant, with each full warrant (a "Warrant") being exercisable to purchase one Common Share at a price of $1.00 for 24 months from the date of issuance ; provided that if the closing price of the Company's Common Shares for a period of 10 consecutive trading days is $1.40 or higher, the Company will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants upon notice given by press release and the Warrants will thereafter expire on the 30th calendar day after the date of such press release.

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Perilously cold temperatures threatened millions of Americans Monday in the wake of a sprawling winter storm that left at least 23 people dead as it knocked out power and paralyzed transportation.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would raise tariffs on South Korean goods including autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals, taking aim at the country for "not living up to" an earlier trade pact struck with Washington.

Around the world, hundreds of thousands of fans of K-pop megastars BTS are nursing disappointment after failing to secure a ticket for their highly-anticipated comeback tour.

"This is slaughter in the streets," Stephen McLaughlin says softly, his words hanging in the bitter Minnesota air as he pays his respects to Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead by federal border agents on Saturday.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is confident in the United States men's hockey team and its chances of capturing a gold medal at next month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.