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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Juno Corp. ("Juno" or the "Company"), the largest mineral claimholder and most active explorer in Ontario's Ring of Fire, plans to spend a minimum of $20 million in 2026 on exploration activities across its Ring of Fire mineral holdings. The majority of this budget will be dedicated to drilling and advancing Juno's two flagship discoveries: Big Thunder, a high-grade gold system, and Vespa, a high-grade critical minerals discovery containing vanadium, titanium, iron, scandium, and gallium. In addition, Juno will continue to advance its Jupiter-Europa-Venus VMS targets (copper, gold, silver, and zinc) along the northern portion of the Ring of Fire.

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LONDON, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / As organizations and communities continue to navigate rapid change, leadership grounded in emotional intelligence, equity, and clarity has never been more essential. On March 2, AWL Partners will bring that leadership to life at The Future is NOW!, a powerful International Women's Day celebration designed to spark meaningful conversation, connection, and action. This event is sponsored by Lerners LLP.

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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") (TSX.V:CANX) is pleased to announce significant support for its offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Gold Basin Resources Corporation ("Gold Basin") (TSX.V:GXX) and has extended the Offer deadline to January 29, 2026. This extension will facilitate shareholders of Gold Basin ("Gold Basin Shareholders") who are experiencing delays in tendering in part related to the delinquent condition of Gold Basin, to deposit their shares under the Offer.

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WHITE ROCK, BRITISH COLUMBIA / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Athena Gold Corporation (CSE:ATHA)(OTCQB:AHNRF) ("Athena Gold" or the "Company") would like to cordially invite existing and prospective investors to visit Booth #212 at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Place, Vancouver) on Sunday, January 25 to Monday, January 26, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Aeonian Resources Ltd. ("Aeonian" or the "Company") (TSX.V:ALTN) is pleased to announce a strategic expansion of its Koocanusa Project in southwestern British Columbia through applications for four additional contiguous mineral tenure blocks. The newly staked ground captures interpreted extensions of multiple sediment-hosted copper targets and will significantly strengthen Aeonian's control over a district scale copper system ahead of its inaugural drill program planned to commence March 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / GMV Minerals Inc. (the "Company" or "GMV") (TSX-V:GMV)(OTCQB:GMVMF) is pleased to announce that, it has retained Machai Capital Inc. ("Machai") to provide the Company with a range of digital marketing services.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / SNOWLINE GOLD CORP. (TSX:SGD)(OTCQB:SNWGF) (the "Company" or "Snowline") is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun ("FNNND") in relation to FNNND's governance role on a future mine development on the Rogue Project as well as Snowline's ongoing exploration programs and environmental & engineering studies in the Traditional Territory of FNNND. The MOU was signed in Mayo, Yukon on January 17, 2026, by Scott Berdahl, CEO & Director of Snowline, and Chief Dawna Hope of FNNND.

News Release Highlights:Battery X Metals completed a non-brokered private placement financing for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.41 million, strengthening the Company's financial position and supporting continued execution of its strategic growth initiatives.The financing included participation from a former Director and Executive Officer of Fortune 500 Skechers USA, Inc., reflecting continued support from experienced capital markets participants aligned with the Company's long-term growth strategy.The proceeds provide additional capital to further advance Battery X Metals' integrated battery lifecycle strategy, supporting continued progress across exploration, lithium-ion battery rebalancing, and recycling initiatives aligned with the global clean energy transition.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Apex Critical Metals Corp. (CSE:APXC)(OTCQX:APXCF)(FWB:KL9) ("Apex" or the "Company") a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the identification and development of critical and strategic metals, is pleased to provide a year-end summary of its 2025 activities and milestones at the Rift Rare Earth Project (the "Project", or "Rift"), along with a 2026 outlook including a more detailed summary of the upcoming Phase I drill campaign.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, is pleased to announce that it has completed and received preliminary results from its comparative pharmacokinetics ("PK") large-mass animal study in pigs. The study measured how efficiently cladribine is absorbed into the bloodstream over time and compared BioNxt's proprietary orally dissolving film ("ODF") with the reference tablet formulation, evaluating the Company's swallow-free, sublingual ODF formulation for Multiple Sclerosis (MS).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Troubadour Resources Inc. ("TR", "Troubadour" or the "Company") (TSXV:TR)(OTC:TROUF)(WKN:TROUF) is pleased to announce that the Company has completed Phase 1 of the multi-phase drill program at its Senneville Gold-Silver-Copper property ("Senneville" or the "Property").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / January 19, 2026 / Core Critical Metals Corp. ("CCMC" or the "Company") (TSXV:XND), a North American mineral exploration company focused on advancing nickel and critical minerals projects, today extends its congratulations to Canada Nickel Company Inc. (CNC) on its recent groundbreaking successes in developing the Crawford Nickel Sulphide Project.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui blasted the "shameful" scenes that marred Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final in which Senegal players walked off the pitch in protest late in the game before coming back to win in extra-time.

Authorities in Guatemala accused gangs of killing eight police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison.

Drake Maye threw three touchdowns and Kayson Boutte grabbed an end zone reception for the ages as the New England Patriots scored a chaotic 28-16 playoff victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday to move within one win of a return to the Super Bowl.

A collision between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers in southern Spain killed at least 21 people and injured more than 70 on Sunday, the emergency services said.

In-form Brazilian Abner Vinicius scored what proved to be the winner as Lyon moved into the Ligue 1 top four with a 2-1 victory over 10-man Brest on Sunday.

Real Sociedad damaged Barcelona's title defence ambitions as Goncalo Guedes gave them a surprise 2-1 La Liga victory on Sunday, consigning Hansi Flick's side to a first defeat in 12 matches.

Portugal's socialist candidate won the first round of the presidential election and will face the far-right candidate in the second round, near-complete results showed Sunday.

Senegal stunned Morocco in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final as Pape Gueye's extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over the hosts after a chaotic end to the match marred by the eventual champions storming off the pitch in a lengthy protest following a controversial late penalty award.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday announced a deal with the chief of Kurdish-led forces that includes a ceasefire, after government troops advanced across Kurdish-held areas of the country's north and east.

Memphis star Ja Morant made a sparkling return from injury Sunday, scoring 24 points and handing out 13 assists to lead the Grizzlies to a 126-109 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic in London.

Real Sociedad damaged Barcelona's title defence ambitions with a surprise 2-1 victory on Sunday in La Liga as Hansi Flick's side fell to a first defeat in 12 matches.

Senegal stunned Morocco in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final as Pape Gueye's goal gave them a 1-0 extra-time win over the hosts at the end of a match marred by disgraceful scenes following a controversial penalty award.

Niclas Fullkrug kept AC Milan in touch with Serie A leaders Inter Milan with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over Lecce, his first for the seven-time European champions.