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MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft"), a Canadian company specializing in the acquisition and long-term development of vertical market software businesses, today announced the acquisition of Dispatch, a Boston-based field service software platform that helps enterprise brands manage and improve the service delivered across their third-party contractor networks. The acquisition was completed through Manos Software Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valsoft.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / First Canadian Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FCI)(OTCQB:GRAPF) ("FC graphite" or the "Company") announces the granting of stock options to its directors, offices and consultants as part of a long-term incentive program in accordance with the Company's 2026 Omnibus Share Incentive Plan adopted at the Annual and Special General Meeting held on July 7, 2026.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / Giyani Metals Corp. (TSXV:EMM)(GR:A2DUU8) ("Giyani" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce the filing of the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report supporting the Feasibility Study ("DFS") for its 100%-owned K.Hill Battery-Grade Manganese Project ("K.Hill" or the "Project"), located in the Kanye Basin, Botswana.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / Orogen Royalties Inc. (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQX:OGNNF) ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its shares have been qualified to begin trading on the OTCQX®Best Market ("OTCQX"). Orogen has upgraded to OTCQX from the OTCQB® Venture Market.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the appointment of John Blank as chief operating officer and the establishment of a new regional managing partner structure designed to support the firm's continued growth, strengthen operational effectiveness, and enhance coordination across its global platform.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 10, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has entered into a Royalty Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Almadex Minerals Ltd. ("Almadex") for the acquisition of a portfolio of fourteen (14) pre-production net smelter return ("NSR") royalties from Almadex. The portfolio includes royalty interests on mineral properties in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

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Top Silicon Valley executive Fidji Simo announced Wednesday she is leaving her full-time role at OpenAI to go part-time as an advisor and focus on recovery from a chronic illness.

Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the next tournament in 2030.

Iran on Friday laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war.

All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said he won't be caught out by an under-par Italian performance in the opening round of the Nations Championship when the two teams meet in Wellington on Saturday.

Lionel Messi has scored in every World Cup match so far, but after two gruelling knockout ties, will age finally catch up with the 39-year-old in the quarter-final against Switzerland?

Rory McIlroy made a fine start to the Scottish Open after a five-under-par 65 on Thursday gave him a share of the first-round lead.

South Korean chip giant SK hynix on Friday priced its mega US listing at $149 per share, raising around $26.5 billion in what will be the world's second largest stock sale after SpaceX.

England's quest to end 60 years of World Cup pain comes up against Norway's scoring machine Erling Haaland in a Miami showdown for a place in the semi-finals on Saturday.

The medieval Bayeux Tapestry began a hugely complicated journey on Thursday that will see it leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.

France coach Didier Deschamps paid tribute to forward Kylian Mbappe after he scored his eighth goal of the World Cup to fire Les Bleus into the semi-finals on Thursday.

Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.

Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final showdown on Thursday.

South Korean chip giant SK hynix is expected on Thursday to set the price for its mega US listing that could be the world's second largest stock sale after SpaceX.

Australian backstroke star Kaylee McKeown pulled out of the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Friday, citing fatigue and loss of breath.

India captain Shreyas Iyer said his T20 world champions were in "transition" after another heavy defeat saw England complete a series-clinching success in Bristol on Thursday.

Torstein Traeen, who started the day in the race leader's yellow jersey, was forced to leave the Tour de France on Thursday after suffering a concussion in a dramatic crash.

India captain Shreyas Iyer said his T20 world champions were in "transition" after another heavy defeat saw England complete a series-clinching success in Bristol on Thursday.

The timing of the International Olympic Committee's decision to ease restrictions on Russian athletes was "particularly cynical", Ukraine's sports minister has told AFP.

Keeping Erling Haaland quiet would be "huge" but the Norwegian juggernaut is not the only threat to England in their World Cup quarter-final, Manchester City teammate Nico O'Reilly said on Thursday.

Kawhi Leonard's return to Toronto is on hold pending conclusion of the NBA's probe of whether the LA Clippers skirted salary cap rules by paying him through a phony endorsement deal.

Veteran politician Andy Burnham was on track Thursday to become Britain's next prime minister as hundreds of Labour lawmakers formally nominated him to succeed Keir Starmer as party leader.

Australian sprint star Gout Gout has pulled out of the world under-20 championships, Australian Athletics said on Thursday, and he is set to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring tear.

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback that benefits makers of fossil fuel burning vehicles.

Iran on Thursday was laying to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in a US-Israeli airstrike, as Tehran's reports of new American attacks and Iranian hits on US allies raised fears of a return to all-out war.