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Lionel Messi headed a goal and provided an assist as Inter Miami won the Campeones Cup on Wednesday, beating Cruz Azul 2-0 in the annual clash between Major League Soccer and Mexican Liga MX champions.

When transgender woman Kali Sidharth Medepalli began hormone replacement therapy in India, she expected to complete her medical transition and undergo surgery within a year.

Artificial intelligence is set to loom large when Chinese President Xi Jinping meets counterpart Donald Trump in Washington next week, but for all the urgency surrounding the technology, the rivals remain far from agreeing on anything substantial.

The US military honor guard has been rehearsing and the new White House helipad is ready. But will Xi Jinping and Donald Trump achieve lift-off at their summit next week?

Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the infamous "Sandpapergate" ball-tampering scandal in 2018, but the former Australia skipper is undaunted about returning to South Africa for his first Test series since.

Prince Harry and wife Meghan have kept a low profile since returning to Britain three weeks ago but, as his first public engagements loom, tensions over their security and monarchy relationship have surfaced.

Journalist and author Zeinab Badawi, whose history of Africa has sold more than 110,000 copies, is turning her attention to younger readers with a forthcoming children's edition of the book.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, husband of singer Taylor Swift, was among investors defrauded out of millions of dollars by a financial adviser who is going to prison.

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter have sold their stakes in the Premier League side to majority owner Clearlake Capital, which has assumed full control, the club announced Wednesday.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") announces that trading in its common shares, which was halted by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization ("CIRO") on September 17, 2026, pending the announcement of the Company's US$62M acquisition of a gold stream on the Tongon Gold Mine and the related US$75M debt financing, is scheduled to resume at market open on Friday, September 18, 2026, or as otherwise determined by CIRO in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Tectonic Metals Inc. ("Tectonic"or the "Company") (TSX-V: TECT; OTCQX: TETOF) is pleased to announce the voting results of its 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed an initial closing (the "Initial Closing") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures (the "Convertible Debentures").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / This notice is being sent to advise that Maple Leaf Critical Minerals 2025-II Enhanced Flow-Through Limited Partnership - National Class (CUSIP Class A - 564922102, CUSIP Class F - 564922128) and Quebec Class (CUSIP Class A - 564922110, Class F- 564922136) (the "Partnership") will be proceeding with a transaction (the "Liquidity Transaction") pursuant to which the assets of the Partnership (the "Assets") will be transferred on a tax-deferred basis to the Maple Leaf Gold & Critical Minerals Class (the "Gold & Critical Minerals Class Mutual Fund"), a class of shares of Maple Leaf Corporate Funds Ltd., an open-ended mutual fund corporation, in exchange for Series A or Series F shares of the Mutual Fund.

Final Prospectus Filed. Books closing September 28, 2026 for initial closing.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. ("Rocky Shore" or the "Company") (CSE:RSG)(OTCQB:RSGLF) announces that it is undertaking a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") to raise aggregate gross proceeds of up to $5,000,000 through the sale of common shares of the Company that qualify as "flow-through shares" (as defined in subsection 66(15) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) ("FT Shares") at a price of C$0.15 per FT Share.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Vanta Holdings Inc. (CSE:VNTA)(OTC:VNTXF)(FSE:7BC, WKN:A4205J) ("Vanta" or the "Company"), a consumer health sciences and longevity company focused on preventative wellness and healthspan extension, and parent of the Vanta premium longevity brand, announces that representatives of the Company attended the 2026 All-In Summit (the "All-In Summit"), held September 13-15, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.

Board-Led Process Will Prioritize Capital Formation for the India Joint Venture While Evaluating Strategic and Financial Alternatives

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / 1. Issuer Details

Phase 1-A targeting 1,000 metric tons of copper concentrate per month, scaling to 2,000 metric tons per month within 12 to 18 months and expandable to 8,000-10,000 metric tons per month - processed without sulfuric acid, with solar and wind capacity phased in progressively toward a zero-carbon footprint

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV:EMPR)(OTCQX:EMPYF) ("Empress" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its wholly-owned subsidiary, Empress Royalty Holding Corp. ("Empress Holdings") entered into a Stream Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") today with Appian Tongon Streamco Ltd. (the "Seller", "Appian") to acquire its interest in the gold stream (the "Stream") on the Tongon Gold Mine ("Tongon") in Côte d'Ivoire, owned and operated by the Atlantic Group, for an upfront cash payment of US$62M (the "Investment").

Constellation Brings Dôr's Retail Intelligence Architecture to HealthcareConnects Clinical, Scheduling, Call-Center and Staffing Data to Predict Care Needs, Optimize Provider Capacity and Improve Patient Access

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The DD13 results support the occurrence near-surface high-grade gold mineralization at Vizcacha

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / ECC Ventures 4 Corp. ("ECC4" or the "Company") (TSXV:ECCF.P) announces that the binding term sheet dated effective July 6, 2026, pursuant to which the Company proposed to acquire all of Cambria Gold Mines Inc. ("Cambria") rights to and interest in the Mt. Margaret copper and gold porphyry deposit, has been terminated by the parties in accordance with its terms. The transaction was intended to constitute the Company's Qualifying Transaction (as such term is defined by the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV")).

TORONTO, ON AND LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the addition of Ali Palmer as a Partner in the firm's Human Resources Practice. Based in London, Palmer advises boards, chief executive officers and chief people officers on the recruitment of senior human resources leaders, helping organizations build leadership teams that enable growth, transformation and long-term performance.

Founder and Largest Shareholder Increases Ownership Stake, Underscoring Confidence in Nextech3D.ai's Growth Strategy, Expanding Enterprise Pipeline, and Long-Term Shareholder Value Creation

Monthly purchases of 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition scheduled to increase from 3 million to a minimum of 8 million rounds, supporting expanded manufacturing operations

NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / Freedom Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:FRHC) is the General Partner of the Salesforce FIDE World Championship Match 2026, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and Freedom announced today. General Partner is the highest partnership tier of the World Championship.

ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / OMP, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions, invites attendees of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 in London to its joint session with multinational Bayer. Representatives of the Pharmaceutical division and the global IT department will show what it took to rebuild global planning around faster, higher-quality decisions, how Unison Planning™ supports that at scale, and where AI fits in.

Seymour advances permitting, Zonia reports additional copper intercepts and Noronex begins exploration at Sleitat as Kenbridge outlines its next technical program

Upgraded E-PTZ Camera Integrates into UniDoc Connect for Full In-Transit Patient Coverage Across San Juan's Ambulance Fleet

Expanded European Presence Strengthens Customer and Supplier Support Across Key Markets and Positions Platform for Continued GrowthAI-Enabled Operating Processes Target Greater Efficiency, Scalability and Cost Discipline With the Goal of Supporting Margin ImprovementGerard Versteegh, Organic Industry Pioneer, Joins As Strategic Advisor