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CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Consumer Choice Award is proud to recognize GreenFox Windows & Doors as the 2025 winner in the Windows and Doors category for Southern Alberta. This honour celebrates the company's commitment to product excellence, innovative technology, and dependable service for homeowners in Calgary and beyond.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSXV:CRE)(OTCQX:CRECF)(FSE:F12) ("Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce initial results from the 2025 summer exploration program completed on Critical Elements' 100%-owned Nemaska Belt properties group, in the Eeyou Istchee region of Québec (Figure 1).

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Grid Metals Corp. (TSXV:GRDM)(OTCQB:MSMGF) ("Grid" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has received an exploration drill permit from the Province of Manitoba for its 100% owned Falcon West Lithium/Cesium Property, located approximately 110 km east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Company plans to begin drilling at Falcon West in September.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:NSU) ("North Shore" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has staked 27 additional mining claims (the "New Claims") at its Rio Puerco uranium project in northwestern New Mexico ("Rio Puerco" or the "Project"). The Project now includes 64 adjoining Bureau of Land Management ("BLM") claims.

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Drilling highlighted by drill hole GC 24-276 which returned 5.13 grams per tonne (gpt) over 13.5 meters including 14.72 gpt over 2.3 meters, reported in drilled thicknessCompletion of the previously discussed underground drill stations at the 941-level of the Golden Chest Mine allows for better drill hole orientations and increases available targets within the Red Star area, helping delineate the shape of a broad mineralized zone

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Highlights:Senior U.S. EPA and Permitting Council representatives toured AEMC's Nikolai Project on August 26, 2025Early federal engagement provides advantages under the FAST-41 permitting framework, improving predictability and transparency for project developmentVisit underscores federal recognition of the strategic importance of domestic nickel supply for clean energy and national securityState of Alaska and Permitting Council sign MOU to align State of Alaska permitting with the FAST-41 program framework during same Alaska visit.AEMC advancing the United States' largest nickel resources in Interior Alaska.

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / September 11, 2025 / Further to the announcement on 2 September 2025, Ecora (LSE:ECOR)(TSX:ECOR)(OTCQX:ECRAF) a critical minerals focused royalty company, announces that it has completed the sale of a wholly-owned subsidiary, which holds a 2% Net Smelter Return royalty over the development stage Dugbe Gold Project in Liberia, to a subsidiary of Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. for a total consideration of up to $20.0m (the "Transaction"), with $16.5m having been received on completion.

A documentary about an Israeli ex-soldier's efforts to rescue his family from the October 7 Hamas attacks premiered under heavy police presence on Wednesday, after initially being cut from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lineup.

Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-marred 1st T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Mexico, under pressure not to serve as a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States, has proposed a 50-percent duty on car imports from the Asian giant -- up from 15-20 percent.

The S&P 500 rose to a fresh record Wednesday behind a surge in Oracle shares as markets looked ahead to key consumer pricing data expected to influence US interest rate decisions.

South Korea's top diplomat made a direct appeal Wednesday to the United States to release hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid that stunned the close US ally, as a plane dispatched by Seoul was delayed.

Tadej Pogacar says a 47-day break since his latest Tour de France triumph has left him rested and ready to launch his build up to the world championships with two races in Canada.

Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead Wednesday in an apparent assassination that sparked fears of more political violence in an increasingly febrile United States.

South Africa struck 97-5 inside eight overs in a rain-marred first T20 against England in Cardiff on Wednesday.

NASA has begun barring Chinese nationals with valid visas from joining its programs, underscoring the intensifying space race between the rival powers.

Ange Postecoglou believes "exciting times" lie ahead of Nottingham Forest as the Australian aims to end the club's 35-year wait to win a major trophy.

Qatar's prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be "brought to justice".

Labor leaders reached a tentative agreement with Boeing that could resolve a strike in the aviation giant's defense business, the union announced Wednesday.

Swimmer Ben Proud, who won an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024, has become the first British athlete to join the Enhanced Games, a competition where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.

Israeli air strikes on Huthi-held Yemen killed 35 people and wounded more than 130 on Wednesday, the Iran-backed rebels said, days after their prime minister and half the cabinet died in a major attack.

World number one Scottie Scheffler is eyeing his sixth title of the season as he tees it up in the US PGA Tour Procore Championship with the Ryder Cup on his mind.

Merck, the US pharmaceutical group, said on Wednesday it has dropped plans to build a $1.4-billion research centre in Britain, blaming the country's "lack of investment" in the sector and its drugs prices.

After years of steady decline, US greenhouse gas emissions risk leveling off under Trump administration policies that promote fossil fuels and restrict renewables, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley said Wednesday he's "very far along" in plotting pairings for the biennial match play showdown with Europe but welcomed the chance to build team chemistry at this week's US PGA Tour stop in Napa, California.

Some 25 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo were buried Wednesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, following an attack linked to the Islamic State group that left at least 71 dead earlier this week.

Prince Harry met his father King Charles III at his Clarence House residence in London on Wednesday, ending a 19-month-long estrangement after the prince appealed for reconciliation earlier this year.

Jamie Vardy is determined to prove he's not at Cremonese for a retirement party as the former Premier League winner prepares to start a new adventure at the newly-promoted Serie A club.

Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient life on our neighboring planet, scientists at NASA announced Wednesday.

Poland warned on Wednesday that Russia and Europe are inching towards an "open conflict" after Warsaw shot down what it said were Russian drones in Polish airspace, drawing vows of support from the United States and other NATO members.