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Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic can set up a heavyweight clash at the US Open on Tuesday, while Aryna Sabalenka aims to take another stride towards defending her title.

At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday.

Australia are sweating on the fitness of captain Pat Cummins ahead of the Ashes after he was ruled out Tuesday of series against New Zealand and India with a back complaint.

Prolific Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc announced his immediate retirement from T20 international cricket on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his Test and ODI career.

Naomi Osaka delivered a statement win at the US Open by thrashing home favourite Coco Gauff in the last 16 on Monday as Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek charged into the quarter-finals.

World number one Jannik Sinner demolished big-serving Alexander Bublik to storm into the US Open quarter-finals on Monday.

An Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers' favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches.

Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting will not compete at the world championships starting this week, Taiwan's association told AFP on Tuesday, despite reportedly submitting her sex test results.

With "The Odyssey" and a new "Spider-Man" film, next summer looks set to be the summer of Tom Holland -- and the famously boyish and ebullient star can hardly contain his excitement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday morning, having crossed the border into China aboard an armoured train ahead of a massive military parade on Wednesday.

The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, with Hollywood stars Russell Crowe, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Craig bringing hotly anticipated world premieres to the 50th edition of North America's biggest movie event.

Brazil's Supreme Court will on Tuesday start passing judgment in the coup-plotting trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a case that has put the Latin American powerhouse in US President Donald Trump's sights.

Naomi Osaka delivered a statement win at the US Open by thrashing home favourite Coco Gauff in the last 16 on Monday as Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek charged into the quarter-finals.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald vowed his squad would be ready to handle the pressure and intensity of the golf showdown against the United States later this month.

World number one Jannik Sinner demolished big-serving Alexander Bublik to storm into the US Open quarter-finals on Monday.

Coco Gauff admitted to feeling a "little bit empty" in a heavy US Open defeat by Naomi Osaka on Monday that dashed her dreams of a second title in three years.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that ECM Capital Advisors LTD ("ECM") has published an equity analyst research report on the Company (the "Report"). A copy of the Report and any future reports may be obtained directly from ECM. The Report is available on the ECM website at:

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Pivotree Inc. (TSXV:PVT) ("Pivotree" or the "Company"), a leader in frictionless commerce solutions, announced today that it has received TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") approval for a normal course issuer bid (the "NCIB") through the facilities of the TSXV permitting the Company to repurchase, for cancellation, up to 2,030,724 common shares of the Company, representing 10% of the number of common shares of the Company held by "Public Shareholders" (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(FSE:2P6)(OTCQB:NPRFF) ("Nepra" or the "Company"), a leading innovator in gluten-free, allergen-free and plant-based protein solutions, is pleased to announce its condensed consolidated financial results for the 2026 fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2025. The period reflects steady progress, with notable gains in revenue, gross margins, and cost management, underscoring Nepra's ability to deliver value in a dynamic market.

The UK's fastest-growing medicinal cannabis clinic begins international strategy with further online investment.

Dateline to Engage US Securities Counsel and Auditing Firm to Initiate SEC Registration and Reporting Compliance

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Wolfden Resources Corporation (WLF.V) ("Wolfden" or the"Company") is pleased to announce that it has commenced an 1,800 metre drill program at its Rockland Gold Project located in the Walker Lane Trend of Nevada, USA. The program is designed to test below historical and significant drill results that ended in mineralization, including 146.4 metres at 1.0 g/t AuEq* in hole PG-32 and 85.4 metres at 1.0 g/t AuEq* in hole PG-36C that was drilled in the opposing direction some 70 metres away (see Figures 3 to 5). In addition, both of holes include intervals of higher grades and alteration that increases in intensity with depth and are indicative of a modelled potential higher grade system at depth. A 3D inversion model of a recently completed deep penetrating induced polarization (IP) survey indicates a stronger chargeability anomaly below the altered rhyolite-hosted gold mineralization that occurs closer to surface. Importantly, the anomaly is coincident with a northeast-trending structural corridor that is interpreted to extend at least 1.7 km (1.1 miles) below other positive gold-bearing drill hole results and a series of altered rhyolite domes.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / 1933 Industries Inc. (the "Company" or "1933 Industries") (CSE:TGIF)(OTCID:TGIFF), a Nevada-focused cannabis cultivator and producer, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Debenture Repurchase Agreement (the "Agreements") with two arm's length parties (together the "Vendors"), for the repurchase and cancellation of a portion of Company's outstanding unsecured convertible debentures.

GUELPH, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Zentek Ltd. ("Zentek" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:ZTEK)(TSX-V:ZEN), an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Albany Graphite Corp. ("AGC") has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the Ontario Government's Critical Minerals Innovation Fund ("CMIF") for its Albany Graphite Purification and Anode Material Development Project.

7,718 Metres Drilled Across 48 Diamond and RC Drill Holes

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (TSXV:WI) ("Western") is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Connelly as Chief Client Officer.

QUEBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. ("NuRAN" or the "Company") (CSE:NUR)(OTC:NRRWF)(FSE:1RN), a leading supplier of mobile and broadband wireless infrastructure solutions, is pleased to announce its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTC:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a purchase and sale agreement (the "Agreement") with Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. (CSE:PRR) ("Prospect Ridge") whereby Prospect Ridge has acquired the Camelot (formerly Lemon Lake) copper-gold porphyry project, located in British Columbia, Canada.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG)(OTCQB:LGCXF)(FSE:Y2F) (the "Company" or "Lahontan") is pleased to announce the results from our 2025 Phase One drilling program at the Company's flagship Santa Fe Mine Project located in Nevada's prolific Walker Lane. Lahontan completed seven reverse-circulation rotary ("RC") drill holes totaling 1,210 metres (please see table below). Significant results include:

Niobium, Dysprosium, and Terbium Are Now Considered Among the Highest Priority Critical Minerals by the U.S. GovernmentNioCorp's Top Target Pay Metal - Niobium -Presents the Second-Highest Threat to U.S. GDP of all 54 Critical Minerals if Access to Foreign Production is Limited, Government FindsWith Multiple Critical Minerals in its Resource Designated as Among the Most Critical by the Government, NioCorp Believes that its Polymetallic Elk Creek Project is One of the Most Strategic Critical Mineral Assets in the U.S. 

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Global Education Communities Corp. ("GECC" or the "Company") (TSX:GEC)(OTCQB:GECSF) is pleased to provide a summary of its corporate activities and key achievements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025.