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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / ZEUS NORTH AMERICA MINING CORP. (CSE:ZEUS)(OTCQB:ZUUZF)(FRANKFURT:O92) (THE "COMPANY" OR "ZEUS") is pleased to announce it has signed an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") to acquire a 100% interest in certain patented mining claims located in Butte County, Idaho, USA (the "Claims").

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Fountain Asset Corp. (TSXV:FA) ("Fountain" or the "Company") announces today that Andrew Parks will be departing as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective July 31, 2026. The Board of Directors of the Company wishes to extend their thanks to Mr. Parks for his service to Fountain during his tenure, and wishes him well in his future endeavours. The Company is now in the process of identifying a replacement for Mr. Parks, and will provide further updates in due course.

WATERLOO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) announced today that the eight nominees listed in the company's management proxy circular dated May 1, 2026, for the company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 25, 2026, were elected as directors to serve until BlackBerry's next annual shareholder meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. The detailed results of the vote are set out below.

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators sponsoring the System Integrity through Licensed Vault Expansion and Resilience (SILVER) Act filed the legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (NDAA), further elevating the issue of geographic concentration within the United States' precious metals settlement infrastructure as a matter of urgent national security.

World Leader in UAS Invests in Upgrades That Ease MQ-9B Procurement

BEDFORD, NS / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Silver Spruce Resources, Inc. ("Silver Spruce" or the "Corporation")(TSXV:SSE) announces that its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Don Hunter as an independent Director.

Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) reports that payment disruption is now reaching corporates as banks enforce stricter data standards under the new standard for transaction messaging, and critical gaps are appearing.

Company remains sharply focused on its ongoing global development program for crofelemer for rare intestinal failure diseasesReminder: Two crofelemer presentations in pediatric intestinal failure patients with microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and short bowel syndrome (SBS-IF) to be conducted at June 2026 Annual European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Meeting

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a global private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex transactions in the middle market, today announced the appointments of Jonathan Sinnott to the Investment Committee, the establishment of a dedicated artificial intelligence team led by Al Rahrooh and supported by Ahsan Hashmi and Alejandro Urrea, and the addition of Tyler Woodhouse, Adolfo Guerra, and Francisco Lima across portfolio operations and compliance, along with a new investment team member, Saiesha Sharma, as an associate.

Joint co-sell and technical integration across Microsoft 365 bring Eudia's Expert Digital Twins and suite of specialized agents to in-house legal departments and adjacent teams at the world's most ambitious companies

New 14,000-square-foot facility builds on Upgrade Energy's existing operations ahead of the anticipated acquisition, expanding domestic battery production capacity

CEO Shares Letter to Shareholders, inviting them to attend the townhall; Management to discuss Nasdaq bid price compliance, 35% May gross margin, Meyer Distributing, $36M+ revenue run-rate target, direct investments, insider alignment, NEXUS traction, Terravis Energy, and the Company's 2026 execution plan.The live event will provide shareholders an opportunity to hear directly from CEO Steven Rossi and ask questions about Worksport's business momentum and long-term value creation strategy.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. ("Horizon Aircraft" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:HOVR) announces its participation in the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, one of the world's premier aerospace and defence events. From July 20-24, 2026, the Company's senior leadership team will meet with global aerospace and defence stakeholders to discuss the Cavorite X7, Horizon Aircraft's dual-use hybrid eVTOL designed for a wide range of time-critical commercial and defence missions.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQX:CTHCF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all resolutions were passed by requisite majority at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held yesterday in virtual format.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Amarc Resources Ltd. ("Amarc" or the "Company") (TSXV:AHR)(OTCQB:AXREF)(FSE:AQ5) is pleased to announce it has commenced field surveys to firm up copper-gold ("Cu-Au") deposit targets for potential drill testing later in the season at the DUKE Copper-Gold District ("DUKE District" or "District") in central British Columbia ("BC"). This $4 million, 2026 exploration program is fully funded by Boliden Mineral Canada Ltd. ("Boliden") as part of the Boliden 60%/Amarc 40% Joint Venture (the "DUKE JV" or "JV") (see Amarc release April 2, 2026). Under the terms of the DUKE JV, Amarc has 180 days from April 30, 2026 to elect to contribute $2.66 million in funding to the program to maintain its full 40% interest in the JV. Amarc is continuing as project operator.

AI Growth Pushes Rapid Sequential Expansion as Software Transition Drives Scalable Platform Economics+101% Sequential Revenue Growth

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Pivotree Inc. (TSXV:PVT) ("Pivotree"), a company that builds, connects, and manages the digital supply chain for commerce businesses, today announced the appointment of Joel Farquhar as Chief Technology Officer, effective July 1, 2026. Concurrent with this appointment, Cliff Isaacson will transition from his role as Chief Product Officer, continuing to support Pivotree in a strategic advisory capacity to ensure continuity over the coming months.

Revenue increased 26% year-over-year to approximately $153 millionAdjusted EBITDA grew 144% year-over-year; GAAP operating income increased year-over-year to approximately $15 millionBoth QNX and Secure Communications achieved Rule of 401 performance, contributing to BlackBerry's fifth consecutive quarter of positive GAAP net income; Adjusted EPS exceeded expectationsFirst fiscal quarter of positive operating cash flow in nine years, excluding the patent sale in FY24

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Irving Resources Inc. (CSE:IRV)(OTCQX:IRVRF)(FSE:1IR) ("Irving" or the "Company") is pleased to announce receipt of strong assay results from newly discovered feeder style mineralization at its Omu Sinter epithermal gold-silver project located in Omu, Hokkaido, Japan. Diamond drill hole 26OMS-002, a 53m vertical hole drilled near the eastern margin of the sinter target earlier this year, intercepted 0.98 gpt Au and 68.96 gpt Ag (2.06 gpt AuEq) over 47.7m beginning at the top of bedrock and continuing to the end of the hole. Included within this intercept is a higher-grade subinterval grading 4.05 gpt Au and 54.71 gpt Ag over 7.0m with a further subinterval of 10.68 gpt Au and 187.81 gpt Ag over 1.05m. Silver is notably elevated in this newly discovered zone. Results referred to in this news release are not necessarily representative of mineralization throughout the Omu Sinter project.

Collaboration with Fear Free and Zomedica reinforces Assisi Loop tPEMF™ therapy as a low-stress option for pets.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF) ("FireFox" or the "Company") announces, effective June 22, 2026, that subject to regulatory acceptance, it has completed the second and final tranche of the non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") announced on May 15, 2026.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") with partner, Xcite Uranium Inc. (TSX-V:XRI) ("XRI or Xcite"), is pleased to announce initial geophysical results from a 2025 VTEM Plus airborne geophysical survey carried out by Geotech Airborne Geophysical Surveys that covered the Don Lake (1671ha), and Smitty (2384ha) uranium projects. Advanced geophysical interpretation and modeling by Condor Consulting Inc. is nearing completion and will aid in prioritizing areas for summer fieldwork and targeting drill holes in Q3/Q4 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 25, 2026 / Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (TSXV:GPG)(OTCQX:GPTRF)(FSE:GPB) ("Grande Portage" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Ocean Partners UK Limited ("Ocean Partners") has entered into binding term sheets with Grande Portage to provide a commercial offtake agreement, equity, and make available a construction loan and overrun facility to assist with advancing the New Amalga Gold Project (the "Project"). This partnership presents Grande Portage with greater certainty and flexibility as the project is advanced to production.

HighlightsOne-Pot™ LFP CAM Package completed using qualified North American, European and South African equipment vendors, meeting the Company's first-half 2026 objectiveDe-risked offering bundles a technology license, process design package and qualified key equipment into a single, cost-competitive package for licenseesA second, hybrid configuration combines North American, European, South African and Chinese vendors for non-IP-sensitive equipment, adding sourcing optionality in eligible jurisdictions

Three International Criminal Court judges sanctioned by the United States filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Donald Trump and other senior US officials, arguing the measures against them are unlawful.

Australia's social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers' scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour, which took astronauts into orbit 25 times, went on display at the California Science Center on its final mission Wednesday.

The first part of a London auction of a museum-worthy private art collection raked in $392.6 million Wednesday, powered by an Amedeo Modigliani nude portrait that set a new European record.

Tunisia's emergency coach Herve Renard has called on his team to play with "pride and dignity" in their final World Cup match on Thursday after a disastrous campaign.

US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.

Switzerland and Canada became the latest teams to book their places in the World Cup knockout rounds on Wednesday as Brazil aimed to seal their passage to the last 32.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge's fine innings at the top of the order laid the foundation for England's 38-run win over the West Indies at Lord's on Wednesday as the tournament hosts moved into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.