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In the heart of the Abu Dhabi desert, workers toil inside warehouses assembling drones and missiles for the UAE's Edge group, riding high on a wave of new demand for its weapons battle-tested by the Middle East war.

The rhythmic hammering of nails and the whine of saws echo around a coastal Karachi neighbourhood, where small figures of men work atop massive wooden fishing hulls that loom beneath a pale summer sky.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Aton Resources Inc. (AAN:TSX-V) ("Aton" or the "Company") announces that it has entered into an agreement with shareholder OU Moonrider ("Moonrider") to borrow up to US$30M from Moonrider (the "Facility"). The Facility may be drawn in one or more advances and matures on September 1, 2028. Amounts drawn under the Facility bear interest at a rate of 12 percent per annum. Any part of the principal and accrued but unpaid interest not repaid on maturity shall thereafter incur interest at 20% per annum until paid.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Fountain Asset Corp. (TSXV:FA) ("Fountain" or the "Company") announces that it has adopted an "Advance Notice By-law" that requires advance notice be given to the Company when director nominations are made by shareholders other than through a request for a meeting or through a shareholder proposal, in each case in accordance with the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Act").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Algo Grande Copper Corp. ("Algo Grande" or the "Company") (TSXV:ALGR)(OTCID:ALGRF)(FRA:KM00) is pleased to announce that, pursuant to its news releases dated August 13, 2026 and August 26, 2026, it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Offering") of common shares in the capital of the Company (the "Shares"), at a deemed price of $0.60 per Share. The Offering consisted of 7,977,497 Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,786,498.

QUÉBEC, QC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / NuRAN Wireless Inc. (Nasdaq:NUR)(CSE:NUR)(FSE:1RN) ("NuRAN" or the "Company"), a leading provider of rural connectivity infrastructure in Africa, announces that it has applied for a voluntary delisting of its common shares ("Shares") from the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE"). The delisting from the CSE will not affect the Company's listing on NASDAQ and its Shares will continue trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol "NUR".

HERMOSILLO, MX / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Tocvan Ventures Corp. (the "Company" or "Tocvan") (CSE:TOC)(OTCQB:TCVNF)(WKN:TV3/A2PE64) is pleased to announce the grant of 2,750,000 stock options (the "Stock Options") to directors, officers, and certain consultants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company's equity incentive plan (the "Equity Plan"). The Stock Options are exercisable at a price $0.79 per common share and expire five years from the date of grant. A total of 2,400,000 of these Stock Option issued to directors and officers vest 50% on the date of grant and 50% on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The other 350,000 Stock Options issued to consultant's vest immediately. In addition, the Company hereby grants 900,000 restricted share units ("RSU's") to certain directors, officers and consultants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Equity Plan, which shall vest on the date that is 12 months from the date of grant. The Stock Options and RSU grant remain subject to approval by the Canadian Securities Exchange.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Sparton Resources Inc. (TSXV:SRI) ("Sparton" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive Option and Joint Venture Agreement (the "Agreement") with Glen Eagle Resources Inc. (TSXV:GER) ("Glen Eagle") relating to the past-producing Morrison Silver Mine property near Gowganda, Ontario (the "Morrison Property"). The Agreement was signed September 1, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM)(OTCQX:NRRSF)(FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an update on our 2026 Phase 3 drill program. Sixteen (16) holes, for a total of 4,100 meters (Figure 1 & Table 1), have been drilled year-to-date on the Choquelimpie project. These holes have been designed to both step-out and offset from identified mineralized intercepts.

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IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Allied Universal®, the world's leading security and facility services company, has been named to Forbes list of America's Best Employers By State 2026 in Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey and Washington. The recognition reflects the strength of the company's workplace culture and the meaningful impact its people have in shaping it every day.

VANCOUVER, BC AND MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Sekur Private Data, Ltd., a Swiss-hosted defense communications and cybersecurity company purpose-built for defense, intelligence community, government, and enterprise clients, (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE SKUR)(FRA:GDT0) ("Sekur" or the "Company"), is pleased to provide a shareholder update on its past six months activities:

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex'') (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC PINK:DTMXF) is pleased to announce that the Company will change its name to "Quanta AI Inc." The Company's new stock symbol on the TSX Venture will be "QNTA", and the Company expects its shares will commence trading under the new name and ticker symbol at market opening on or about September 14, 2026. A new CUSIP number has been obtained, 74768Q109, to replace the previous CUSIP number.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / George Sanders, President of Goldcliff Resource Corporation ("Goldcliff" or the "Company") (TSXV:GCN)(OTC PINK:GCFFF), reports that recent follow-up of the Company's May surface rock sampling program at the Kettle Valley gold-silver project near Rock Creek, British Columbia has identified a new area of gold-silver mineralization within the North Cliff Zone.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSXV:SMD) ("Strategic") announces that at special meetings of the shareholders of each of Strategic and GGL Resources Corp. ("GGL") (TSXV:GGL) held on August 31, 2026, the disinterested shareholders of each of Strategic and GGL approved the mineral property option transactions announced by Strategic on July 27, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / GGL Resources Corp. (TSXV:GGL) ("GGL" or the "Company") announces that at special meetings of the shareholders of each of GGL and Strategic Metals Ltd. ("Strategic") (TSXV:SMD) held on August 31, 2026, the disinterested shareholders of each of GGL and Strategic approved the mineral property option transactions announced by GGL on July 27, 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Marimaca Copper Corp. ("Marimaca Copper" or the "Company") (TSX:MARI)(ASX:MC2) is pleased to announce that Ms. Nicole Porcile has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Prospect Ridge") (CSE:PRR)(OTC:PRRSF)(FRA:OED) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ellis Martin to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / 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 2,009,509 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).

SODANKYLÄ, FI / ACCESS Newswire / September 1, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSXV:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF)("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to report assay results from six additional drill holes completed at its 100%-owned Mustajärvi Gold Project in Lapland, Finland. This work continues to provide data for the anticipated mineral resource estimate for the project. Five holes evaluated infill and step-out targets at the East Zone, and one hole drilled a step-out at the Northeast Zone (see Figure 1 and Table 1).