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SHANGHAI, CN / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Momenta, a leading Physical AI company, together with XHEART, has selected QNX® OS for Safety from QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB), as the foundation for its Physical AI-defined autonomous driving platform.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / This press release is being disseminated pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues ("National Instrument 62-103") by Stephanie Sparks in respect of her ownership position in NamSys Inc. ("NamSys" or the "Company") (TSXV:CTZ).

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / EV Technology Group Ltd. ("EVT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") has issued the Company a revocation order dated August 18, 2026 granting full revocation of the cease trade order previously issued by the OSC on April 8, 2024 (the "CTO") and the reciprocal cease trade orders issued by the Alberta Securities Commission (the "ASC") and the British Columbia Securities Commission (the "BCSC").

An enterprise AI company of Secure Blockchain Development Corp. • TSXV:ID

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New business-focused program offers ongoing storage savings, including 10% off qualifying units and up to $100 in moving-supply credits at participating locations

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Sterling Metals Corp. (TSXV:SAG)(OTCQB:SAGGF) ("Sterling" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to its press release of June 2, 2026, the shareholders of QcX Gold Corp. ("QcX") have approved the previously announced plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the "Arrangement") involving the Company and QcX at the annual general and special meeting of QcX held on August 18, 2026.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Largo Physical Vanadium Corp. ("LPV" or the "Company") (TSX.V:VAND)(OTCQX:VANAF) today announced that it has postponed its previously scheduled annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting") originally scheduled to be held at 10:00am on August 18, 2026, until 10:00 am on September 10, 2026. The postponement is due to the previously disclosed notification by KPMG LLP that it would be resigning as auditor of the Company on July 31, 2026. The Company is currently working diligently to identify an appropriate successor auditor, the appointment of which would be approved by shareholders at the Meeting. Additional details regarding the Company's successor auditor and related matters will be provided once available.

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Preliminary Prospectus Filed

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Galaxy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GXY.P) ("Galaxy" or the "Company"), a capital pool company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V"), is pleased to announce that TruSilver Metals Corp. ("TruSilver") has deepened two historic drill holes at the Sturgis-Walton Silver Project in Nova Scotia to 464 and 712 metres, and has logged barite, siderite alteration and disseminated sulphides in core recovered below the depths previously drilled. The Company also provides an update on its proposed Qualifying Transaction with TruSilver (the "QT"), which TruSilver shareholders approved on August 4, 2026.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) ("Ai2" or the "Company"), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI (TAI) to enhance portfolio performance, today issues a shareholder letter from CEO Todd Furniss which can be read below.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained the environmental approval required to conduct exploration in the Portachuelos area of the Igor concession. This marks an important milestone toward advancing the Company's objectives. The planned program is designed to improve the Company's understanding of mineralization previously identified through historical drilling. Notably, drill hole CA-18-94, completed in 2018 on the Bx2 structure, returned 6.0 metres of sulfide mineralization grading 5.77 g/t Au, 443.8 g/t Ag and 0.67% Cu, including a higher-grade interval of 1.0 metre grading 9.87 g/t Au, 904.0 g/t Ag and 1.08% Cu.

TORONTO, ON AND NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the addition of Nicole Woolley as a Partner in the firm's Consumer Practice. Based in New York, Woolley advises public companies, private equity-backed businesses, and founder-led organizations on building leadership teams across the consumer, retail, fashion, luxury, beauty, and food and beverage sectors.

The joint venture between HKGX and TGX, backed by core technical support from Hundsun Technologies and Alibaba Cloud, seeks to advance Hong Kong's gold trading infrastructure

President & CEO Charles Ross and VP Exploration David Flint to present August 20 at 2:20 p.m. ET as drilling advances at Hayden Hill and the Company enters an active period of exploration catalysts

Company invites individual and institutional investors, advisors and analysts to attend its live, interactive presentation

Nextech3D.ai Enters Fiscal 2027 with Growing Enterprise Adoption, AI Event Technology Expansion, and Continued Revenue Growth Momentum

Company plans to file its Earnings Report on August 19, 2026 on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026

Shares Expected to Begin Trading on August 20, 2026, Under Ticker Symbol 'FBDT'

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, announces that the Phase II Clinical Trial of NV-387 Oral Gummies as a Treatment for the Current Bundibugyo Ebolavirus and other Ebola viruses is expected to begin soon in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC").

Built on 23 years of Canada's Most Admired™, the 2026 America's Most Admired™ program officially opens nominations across four categories, with a confidential culture benchmark for every organization that participates.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Lobe Sciences Ltd. (CSE:LOBE)(OTCQB:LOBEF)(Frankfurt:LOBE.F) ("Lobe" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company advancing therapeutic development programs through focused subsidiary companies, today announced its unaudited interim financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 ended May 31, 2026 ("Q3 2026").

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / CANEX Metals Inc. ("CANEX" or the "Company") and our 100% owned subsidiary Gold Basin Resources Corp. ("Gold Basin") are pleased to announce that CANEX has begun the final procedural step to complete its successful acquisition and integration of Gold Basin. With the procedural process nearing completion CANEX management is now focusing on exploration and delineation of the consolidated Gold Range - Gold Basin oxide gold project in Arizona and is working to drill test the Louise Copper-Gold Porphyry in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. ("Spirit" or the "Company") (CSE:SPIR)(OTCQB:SBLCF) today announced that it has filed its interim condensed consolidated financial statements, management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A"), and related CEO and CFO certifications for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / NiobiumX Mining Inc. (CSE:NIOX)(OTCQB:NIOXF)(FSE:O7D0) ("NiobiumX" or the "Company") is pleased to confirm, further to its news release dated July 29, 2026, that its common shares now trade under updated ticker symbols across all three of its listed markets, completing the Company's market transition to NiobiumX Mining Inc.

Pilot to Evaluate MaxYield™ and CardioYield™ in Real-World Mobile Holter Monitoring Workflow on Southern Vancouver Island

Rollout in the UK, France, Spain, Sweden and Iceland Builds Growing International Retail Presence for IFTNA Technology-Enhanced Apparel

Pivotree Delivers Seventh Straight Quarter of Positive Adjusted EBITDA Contributing to a Positive Cashflow Quarter.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday hailed the discovery of oil near the Amazon coast as a "passport to the future," despite strong opposition to drilling in the area from environmentalists.

Paramount Skydance is demanding California and other US states suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. put up $1.9 billion to cover fees the company will have to pay if the deal gets delayed, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.