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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was to meet Tuesday with Australia, India and Japan to revive the so-called Quad security alliance-- viewed suspiciously by China -- following disagreement on Iran and questions over US commitment.

Sunbathing on terraces, playing in the streets, sitting at cafes: Despite a weekend of intense Russian bombardment, Kyiv residents returned to their normal routines on Monday, with some saying they had become desensitised after more than four years of war.

US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US Central Command said, as top Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks to end the war.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (TSXV:WI) ("Western" or the "Corporation") today reported its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The interim consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis have been filed on SEDAR+. Unless otherwise indicated, financial figures are expressed in Canadian dollars and comparisons are to the prior period ended March 31, 2025.

Results Reflect Continued Record Growth

Corporate Highlights Include US$40 Million Strategic Financing, Rapid Distributed Generation Expansion and Mexico Wind Project Progress

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Kidoz Inc. (TSXV:KDOZ)(OTCQB:KDOZF), a full-stack global advertising platform powered by contextual AI, enabling brand performance in mobile games without reliance on personal data, today announced its unaudited condensed interim financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. All amounts are presented in United States dollars and are in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

EDMONTON, AB / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Rocky Mountain Liquor Inc. (TSXV:RUM) (the "Company" or "Rocky Mountain"), listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), today reported its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

ANNAPOLIS, MD / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Maryland Governor Wes Moore today signed a bill removing sales taxes from purchases of gold and silver, reversing course after a massive backlash over the past year from the public, precious metals dealers, and sound money experts.

The offering was led by the Company's largest existing U.S. institutional shareholders

New line expands affordable access to dependable, professionally trusted instrumentation designed for daily clinical workflows

SHELTON, CT / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / NanoViricides, Inc. (NYSE American:NNVC) (the "Company"), a clinical stage leader developing antiviral drugs that viruses cannot escape, compares potential treatment options for Ebola Bundibugyo virus strain and finds that the Company's broad-spectrum antiviral drug candidate NV-387 is worthy of evaluation in this scenario.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Predictiv AI Inc. (CSE:PAI)(FWB:7IT) (the "Company" or "Predictiv AI") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic healthcare partnership and reseller agreement with ADDATech Systems Inc. ("ADDATech"), the company behind the Clinicmaster EMR platform, for the deployment and commercialization of the CloudRep AI communications and workflow automation platform. Under the agreement, ADDATech will market, deploy, and resell CloudRep AI services to clinics and healthcare operators across Canada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Klondike Gold Corp. (TSXV:KG)(FRA:LBDP)(OTCQB:KDKGF) ("Klondike Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its 2026 diamond drilling program has commenced at the Company's 100%-owned Klondike District Project, located in the Dawson mining district of Yukon Territory, Canada.

Newly issued U.S. Patent No. 12,624,872 strengthens Worksport's clean-energy intellectual property around ZeroFrost™, the proprietary AetherLux™ heat-pump architecture designed to address one of the largest barriers to cold-climate heat-pump adoption: frost buildup and defrost-cycle performance loss.

Rapid Execution at Ameriwest's Bornite Copper Project Aims to Position the Company for a Maiden NI 43-101 Resource Estimate; Historical Core Now Under Active Re-logging; Five Additional Breccia Pipe Targets Identified; Xeno Rare Earth Project Fully Owned

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Quartz Mountain Resources Ltd. (TSXV:QZM)(OTCQX:QZMRF) ("Quartz" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed its Phase 4 core drilling program totalling 4,366 meters in 8 drill holes at its 100% owned Maestro epithermal gold-silver mineral property. Maestro is located in central British Columbia ("BC"), 45 kilometers ("km") south of Smithers and 15 km north of Houston with year round road access and nearby infrastructure, including rail, hydroelectric power and natural gas. All Phase 4 core samples have been delivered to the ALS Canada Ltd. laboratory for analyses of metals content. Assay results will be reported as they become available. Quartz has a treasury of $2.9 million on hand and has been awarded a BC government drill permit for 37 additional drill sites. The Company plans to mobilize a Phase 5 drill program later this year to capitalize on the results and geological knowledge gained from Phase 1 through Phase 4 drilling.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Sun Peak Metals Corp. (TSXV:PEAK)(OTCQB:SUNPF) ("Sun Peak" or the "Company") today provided an update on the strong geological prospectivity identified across seven exploration licenses acquired through Saudi Arabia's Round 9 licensing process (see Sun Peak news release dated March 31, 2026).

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQB:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to report record revenue and after-tax profit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.

Ocean Partners, an institutional global metals group, provides secure production offtake and a non-dilutive working capital facility of up to C$9 million, as ESGold advances towards production and district-scale exploration at Montauban

HighlightsAbasca Resources Inc. has engaged Tetra Tech Canada Inc. to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") on the 100%-owned Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (Loki Deposit), marking a key step in advancing the deposit from exploration toward a development-ready asset.The PEA will incorporate an updated Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") that reflects the materially extended strike length of the Loki Deposit defined by the 2025 and 2026 drilling.The study scope covers the conceptual mine design, a metallurgical flowsheet for high-grade flake graphite concentrate, and infrastructure analysis leveraging the proximity to the Key Lake mill site, with strategic oversight from High Grade Mining Consulting Ltd.

CRANBROOK, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. (TSXV:EPL)(OTCQB:EGPLF) ("EPL" or "Eagle Plains") is pleased to announce that partner Sun Summit Minerals Corp. (SMN)(SMREF) ("Sun Summit") has approved the 2026 exploration plan at Eagle Plains' Theory copper-gold project (the "Theory Project"), Toodoggone Mining District, north-central British Columbia. The property is owned 100% by Eagle Plains, with 122 hectares of the property subject to an underlying 0.5% Net Smelter Royalty held by a third party.

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Axo Metals Corp. (TSXV:AXO) ("Axo", "Axo Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the first batch of assayed drillholes from its recently acquired, San Antonio project in Sonora, Mexico. Axo is also providing an exploration update at the project's El Tigre target, with drilling underway imminently. The company has also announced that it has engaged P&E Mining Consultants, who are preparing a Preliminary Economic Assessment for San Antonio.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / North Shore Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:NSU)(OTCQB:NSURF) ("North Shore" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has received the permits required to commence its first drill program at its Rio Puerco uranium project in the Grants Uranium District of northwestern New Mexico ("Rio Puerco" or the "Project").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / American Critical Minerals Corp. ("American Critical Minerals" or the "Company") (CSE:KCLI)(OTCQB:APCOF)(Frankfurt:2P30) is pleased to announce that it has received all final Potassium Prospecting Permits from the Bureau of Land Management ("BLM"), effective June 1, 2026. As well, the BLM and the State of Utah have accepted the combined reclamation bond of US$549,000. As a result, all seven drill holes are now fully permitted and bonded.

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / The market has become comfortable with a simple story about AI in investing: more intelligence, delivered faster.

FULLY FUNDED $2M PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN WORLD'S PREMIER URANIUM DISTRICT

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Star Copper Corp. (CSE:STCU)(OTCQX:STCUF)(FWB:SOP) ("Star Copper" or the "Company"), a critical minerals exploration and development company, is pleased to provide an early season exploration and mobilization update for its fully funded 2026 exploration program at its flagship Star Project in northwestern British Columbia.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / May 26, 2026 / Southern Energy Corp. ("Southern" or the "Company") (TSXV:SOU) (AIM:SOUC), an established producer with natural gas and light oil assets in Mississippi, announces its first quarter financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Selected financial and operational information is outlined below and should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis (the "MD&A") for the three months ended March 31, 2026, which are available on the Company's website at www.southernenergycorp.com and have been filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.