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When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled.

Separatists won provincial elections in Quebec Monday, with a promise to hold a vote on leaving Canada after US President Donald Trump leaves office, testing Prime Minister Mark Carney's message of national unity.

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Monday.

Gold Resource upgrade pending, silver Resource upgrade to follow

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / ECC Ventures 4 Corp. (TSXV:ECCF.P) (the "Company"), a capital pool company under Policy 2.4 - Capital Pool Companies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), announces that the Exchange has accepted the resumption of trading in the Company's common shares, effective at the open of market on or about October 9, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Alaska Energy Metals Corporation (TSXV:AEMC)(OTCQB:AKEMF) ("AEMC" or the "Company") announces that during the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2026 it has issued a total of 6,214,000 AEMC common shares (each a "Share") on the TSX-V at an average price of $0.057 per Share under its at-the-market equity program launched in February 2025. The sales provided gross proceeds of $355,170. A commission of $10,266.12 was paid to Haywood Securities Inc. in relation to the distributions. Proceeds are being used for ongoing metallurgical studies, an options assessment for mining scenarios, and for general corporate purposes. The Company plans to continue with its at-the-market equity program in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Battery X Metals Inc. (CSE:BATX)(OTCQB:BATXF)(FSE:5YW0, WKN:A41RJF) ("Battery X Metals" or the "Company") an energy transition resource exploration and technology company, announces that, further to its news release dated September 22, 2026, the Company has closed the first tranche (the "First Tranche") of its previously announced non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement"), through the issuance of 101,000 units of the Company (each, a "Unit") at a price of $2.40 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $242,400 Each Unit consists of one common share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Share") and one transferable common share purchase warrant (each, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Share (each, a "Warrant Share") at an exercise price of $2.50 per Warrant Share, exercisable until October 6, 2028.

NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE)(OTCID:ZTSTF) is pleased to announce its audited financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, with revenues of $9,199,804, an increase of 10.6% over fiscal 2025, and net income increasing 6.8% to $1,162,251 ($0.032 per share).

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R61, WKN:A428RQ) ("AlsetAI" or the "Company"), announces that, further to its news release dated September 21, 2026, it will be settling its previously announced debt settlements (the "Debt Settlement"), by issuing an aggregate of 2,763,134 common shares (the "Shares") at a price of $0.185 per Share. The Debt Settlement remains subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange. The Shares issued will be subject to a mandatory hold period of four months and one day from the date of issue, in accordance with applicable securities laws.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Arway Corporation ("Arway" or the "Company") (CSE:ARWY)(OTC PINK:ARWYF) wishes to provide certain supplemental information in connection with the previously announced proposed acquisition (the "Acquisition") by Nextech3D.ai Corporation ("Nextech3D.ai") of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Arway. As detailed in the management information circular of Arway dated as of August 28, 2026 (the "Arway Circular"), the terms and conditions of the Acquisition are the result of negotiations between Nextech3D.ai and Arway, which were overseen by special committees formed by each such company. In particular, the exchange ratio of 0.5141388221 common shares of Nextech3D.ai to be issued per one Arway common share (the "Exchange Ratio") pursuant to the Transaction, was determined on the following basis:

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Orosur Mining Inc. ("Orosur" or the "Company") (TSX-V/AIM:OMI) is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced "best efforts" private placement (the "Offering") for aggregate gross proceeds of C$16,000,000, which includes gross proceeds of C$2,000,000 through the full exercise of the agent's option. Pursuant to the Offering, the Company sold 50,000,000 units of the Company (the "Units") at a price of C$0.32 per Unit (being approximately GBP £0.17 at an exchange rate of £0.53:C$1.00).

ComplianceQuest's AI-powered Connected Quality, Risk and Compliance (QRC) platform to be delivered across FDA under Zolon PCS's five-year Cloud Quality Management System BPA

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Canadian North Resources Inc. (the "Canadian North" or the "Company") (TSXV:CNRI)(OTCQX:CNRSF)(FSE:EO0 (E-O-zero)) announces that further to the Company's News Release issued August 26, 2026 announcing the Private Placement of Convertible Promissory Notes, the Company has received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") for an extension of the filing deadline with the Exchange from October 10, 2026 to November 9, 2026.

Survey of 1,000 U.S. adults who regularly use AI for search and shopping finds 41.6% start product searches with AI, 71.3% use AI to find deals, and 81% expect AI to change how they shop

Company remains sharply focused on its ongoing rare disease intestinal failure global development program for microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and short bowel syndrome (SBS) for crofelemer powder for oral solution, targeting an NDA filing for MVID mid-2027A recent Rareatives article shares the story of a young child living with MVID, highlighting the importance of family perspectives, supportive communication, and collaboration with clinicians in addressing rare intestinal diseases

US-based materials technology company demonstrates proprietary and commercially viable production of phase-pure gallium nitride nanoparticles. 

Year-long leadership development program has developed more than 70 leaders and built a shared approach to leadership across the growing engineering firm.

MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft"), a Montreal-based company specializing in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, today announced the acquisition of ​​Firebrand Technologies ("Firebrand"), NetGalley LLC ("NetGalley"), and Supadu Ltd ("Supadu"), together known as ​the ​Firebrand Group, a global collection of companies providing leading software and services that help publishers succeed. Valsoft acquired the Firebrand Group from Media Do International, the US-based subsidiary of MEDIA DO Ltd., in Japan.

August orders increase 16.4%, while estimated backlog grows 145.1% to approximately $898,000. Preliminary net sales reach $2.34 million, extending the Company's eight-month sales climb

IRVINE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Allied Universal® , the world's leading security and facility services company, today announced that its team members and client partner have been named finalists in three categories for the 2026 U.S. Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), which recognize outstanding achievements across the security industry.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Golden Minerals Company ("Golden Minerals," "Golden" or the "Company") (OTCQB:AUMN)(TSX:AUMN) is pleased to announce that it has commenced a 1,250-meter drill program, with an estimated budget of $1.088 million, to test the Sico, Cobre and Iceberg targets, three of the multiple known gold and copper targets on its Desierto exploration concessions in Salta Province, Argentina. This four- to six-week drill program is expected to be completed during Q4 2026, with full results available during Q1 2027, and will consist of:

Meetings with Growth-Oriented Investors on October 8, 2026

CEO Kyle Hall to present in Los Angeles at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Global Sports Brand Supports Premier Polo Competitions Across Europe

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SYMON-II Clinical Validation Dataset Represents a Key Milestone as Bluejay Advances the Symphony™ IL-6 Test Toward Regulatory Submission

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / PJX Resources Inc. (TSXV:PJX)(OTCQB:PJXRF) ("PJX" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has received a renewed 5-year permit to execute its first-ever drilling program on the highly prospective Zinger Property (see Figure 1). The drilling will target a potentially large Reduced Intrusion Related Gold System (RIRGS) at the Gar intrusion target. Concurrently, exploration drilling continues for critical metals on the Dewdney Trail Property.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Banyan Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Banyan") (TSXV:BYN)(OTCQB:BYAGF) is pleased to report new results from the Airstrip Deposit ("Airstrip") and the gap between the Airstrip and Powerline Deposit at its AurMac Project ("AurMac"), Yukon, Canada. Drillhole AX-26-942 intersected 1.01 g/t gold ("Au") over 36.1 metres ("m") from 9.0 m downhole, including 1.88 g/t Au over 17.9 m from 27.2 m downhole and 28.70 g/t Au over 0.8 m, between the Airstrip and Powerline deposits. Mineralization is associated with large extensional quartz veins containing numerous grains of visible gold, with associated bismuth sulphosalts and sulphide mineralization. In Airstrip, drillholes AX-26-729 and -730 returned 1.19 g/t Au over 12.1 m and 6.79 g/t Au over 3.3 m, respectively. Mineralization in these holes is associated with replacement-style mineralization in calc-silicate altered horizons in the Airstrip footwall and lower Cal 2 horizon.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Hillcrest Energy Technologies Ltd. (CSE:HEAT)(OTCQB:HLRTF)(FSE:7HI) ("Hillcrest" or the "Company") announces that Jamie Hogue, Chief Operating Officer, and Dr. Emanuel Serban, PhD, PEng, Vice President of Engineering, will attend the Open Compute Project ("OCP") Global Summit in San Jose, California, from October 12 to 15, 2026.

Over a dozen leaders touched down on the tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu on Tuesday for a first-hand look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change.