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Second-ranked Nelly Korda fired a bogey-free seven-under par 65 to seize a two-stroke lead after Thursday's opening round of the LPGA Chevron Championship, the year's first major women's event.

The Las Vegas Raiders took quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the number one pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, hoping the Heisman Trophy winner can help revive a franchise that has missed the playoffs for the past four seasons.

Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the incident.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / ZEUS NORTH AMERICA MINING CORP. (CSE:ZEUS)(OTCQB:ZUUZF)(FRANKFURT:O92) (THE "COMPANY" OR "ZEUS") is pleased to announce that effective April 30, 2026, the Company will consolidate its common shares (the "Common Shares") on a two (2) to one (1) basis (the "Consolidation") as previously announced on February 11, 2026.

MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (TSX-V:CRE)(US OTCQX:CRECF)(FSE:F12) ("Critical Elements" or the "Corporation") is very sad to announce the passing of our friend and colleague, director Marc Simpson, after a brief illness. Marc had been a director of Critical Elements since March 2013, always a calm and reliable voice in our boardroom. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Manitoba in 1991 and commenced a career as a highly respected geologist and exploration company executive spanning 35 years. He was a member of both Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia and Engineers and Geoscientists Manitoba.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Kidoz Inc. (TSXV:KDOZ)(OTCQB:KDOZF) (the "Company"), a full-stack in-game advertising platform powered by contextual AI, today announced that it will report its annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, after market close on Tuesday, April 29, 2026.

PharmaNest, a leader in high-resolution single-fiber digital pathology and AI, will present five communications at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026, showcasing its advanced technologies for the study of fibrosis and tissue remodeling in preclinical and clinical settings across inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Wellness Naturopathic Centre, led by Dr. Mandana Edalati ND has been recognized with the 2026 Consumer Choice Award in the Naturopathic Medicine category. This recognition highlights the clinic's commitment to delivering personalized, root cause focused care and supporting long term health and wellbeing within the North Vancouver community for over 20 years.

WINNIPEG, MB / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / KCD Quartz & Granite Inc has been named the 2026 Consumer Choice Award winner in the Countertops category for Winnipeg. This recognition reflects the company's strong reputation for quality craftsmanship, advanced production capabilities, and its commitment to delivering custom solutions for every client.

CINCINNATI, OH / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Laffalot Summer Camps LLC has been named the 2026 Consumer Choice Award winner in the category of Summer Camps for the Cincinnati region, recognizing the organization's long-standing commitment to providing fun, active, and memorable summer experiences for children across the community.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Norsemont Mining Inc. (CSE:NOM)(OTCQX:NRRSF)(FWB:LXZ1) ("Norsemont" or the "Company") is pleased to announce over limit base-metal assay results (copper, lead and zinc) for three holes, which are contributing to target refinement for ongoing drilling. These encouraging base-metal results add to the geological understanding of the system and help refine targets for the ongoing diamond drill program at Choquelimpie, focused on testing higher-grade hydrothermal breccia targets at depth and supporting potential resource growth. Additional metallurgical and drill results are anticipated to be released shortly.

MONTREAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / First Canadian Graphite Inc. (TSXV:FCI)(OTCQB:GRAPF) ("First Canadian" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Scott Kelly has been appointed to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Intestinal Failure (IF) occurs in patients with an ultrarare congenital enteropathy due to microvillus inclusion disease (MVID) and/or short bowel syndrome (SBS)Jaguar has received orphan drug designations for MVID & SBS in the US and EUJaguar has also completed enrollment of pediatric MVID patients in an ongoing randomized clinical trial with plans for an NDA filing in mid-2027

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex") (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC PINK:DTMXF) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Paymetrex Payment Solutions Inc. ("Paymetrex"), is expanding its patent monetization strategy to include an evaluation of potential licensing opportunities within the field of quantum-resilient and next-generation encryption technologies. Our preliminary internal assessment is that the Paymetrex patent portfolio covers subject matter which is relevant to the commercialization of such technologies.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 24, 2026 / Alset AI Ventures Inc. (TSXV:GPUS)(OTC:GPUSF)(FSE:1R60, WKN:A40M0J) ("Alset AI" or the "Company") an artificial intelligence ("AI") venture company advancing innovation through strategic investment and cloud computing solutions, is pleased to announce that the Company closed an additional tranche (the "Second Tranche") of its previously-announced loan transaction with Mr. Randy Gilling (the "Lender") in the principal amount of up to $3,000,000 (the "Transaction"). The Lender advanced $195,000 in the Second Tranche, and to date, has advanced $695,000. The Lender is an insider of the Company, holding greater than 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares on the capital of the Company ("Common Shares").

Globally recognised process development expert strengthens Regenerative Chloride Leaching (RCL) with world-class technical leadership in hydrometallurgy and commercialisation

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In the heart of the US capital, a fence stands adorned with 20,000 teddy bears to represent the Ukrainian children who, according to Kyiv, have been abducted by invading Russia, as war rages on.

The Los Angeles Lakers, up 2-0 on the Phoenix Suns in their first-round NBA playoff series, could have Austin Reaves back from injury in game three.

Iran's footballers will be welcome at this year's World Cup, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, distancing the US government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in the tournament.

Shock images of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona lying dead in bed, his stomach grotesquely swollen, rocked the negligence trial of his medical team on Thursday.

The United States will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a G20 summit in Miami, a US official said Thursday, but President Donald Trump said he doubted his counterpart would come.

Israel and Lebanon on Thursday extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, as he voiced hope for a historic three-way meeting soon and a potential peace deal.

An invitation to the December G20 summit in the United States will be sent to Russia as a member of the organization, a senior US official said Thursday.

Tiago Tomas' stunning 119th-minute back-heel sent Stuttgart to a German Cup final meeting with Bayern Munich after a 2-1 extra-time home win over Freiburg on Thursday.

More than 120 rights groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued a travel advisory on Thursday warning that visitors to the 2026 World Cup could face "serious rights violations" due to the US government's immigration policies.

Shares in Intel soared on Thursday after it smashed quarterly earnings expectations in what could be a sign that the US chip maker is on a path to recovery.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out striking Iran with a nuclear weapon, after his previous threats to completely destroy Iranian civilization.

Global stocks mostly fell Thursday, retreating after recent gains as investors tempered their enthusiasm for a quick end to the Middle East war.

Meta plans to cut a tenth of its workforce, looking for productivity gains from its remaining workers as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence.