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Over the two decades since fracking started near their lands, farmers in the Mexican state of Veracruz have watched their orange and lime trees wilt away.

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Australia will raise defence spending to 3.0 percent of GDP by 2033 as armed conflicts flare worldwide, the government said Thursday.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / UraniumX Discovery Corp. (CSE:STMN)(OTCID:STMXF)(FSE:Q7S) (the "Company" or "UraniumX") announces that, further to its news release dated March 31, 2026, the Company has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the "Offering"), bringing aggregate gross proceeds raised under the Offering to $1,162,200.07.

April session to take investors inside Zomedica's manufacturing operations - showcasing quality systems, automation, and teams driving scalable product fulfillment providing substantial margins

Supports Continued Growth of Organic and Fairtrade Foods Platform

Chairman Michael Selig to Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) regarding the SILVER Act (H.R. 8007): "We applaud your leadership on this issue and we'd be happy to work with your office on it."

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / CHAR Technologies Ltd. (TSXV:YES)(OTC:CTRNF)(FSE:68K):

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Three Year Partnership Brings Premium Gaming Hardware to FaZe Esports

Company to engage directly with overlanding consumers and industry participants as part of continued commercial rollout of recently launched power and tonneau solutions

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Golden Harp Resources Inc. (TSX Venture:GHR.H) (the "Company" or "Golden Harp"), a Canadian mineral exploration company, announces that it has elected to rely on Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933 - Exemptions to Permit Semi-Annual Reporting for Certain Venture Issuers (the "Blanket Order") and move to semi-annual financial reporting ("SAR").

Investment Positions LQR House at the Convergence of Digital Finance, Global Capital Markets, and USD Stablecoin Infrastructure

Collaboration with leading European orthopedic center in Italy supports GelrinC® clinical adoptionRenowned cartilage regeneration expert Prof. Elizaveta Kon to help lead Regentis Centers of Excellence networkStrengthens surgeon engagement and expands Regentis' European commercialization infrastructure

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / CCL Industries Inc. (TSX:CCL.A, CCL.B), a world leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, will be releasing its 2026 First Quarter Earnings Results on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. ET and will be holding a live webcast on Thursday, May 14, 2026 commencing at 7:30 a.m. ET to answer questions in connection with our press release.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Algo Grande Copper Corp. ("Algo Grande" or the "Company") (TSXV:ALGR)(OTC PINK:ALGRF)(FRA:KM00) announces the engagement of Major Drilling Group International Inc. to execute an approximately 8,000 metre Phase II drill program at its Adelita Project in Sonora, Mexico, and has commenced earthworks in preparation for drilling, including construction of drill pads across multiple high-priority target areas.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Dateline Resources Limited (ASX:DTR)(OTCQB:DTREF)(FSE:YE1) (Dateline or the Company) notes recent media articles concerning legal proceedings in the United States relating to the exercise of the long standing valid existing rights to conduct mining activities at the Colosseum Gold and Rare Earths Project.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Jo-Jo Capital Canada Ltd. (TSX Venture Exchange:JOJO.P) ("Jo-Jo" or the "Company"), a capital pool company within the meaning of the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent dated April 15, 2026 (the "LOI") with Primeblock Inc. ("Primeblock"), a privately held Canadian fintech company, in respect of a proposed arm's-length business combination transaction (the "Proposed Transaction") intended to constitute Jo-Jo's qualifying transaction under Exchange Policy 2.4 - Capital Pool Companies.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV:AGX)(OTCQB:AGXPF)(F:AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional underground diamond drilling results from the Blenda Rubia target, located near the Company's Nueva Recuperada operation in central Peru.

Gold, Silver and Critical Elements in the Mineral-Rich Province of New Brunswick, Canada

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:ASM)(NYSE American:ASM)(FSE:GV6) ("Avino" or the "Company") a long-standing silver producer in Mexico, has completed a new Mineral Reserve Estimate and updated the Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") which includes La Preciosa, the Avino Mine (consisting of the Elena Tolosa ("ET") deposit, Guadalupe, and La Potosina) with an effective date of October 31, 2025. The Oxide Tailings Deposit mineral reserve estimate was completed in 2024 and is materially unchanged since its publication and has an effective date of January 16, 2024.

MISSISSAUGA, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Microbix Biosystems Inc. (TSX:MBX)(OTCQX:MBXBF, Microbix®), a life sciences innovator, manufacturer, and exporter, announces it will be attending and presenting at the 2026 Bloom Burton & Co. Healthcare Investor Conference (the "Conference") taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, on April 21 and 22, 2026.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Rocky Shore Gold Ltd. ("Rocky Shore" or the "Company") (CSE:RSG)(OTCQB:RSGLF) is pleased to announce that the Company has begun a first-phase drill program at its 100%-owned Gold Anchor Project ("Gold Anchor") in central Newfoundland (see Figure 1). The drill program will focus on a portion of the undrilled 11-kilometre-long Lane Pond Gold Target where gold mineralization in soil, basal till, and rock is associated with geophysical anomalies and hosted within the prolific Appleton Fault Corridor. A total of 3,500 metres in 15 to 20 reconnaissance drill holes will target an area of 1,500 metres by 600 metres. The Lane Pond Gold Target is viewed as a fault-related, high-grade gold drill target hosted within sedimentary rocks and a bulk-tonnage porphyry gold target hosted within intrusive rocks. Both target types are located near the Company's Mosquito Hill and Reid gold deposits at Gold Anchor. In addition, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary has entered into a purchase agreement for the acquisition of 13 mining claims in central Newfoundland. Upon completion of this transaction, the claims will enhance Rocky Shore's strategic position in one of Canada's most prospective gold belts.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Wolfden Resources Corporation (WLF.V) ("Wolfden" or the "Company")is pleased to announce that it has completed a maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) for its 100% owned Canoe Landing polymetallic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, located in the Bathurst Mining Camp of New Brunswick where the current potential precious metal value accounts for more than 50% of the total in-situ value and represents one of the largest un-developed polymetallic mineral deposits in the camp.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / Gamma Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:GAMA)(OTCQB:GAMXF)(FRA:MRD0) ("Gamma" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the implementation of a warrant incentive program (the "Incentive Program") intended to encourage the exercise of up to 9,250,000 common share purchase warrants of the Company (the "Warrants").

Highlights:N2-25-004: 0.83 g/t Au over 40.4 metres beginning at 180.0 metres downhole, 147.4 metres vertical.N2-25-006: 1.8 g/t Au over 21.9 metres beginning at 154.4 metres downhole, 133.7 metres vertical.N2-25-009: 1.37 g/t Au over 24.0 metres beginning at 168.9 metres downhole, 146.3 metres vertical.N2-25-004, 006 and 009 confirm the structural and grade continuity along 300 metres of strike, building on N2-25-007, 008, and 010,which included 0.95 g/t Au over 61.1 metres, and is downdip of 1.75 g/t Au over 30.4 metres in N2-25-005.Based on these results, the Company believes the A-Zone hosts a robust mineralized veining system that fluctuates between 20 and 61 metres, is at least 100 metres wide, and is over 1.5 km in strike. The A-Zone remains open in multiple directions, specifically along strike (E-W) and down-plunge/depth (S) within a 5-km structural corridor that has been drilled and demonstrated to be mineralized.To date, 48 drillholes have been completed for 15,291 metres, with assays pending for 35 holes, providing a continuous pipeline of upcoming catalysts throughout Q2.The Company has working capital of ~C$10.5M with zero debt.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / BeMetals Corp. (TSXV:BMET)(OTCQB:BMTLF)(Frankfurt:1OI.F) ("BeMetals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated April 15, 2026 (the "Agreement") with Prospector Metals Corp. ("Prospector") (TSXV:PPP)(OTCQB:PMCOF)(Frankfurt:1ET0) pursuant to which BeMetals will acquire all of Prospector's non-Yukon mineral exploration projects in exchange for 29,400,000 common shares of BeMetals on a post-consolidation basis as described below (the "Acquisition").