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Skewering the oddities of president Donald Trump's administration and his devoted American supporters has made comedian Jordan Klepper a household name in the United States, as a host of late-night satire "The Daily Show."

They can mix cocktails, run marathons and fold laundry. But humanoid robots are still a long way from doing lots of different jobs on command, whatever the marketing says.

President Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship has gone all the way to the US Supreme Court but the issue's impact is already being felt on a giant stage: the World Cup.

Ghana scored a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama in their opening World Cup Group L clash in Toronto on Wednesday.

Cuba's powerful ex-president Raul Castro on Wednesday threw his weight behind liberal reforms aimed at reviving the collapsing economy in the face of a crippling US blockade.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Peter Appel (the "Acquiror") announces the acquisition of common shares (the "Shares") in the capital of INEO Tech Corp. (the "Company" or the "Issuer") (TSX-V:INEO)(OTCQB:INEOF, currently trading as INEOD until early July 2026 due to the recent share consolidation) whose head office is located at 301 - 19055 54 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 4R1, Canada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / David Wambeke (the "Acquiror") announces the acquisition of common shares (the "Shares") in the capital of INEO Tech Corp. (the "Company" or the "Issuer") whose head office is located at 301 - 19055 54 Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 4R1, Canada.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP ("AHIP") (TSX:HOT.UN)(TSX:HOT.U) and (TSX:HOT.DB.V) announces that at its annual and special meeting of unitholders, held earlier today, all directors nominated as listed in the information circular dated May 19, 2026 were directed to be elected as directors of American Hotel Income Properties REIT (GP) Inc. for the ensuing year. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below:

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Usha Resources Ltd. ("USHA" or the "Company") (TSXV:USHA)(OTCQB:USHAF)(FSE:JO0) announces that, subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), it intends to satisfy accrued interest owing under its outstanding convertible debentures through the issuance of common shares.

SURREY, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / INEO Tech Corp. ((TSXV:INEO)(OTCQB:INEOF), currently trading as INEOD until early July 2026 due to the recent share consolidation) (the "Company" or "INEO") announces its board of directors has approved the grant of an aggregate of 3,110,000 incentive stock options (the "Options") to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company pursuant to the Company's stock option plan.

Also Announces Appointment of Dr. Noah Burns as Scientific Advisor

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Relevant Gold Corp. (TSXV:RGC)(OTCQB:RGCCF) (the "Company" or "Relevant Gold") is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual and Special General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") held today in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Jaguar Mining Inc. ("Jaguar" or the "Company") (TSX:JAG) is pleased to announce the voting results from its Annual General of Shareholders held (virtually) at 10am EST on June 18, 2026. All the resolutions proposed at the meeting were duly passed.

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Appointment strengthens Sekur as a Swiss-hosted diplomatic solution for international dialogue and negotiations

Canadian Businesses can get Free EV Chargers and cashback rewards for every kWh charged.

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RALEIGH, NC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / iAccess Alpha today announced that it will host its Virtual Best Ideas Summer Investment Conference on June 23-24, 2026, bringing together small and micro-cap public companies and investors for two days of company presentations and 1x1 meetings.

Whole leaf coca extract under evaluation is Magdalena's drug candidate for post-GLP-1 weight loss management

As global leaders move from firefighting to foresight, OMP celebrates the enterprise visionaries scaling decision-driven intelligence at the speed of change.

DENVER, CO / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Solitario Resources Corp. ("Solitario") (NYSE American:XPL)(TSX:SLR) announces results of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at which holders of 51,707,349 shares of common stock were present in person or by proxy. The three matters identified below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders. Each proposal is more fully described in Solitario's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated April 29, 2026.

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / AIAI Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:AIAI) ("Ai²" or the "Company"), an AI-enabled diversified holding company utilizing Transformational AI to enhance portfolio performance, today announced that John P. Rochon, Chairman of Ai² and entities controlled by the family of Mr. Rochon, collectively, have acquired approximately $100 million of Ai² shares at $20.00 per share through a privately negotiated transaction with an existing large shareholder.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Sparton Resources Inc. (TSXV:SRI) ("Sparton" or the "Company") announced today it has entered into a binding Letter of Intent giving it a 3 year option to acquire a 100% interest in the past producing Morrison Silver Mine, located near Gowganda, Ontario.

Major Investor Completes a Direct Investment Priced at $1.20 per Share - a Premium of More Than 100% to Recent Trading LevelsThe Investor Has Also Expressed Interest in Evaluating Up to $10 Million in Potential Additional Financing as Worksport Advances Its 2026 Growth Plan

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / George Sanders, President of Goldcliff Resource Corporation ("Goldcliff" or the "Company") (TSXV:GCN)(OTC PINK:GCFFF), reports that the Company has received assay results from its April 2026 hand trenching program at the Kettle Valley gold-silver project near Rock Creek, British Columbia. Highlights include a quartz-calcite breccia vein sample grading 2.886 g/t gold (Au) and 130 g/t silver (Ag) in Trench 4, and a continuous mineralized interval in Trench 1 averaging 0.646 g/t Au over 12 metres.

TULSA, OK AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTCID:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company") announces that it has granted incentive stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants to purchase an aggregate of 7.1 million common shares of the Company at an exercise price of C$0.20 per share of which 5.6 million options were granted to directors and officers of the Company pursuant to the Company's incentive stock option plan.

Three-year renewal follows early campaign results that delivered up to 40% increases in average order value and nearly double the conversion rates using ClearLake

NORTH YORK, ON / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / ZTEST Electronics Inc. ("ZTEST" or the "Company") (CSE:ZTE)(OTCID:ZTSTF) today announced that Steve Smith has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company, effective June 17, 2026. ZTEST also wishes to announce that Stephen Harpur has been appointed to the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Smith.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / June 18, 2026 / Spirit Blockchain Capital Inc. (CSE:SPIR) ("Spirit" or the "Company"), a Canadian-based publicly listed company focused on blockchain infrastructure and digital asset opportunities, is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the issuance of common shares to certain consultants and strategic advisors in recognition of services provided to the Company.

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