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A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit.

Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.

Viral posts of an Australian street dubbed the country's "most beautiful" have enticed coachloads of visitors to a picturesque seaside town -- and locals have had enough of it.

An epic Cade Cunningham performance kept top-seeded Detroit's NBA playoff run alive in a crucial 116-109 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

Juan Jose Guilarte is like any other 10-year-old as he races around a park in Cuba's capital Havana.

Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda's sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can't mask the stench of accumulating trash bespoiling parts of the resort island famed for its natural beauty.

A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.

Beaming with excitement, Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius and singer Pete Parkkonen entered a studio in Helsinki for their final rehearsals, before departing to Vienna, where they are tipped to win Eurovision.

The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again on Thursday as policymakers weigh concerns about higher inflation triggered by the Middle East war against worries about weakening growth.

Football's power brokers meet in Vancouver on Thursday as FIFA convenes its 76th Congress, a high‑stakes gathering less than two months before the biggest World Cup ever opens across Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Samsung Electronics said on Thursday its quarterly operating profit had jumped 750 percent year-on-year to a record 57.2 trillion won ($38.4 billion) on the back of strong sales of chips crucial for artificial intelligence.

R&B singer D4vd used chainsaws he bought from Amazon to cut up the body of the teenage girl he murdered and left to rot in the trunk of his Tesla, prosecution documents claimed Wednesday.

TULSA, OK AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Jericho Energy Ventures Inc. (TSXV:JEV)(OTCID:JROOF)(FRA:JLM) ("Jericho", "JEV" or the "Company"), announces a brief delay in the filing of its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, along with the related management's discussion and analysis and CEO and CFO certifications (collectively, the "Financials"), which were due to be filed by today. The Company expects to file the Financials on or around May 4, 2026, and will provide updates as necessary.

TORONTO, ON AND VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / McEwen Inc. ("McEwen") (NYSE/TSX:MUX) and Golden Lake Exploration Inc. ("Golden Lake") (CSE:GLM)(OTCQB:GOLXF) are pleased to announce the completion of the previously announced business combination between McEwen and Golden Lake by way of statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement").

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / GLG Life Tech Corporation (NEX:GLG.H) ("GLG" or the "Company"), a global leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high-quality zero-calorie natural sweeteners, announces financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025. The complete set of financial statements and management discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.glglifetech.com.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Pinetree Capital Ltd. (TSX:PNP) ("Pinetree" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. All financial information provided in this press release is unaudited and all figures are in $'000 except per share amounts and shares outstanding.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / AIP Realty Trust (the "Trust" or "AIP Realty") (TSXV:AIP.U) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025. All dollar amounts are stated in U.S. dollars.

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Retained executive search firm Caldwell (TSX:CWL)(OTCQX:CWLPF) today announced the expansion of its Technology Practice leadership team, appointing Shawn Banerji to join Jim Bethmann as co-leader of the Technology Practice.

CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / The core message of this Money Metals Midweek Memo episode is straightforward. When policymakers ignore incentives, they often create outcomes that run counter to their own goals. Host Mike Maharrey begins with a personal example, explaining that his move from Kentucky to Florida saved his family "thousands of dollars every year" by avoiding state and local income taxes.

CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / For the eleventh consecutive year, the nation's premier national precious metals dealer and depository has teamed up with influential sound money groups to offer gold-backed scholarships to support student excellence in higher education in 2026.

Canadian based AI Firm Delivers First Comprehensive, Data-Driven Review of Ottawa's Evolving Transit Landscape, Uncovering Significant Disparities Across Neighbourhoods

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V:SEI)(AIM:SEI)(OTCQX:SEUSF) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its audited Annual Results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Pacific Avenue Capital Partners ("Pacific Avenue"), a leading global private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other complex situations in the middle market, announced today that an affiliate of Pacific Avenue has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oldcastle Lawn & Garden, Inc. (the "Company") from CRH in a transaction valued at over $1.1 billion. Upon closing, the business will operate under its new name, GardenCore, marking the beginning of its next chapter as a standalone company.

CENTENNIAL, CO / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / Nepra Foods Inc. (CSE:NPRA)(OTCQB:NPRFF) ("Nepra" or the "Company") announces that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the "LOI") to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tsceminicum Bottling Company, LLC, operating as Artesian Fusion ("Artesian Fusion") on April 1, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / CoTec Holdings Corp. (TSXV:CTH)(OTCQB:CTHCF) ("CoTec" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the repayment of the currently outstanding principal amounts under its $6.6 million convertible loan facilities (the "Convertible Loans") dated August 11, 2025 with Kings Chapel International Limited ("Kings Chapel") and certain funds managed by Epic Capital Management Inc. ("Epic Capital", and together with Epic Capital, the "Lenders").

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ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / OMP, a leading provider of AI-powered supply chain planning, has been ranked in highest two across all four Use Cases in the 2026 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions report for process industries. This report, a companion to the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™, evaluates 16 vendors on Critical Capabilities and real-world Use Cases, helping organizations assess how well solutions support different levels of supply chain planning maturity.

Collaboration supports the use of ecological data in project design as demand for high-integrity carbon credits accelerates.

WINNIPEG, MB / ACCESS Newswire / April 30, 2026 / JamRock Security has been named the 2026 Consumer Choice Award winner in the Alarm Systems category for Winnipeg for the third year. This recognition highlights the company's strong reputation for delivering reliable, high-quality security solutions and its commitment to protecting homes and businesses across Winnipeg and other communities as far North as Nunavut.