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Norwegian police said Wednesday three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a "terrorist bombing" over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, which caused minor damage but no injuries.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Faraday Copper Corp. ("Faraday" or the "Company") (TSX:FDY) announces its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Avidian Gold Corp. ("Avidian" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:AVG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-François Meilleur to Avidian's Board of Directors, effective immediately.

MONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Loop Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOOP) (the "Company" or "Loop"), today announced its participation in the upcoming 38th Annual ROTH Conference, being held at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California, on March 22-24, 2026.

WEST VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Earthwise Minerals Corp. (CSE:WISE)(FSE:966) ("Earthwise" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its common shares will commence trading on the OTCQB Venture Market ("OTCQB") in the United States under the symbol "EWISF" on March 13th, 2026. The Company's common shares will continue to trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the symbol "WISE" and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange ("FSE") under the symbol "966".

HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / LiberNovo proudly announces that the LiberNovo Omni has been awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD 2026 in the Product Design - Beauty/Wellness category. The chair represents LiberNovo's breakthrough approach to Dynamic Ergonomics. The iF DESIGN AWARD is widely regarded as one of the most respected awards in international design and recognizes innovative, functional, and user-centric designs.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSX-V:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) ("Galway Metals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a six (6) month Capital Markets Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") with Eskar Capital Corporation ("Eskar Capital"), an exempt market dealer registered in British Columbia, Ontario and Québec.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX) (the "Company" or "PPX") is pleased to announce continued progress in the permitting process required to connect the Igor Project processing plant to the public medium-voltage electrical grid.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / At the request of CIRO, Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV:GEMG) ("Gemdale" or the "Company") wishes to confirm that the Company's management is unaware of any material change in the Company's operations that would account for the recent increase in market activity.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Justera Health Ltd. (CSE:VTAL)(OTC PINK:SCRSF) ("Justera" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian (Ingoo) Kim and Andrew Ryu to its Board of Directors, effective March 12, 2026.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Sparton Resources Inc. ("Sparton" or the "Company") (TSXV:SRI) is pleased to report on news provided by VRB China through Beijing Puneng, a leader in battery energy storage manufacturing. Beijing Puneng is 49% owned by VRB Energy Inc. ("VRB Energy") and 51% by Shaanxi Red Sun. VRB Energy, in turn, is owned 90.025% by Ivanhoe Electric Inc. and Sparton's 90% owned subsidiary, VanSpar Mining Inc., owns 9.975% of VRB Energy Inc.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / (TSXV:OGN)(OTCQB:OGNNF) Orogen Royalties Inc. ("Orogen" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it intends to raise up to $10,000,000 by way of a non-brokered private placement consisting of issuing up to 2,890,274 common shares ("Common Shares") of the Company at a price of $3.46 per Common Share (the "Private Placement").

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HAMILTON, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Terence Webster Design Associates has been recognized with the 2026 Consumer Choice Award for excellence in Office Furniture in the Hamilton and Niagara regions. This distinction highlights the company's long-standing leadership in interior design and office furnishings and its commitment to delivering quality, value and exceptional service to clients across Canada and the United States.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / White Gold Corp. (TSXV:WGO)(OTCQX:WHGOF)(FRA:29W) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of copper mineralization at the newly identified Lost Pup target on its 100% owned Hen Property in west-central Yukon, Canada. Initial bedrock sampling from the showing, which was initially exposed by placer mining operations, returned values up to 0.96% Copper (Cu), with additional samples grading 0.94%, 0.61% and 0.52% Cu from chalcopyrite-bearing quartz veins and fracture zones.

Latest drilling confirms thick, high-grade massive oxide mineralization and gallium, scandium and chromium associated with vanadium, titanium and iron, while western step-out holes extend mineralization toward surface and support potential resource and economic upside.Temas has received assay results for all HQ diamond drill holes completed in November 2025 on the La Blache Project, confirming consistent, high-grade zones of gallium (Ga), scandium (Sc), chromium (Cr), coincident with vanadium (V), titanium (Ti), and iron (Fe) in the massive-oxide (MO) zoneHighlights include:FT-25-07 with 73m @ 83.7% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.46% V2O5and56 ppm Ga, 19 ppm Sc and 1,240 ppm Cr from 110mFT-25-04 with 75m @ 79.8% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.43% V2O5and57 ppm Ga, 17 ppm Sc and 1,463 ppm Cr from 204mFT-25-06 with 40m @ 75.6% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.39% V2O5and59 ppm Ga, 17 ppm Sc and 1,110 ppm Cr from 145mFT-25-03 with 30m @ 78.7% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.39% V2O5and53 ppm Ga, 16 ppm Sc and 1,294 ppm Cr from 214mFT-25-05 with 26m @ 86.6% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.45% V2O5and60 ppm Ga, 19 ppm Sc and 1,309 ppm Cr from 210mFT-25-08 with 26m @ 84.6% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.43% V2O5and58 ppm Ga, 19 ppm Sc and 1,258 ppm Cr from 108mFT-25-09 with 24m @ 83.3% Fe2O3 + TiO2, 0.45% V2O5and57 ppm Ga, 18 ppm Sc and 1,133 ppm Cr from 123mHoles FT-25-06 to FT-25-09 confirm mineralisation extension up to 150m from the west of the historical drilling, where it shallows toward the outcropping mineralized Schmoo Zone. Mineralisation is thickening and remains open towards surface outcrops 500m to the west.Temas' Regenerative Chloride Leach ("RCL") technology platform is ideally placed to process this multi-element mineralisation, with the accessory Ga, Sc and Cr potentially recoverable alongside Ti, V and Fe, adding significantly to the projects economics.Temas' Fused Bead Assay Digestion Protocol for the 2025 samples has proven highly effective and is now being extended to all historic core. Historic core has been fully recovered in preparation for re-assay, with 748 samples from Temas' 2022 drilling already dispatched for re-assay under the new protocol in February 2026.

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / FireFox Gold Corp. (TSX.V:FFOX)(OTCQB:FFOXF) ("FireFox" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Martin Rip, CPA, CA, to its board of directors.

Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior defended Filip Jorgensen after the Danish goalkeeper's mistake sparked a late collapse which saw his side lose 5-2 to a rampant Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.

The United States announced new investigations Wednesday into what it considers unfair trade practices by dozens of countries, opening the door to penalties such as further tariffs as President Donald Trump seeks to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court.

Iran warned it could wage a prolonged war with the United States and Israel that would "destroy" the world economy, even as US President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to "finish the job", saying there was little left for American forces to strike.

A gift by Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and two late goals by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave title holders Paris Saint-Germain a stunning 5-2 win over the English side in a thrilling Champions League last 16, first leg on Wednesday.

Federico Valverde scored an unlikely hat-trick as Real Madrid trounced Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie Wednesday, while holders Paris Saint-Germain beat Chelsea 5-2.

Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.

A gift by Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and two late goals by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gave title holders Paris Saint-Germain a stunning 5-2 win over the English side in a thrilling Champions League last 16, first leg on Wednesday.

Two-time champion Iga Swiatek barreled into the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Wednesday, beating in-form Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2, 6-0.

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry, who has missed the team's past 15 games with a bruised right knee, will miss at least another 10 days, the NBA team announced on Wednesday.

Bodo/Glimt continued their dream debut Champions League campaign by swatting aside Sporting Lisbon 3-0 on Wednesday to take a big step towards the quarter-finals.

Federico Valverde's superb first-half hat-trick helped Real Madrid demolish Manchester City 3-0 in a surprise Champions League last 16 first leg rout on Wednesday.

The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for Iran to halt its attacks on Gulf states, in a resolution that did not mention US or Israeli strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran's ambassador to decry a "blatant misuse" of the international body.