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TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / As Canada's baby boomer generation moves en masse into its retirement years, a quiet crisis is unfolding in the country's real estate landscape. The demand for seniors housing -- from independent living communities to assisted care facilities -- is outpacing supply at a rate that experts describe as alarming. For developers, investors, and policymakers alike, the window to respond is narrowing rapidly.

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / A trusted dental clinic serving Northwest Calgary for many years, Lippitt Dental transitioned to Luna Dental following its acquisition by Dr. Chandni Parekh. For former Lippitt patients, the clinic remains the same familiar location with a continued commitment to patient care.

Multi-year engagement accelerates the rollout of autonomous operations to improve customer experience and operational efficiency

PID Floors' Brand-New Floor Care Mini-Video Series Offers Expert Guidance from the National Wood Flooring Association

IT distributors have become digital ecosystem orchestrators that unify cloud, AI, hyperscaler, and subscription-based business models.Distribution significantly accelerates vendor growth while reducing risk, allowing suppliers to scale efficiently, expand partner bases, enter new markets and mitigate financial and operational liabilities.Digital platforms are creating a new GTM "operating system". These systems offer end-to-end digital commerce and intelligence layers to manage procurement, billing, lifecycles and analytics.

New promotion from the digital wallet and smart shopping app rewards new users with added value while enhancing personal financial management.

DALLAS, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / HighLevel has been named to G2's 2026 Best Software Awards, earning a spot on the Top 100 Best Software Products list and ranking #81 overall among thousands of products evaluated globally.

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More than $400 Billion in value and over 11 Billion in Square Footage registered as buildings become digital content affiliates driving revenue for property and IP owners.

As announced, Jaguar received an up-front payment of $16M of non-dilutive capital in January 2026 upon entering U.S. license agreement with Future Pak for Mytesi® and Canalevia®-CA1 - Jaguar's two commercialized crofelemer drugs - an agreement that is fully aligned with company's strategy to concentrate crofelemer development efforts on human rare-disease intestinal failure indications

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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Ameriwest Critical Metals Inc. (CSE:AWCM)(OTC PINK:AWLIF)(FSE:5HV) ("Ameriwest" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a professional services contract with APEX Geoscience Ltd. ("APEX") to provide geological consulting services for the Company's 100% owned Bornite Copper-Gold-Silver Project in Oregon (the "Bornite Project").

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American:UMAC), a leading provider of NDAA-compliant drone components, today announced participation in the following investor conferences during the month of March 2026:

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Fast tracked heavy rare earth program

Second Consecutive Year Click Media Named Best Talent Management Agency

New approach shifts planning from reactive processes to AI-driven decision intelligence

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. (TSX.V:PGE)(OTCQB:PGEZF)(FSE:J0G) (the "Company", or "Stillwater") reports a second tranche of results from its 2025 resource expansion drill campaign at the Company's 100%-owned Stillwater West project in Montana, USA.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has agreed with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to extend the timetable for the binding multi-year Offtake Agreement, announced on August 5th 2025. All core commercial terms of the 9,000 tonnes per annum Offtake Agreement of anode active material ("AAM") are unchanged, including volume commitments and the established pricing framework.

Two global industry leaders to advance concrete intelligence as AI in construction accelerates at 24.8% CAGR to $35B market by 2034.

With AI agents leading customer interactions, new Amdocs global research shows CSPs must embed trust, transparency, and distinct personalities into every AI-led experience to drive the next generation of personalization

CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Valeura Energy Inc. (TSX:VLE)(OTCQX:VLERF) ("Valeura" or the "Company") acknowledges that Thailand's Ministry of Energy has, by way of a press release, requested that domestic oil producers cooperate in supporting national energy security in Thailand, in light of disruptions to the normal supply of oil from the Middle East region. This request includes postponing any planned downtime of oil production facilities and temporarily suspending crude oil exports.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Sintana Energy Inc. (TSX-V:SEI)(AIM:SEI)(OTCQX:SEUSF) ("Sintana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the planned 3D seismic acquisition campaign on AREA OFF-1, offshore Uruguay, has commenced.

US President Donald Trump warned Monday that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month, as the war spread with Israel bombarding Lebanon and Tehran targeting oil facilities in Gulf countries.

Energy prices surged Monday as the war in the Middle East led to outages of key energy production operations and a critical waterway was essentially emptied of traffic.

President Donald Trump warned Monday of a longer Iran war and refused to rule out ground troops, as his top diplomat suggested the timing of the US military operation was triggered by Israel.

President Donald Trump said US strikes were the "last, best chance" to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday announced the launch of joint operations with the United States to combat drug trafficking, which has caused an explosion of violence in the South American country.

Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona.

Oil and gas prices soared, stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar rallied on Monday as the widening Iran war shook financial markets across the globe.

President Donald Trump said US strikes were the "last, best chance" to stop Iran building a nuclear bomb, as the war raged through a third day and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon.

The United States attacked Iran only after learning that ally Israel was going to strike and fearing Tehran would retaliate against US forces, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.