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LONDON, UK and VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Mkango (AIM:MKA)(TSX-V:MKA) announces the appointment of Tim Slater to the role of Interim CFO, as Robert Sewell steps down from the role with immediate effect.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Gemdale Gold Inc. (TSXV:GEMG) ("Gemdale Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the closing of a strategic investment by Eldorado Gold Corporation ("Eldorado") by way of a non-brokered private placement (the "Offering").

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Network Wireless Solutions (NWS) today announced a planned leadership succession designed to support the company's continued growth and long-term value creation.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Golden Harp Resources Inc. (TSX Venture:GHR.H) (the "Company" or "Golden Harp"), a Canadian mineral exploration company, is pleased to announce that it has received final acceptance from the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") and has completed the closing of the previously announced amended and restated mining claims purchase agreement (the "Amended Acquisition Agreement"), dated effective November 10, 2025, with Timothy A. Young, the Company's control person.

TORONTO, ONTARIO / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Datametrex AI Limited (the "Company" or "Datametrex") (TSXV:DM)(FSE:D4G)(OTC:DTMXF) is pleased to announce that it has received a Purchase Order ("P.O.") of approximately $500,000 from a major Fortune 500 client based in South Korea for data centre operations and infrastructure solutions on February 6, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Troubadour Resources Inc. ("TR", "Troubadour" or the "Company") (TSXV:TR)(OTC:TROUF)(WKN:TROUF) has recently completed the Phase 1 drill holes of the multi-phase drill program and reported assay results from seven drill holes at its Senneville Gold-Silver-Copper property ("Senneville" or the "Property").

ST. GEORGE'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Atlas Salt Inc. ("Atlas Salt" or the "Company") (TSXV:SALT)(OTCQX:SALQF)(FRA:9D00) announces an expansion of its strategic relationship with Sandvik Mining ("Sandvik") in connection with the Updated Feasibility Study ("UFS") for the Great Atlantic Salt Project (the "Project"), located near St. George's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM:TSX/NYSE American, GV6:FSE; "Avino" or the "Company") announces that it has filed a final short form base shelf prospectus dated February 12, 2026 (the "Shelf Prospectus") with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, with the exception of Québec, pursuant to Part 9B of National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions ("NI 44-102"), which establishes an expedited shelf prospectus regime for "well-known seasoned issuers" (as such term is defined in NI 44-102) (the "WKSI Regime"). A corresponding registration statement on Form F-10 has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System (the "Registration Statement") and is expected to become effective on or about February 19, 2026 under the U.S./Canada Multijurisdictional Disclosure System. In accordance with the Companion Policy to NI 44-102, the Company is withdrawing its previously filed short form base shelf prospectus dated May 26, 2025 and will not distribute further securities pursuant the prospectus supplement dated November 25, 2025.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Evergold Corp. (TSXV:EVER)(WKN:A2PTHZ) ("Evergold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Dylan Berg has been appointed as a Capital Markets Advisor to the Company.

SASKATOON, SK / ACCESS Newswire / February 13, 2026 / Abasca Resources Inc. ("Abasca" or the "Company") (TSXV:ABA) is pleased to announce the engagement of High Grade Mining Consulting Ltd., led by veteran mining engineer Gary Haywood, P.Eng., to provide strategic technical consulting for the advancement of the Company's 100%-owned Loki Flake Graphite Deposit (the "Loki Deposit") in northern Saskatchewan (see Figure 1). High Grade Mining Consulting Ltd. will assist with the preparation of the upcoming Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the Loki Deposit.

Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday postponed the adoption of a landmark amnesty bill designed to end the use of courts to crack down on dissent after failing to reach an agreement on how to apply it.

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his players did not work as a team and were taught a lesson in the first half of the 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

Australia's centre-right opposition Liberal Party on Friday elected as leader a conservative who lobbied to drop its commitment to net zero emissions, local media reported.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said his side cannot be distracted by talk of Manchester City closing in at the top of the Premier League after the Gunners were held 1-1 at Brentford on Thursday.

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after being whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season.

North Korea on Friday threatened a "terrible response" in the event of another drone incursion from the South, after Seoul announced a probe into a cross-border incident reported last month.

More than a year after deadly wildfires swept through Los Angeles communities, California launched an investigation Thursday into claims of delays in issuing warnings to historically Black neighborhoods which could have increased the death toll.

Atletico Madrid hammered Copa del Rey holders Barcelona 4-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their semi-final clash.

Arsenal missed the chance to extend their Premier League lead to six points as Brentford rattled the Gunners in a 1-1 draw on Thursday to give Manchester City hope in the title race.

US snowboarding superstar Chloe Kim said Thursday she was proud of her "baby" after South Korean teenager Choi Gaon dethroned her as Olympic women's halfpipe champion.

US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim failed in her bid for Olympic history when she was pipped to gold on Thursday while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said being banned from competing at the Milan-Cortina Games was the "price of our dignity".

Wall Street stocks tumbled Thursday following another pullback in tech shares as markets look ahead to a key inflation reading.

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos was released on Thursday by the Major League Baseball club and revealed he brought a beer into the dugout after being removed from a game.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will on Friday join mourners in the remote mining town that is grieving after eight people were killed in a mass school shooting.

South Korean teenager Choi Gaon recovered from a brutal fall to shock US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim in the Olympic women's halfpipe final on Thursday as the American missed out on a historic hat-trick.

Title favourites Inter Milan host a resurgent Juventus in Serie A on Saturday, while a fiery atmosphere can be expected as the stubborn defending champions Napoli await Roma on Sunday.

World number two Iga Swiatek and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina both crashed out of the Qatar Open on Thursday losing their quarter-finals to Maria Sakkari and Victoria Mboko respectively.

The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.

Linda Laroque, a soft-spoken grandmother in the tiny town of Tumbler Ridge, lives two doors down from the person who carried out one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history.

French ice dancers Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry shared their intense emotions on Thursday, a day after receiving the "greatest gift" of their lives with Olympic gold.

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen before.

South Korean teenager Choi Gaon shocked US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim in the Olympic women's halfpipe final on Thursday as the American missed out on a historic hat-trick.