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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:ASM)(NYSE American:ASM)(FSE:GV6) ("Avino" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Linda Broughton as a non-executive director on its board of directors effective February 4, 2026.

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / Gold Terra Resource Corp. (TSXV:YGT)(Frankfurt:TX0)(OTCQB:YGTFF) ("Gold Terra" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the completion of eight (8) holes as the 2026 Winter Drill Program continues targeting the past producing Campbell Shear (CS), two kilometers south of the historic Con Mine. An additional two (2) holes were completed in the Northbelt area, 20 kilometres north of Yellowknife. All samples from completed drill holes have been submitted for laboratory analysis, with assay results expected within standard laboratory turnaround times.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX:NEXT)(OTCQB:NSRCF) ("NextSource" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that that it has executed a letter of intent ("LOI") with a one of the major Japanese anode material producers (the "Producer") for the potential long-term supply of anode active materials ("AAM") for use in electric vehicle ("EV") batteries. The Company previously announced a binding, multi-year offtake with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. ("Mitsubishi"), Japan's largest chemical company, to supply 9,000 tonnes per annum ("tpa") of AAM to a major OEM for its North American EV operations.

LAFAYETTE, CO / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / urban-gro, Inc. (Nasdaq:UGRO) ("urban-gro" or the "Company") announced today that the Company's Board of Directors approved a reverse stock split of one share for every twenty-five (25) shares of common stock. The reverse stock split had been authorized by the Company's stockholders at the annual stockholder meeting held on January 30, 2026. Trading of the Company's common shares on a split-adjusted basis is expected to begin on Monday, February 9, 2026 on the Nasdaq Capital Market stock exchange.

Equipment delivery supports commissioning pathway for planned U.S. rare earth magnet recycling platform; on-site operational milestone events expected following commissioning

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG)(OTCQB:LGCXF)(FSE:Y2F) (the "Company" or "Lahontan") is pleased to announce the first assay results from our 2025 Maiden drilling program at the Company's satellite West Santa Fe Project, located only 13 km from Lahontan's flagship Santa Fe Mine Project in Nevada's prolific Walker Lane. The first assay results for the first of six reverse-circulation rotary ("RC") drill holes (totaling 593 metres) completed at West Santa Fe are summarized below. Additional drill results are expected shortly.

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / Galway Metals Inc. (TSXV:GWM)(OTCQB:GAYMF) (the "Company" or "Galway") is pleased to announce that it has commenced work on an updated National Instrument 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") for its 100%-owned Clarence Stream Gold Project, located in southwest New Brunswick, Canada. The Clarence Stream Gold Project currently hosts a 2022 MRE of 12.4 Mt @ 2.3 g/t Au Indicated for 922,000 oz., and 16.0 Mt @ 2.6 g/t Au Inferred for 1.334 M oz. gold from the NI 43-101 technical report titled "Technical Report on the Clarence Stream Mineral Resource Project, New Brunswick, Canada" dated March 31, 2022, by SLR Consulting Ltd. The 2022 mineral resource estimate was prepared using a gold price of US$1,650 per ounce, and the current update is being undertaken in a materially higher gold price environment.

Results Release and Webinar Discussion on Morning of February 12, 2026

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / Relevant Gold Corp. (TSXV:RGC)(OTCQB:RGCCF) ("Relevant Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Larry Taddei, CPA, CA, as an Independent Director, effective immediately, and the engagement of Ms. Mal Karwowska as a Strategic Advisor to the Board, with the intention that Ms. Karwowska will stand for election to the Board at the Company's next Annual General Meeting.

February session to highlight how Zomedica's R&D strategy supports scalable growth and long-term shareholder value

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / February 5, 2026 / BioNxt Solutions Inc. ("BioNxt" or the "Company") (CSE:BNXT)(OTCQB:BNXTF)(FSE:BXT), a bioscience innovator specializing in advanced drug delivery systems, today announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent ("LOI") outlining a proposed transaction pursuant to which BioNxt would secure exclusive rights to advanced drug chaperone technology for oral dissolvable applications from a third-party biotechnology developer focused on chaperone-enabled delivery systems.

HYPROMAG USA ADVANCES U.S. HUB-AND-SPOKE STRATEGY WITH ARRIVAL OF INSERMA PRE-PROCESSING MACHINES AT SOUTH CAROLINA AND NEVADA SITESEquipment delivery supports commissioning pathway for planned U.S. rare earth magnet recycling platform; on-site operational milestone events to be announced following commissioning

Equipment delivery supports commissioning pathway for planned U.S. rare earth magnet recycling platform; on-site operational milestone events to be announced following commissioning

Manchester City will face Arsenal in the League Cup final after ending Newcastle's reign as holders with a first-half blitz in their 3-1 victory on Wednesday.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will ask the Football League for permission to play Marc Guehi in the League Cup final against Arsenal even though the England defender is ineligible for the Wembley showdown.

Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif revealed in an interview with French sports daily L'Equipe that she had undergone hormone treatments to lower her testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Games, but reaffirmed that she is not "transgender".

Following an unexpected meeting of minds between presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, three Colombian drug kingpins find themselves the target of a joint US-Colombia manhunt.

Australian mining giant BHP will face trial before a British court from April next year to determine how much it must pay in damages to victims of a 2015 dam collapse in Brazil, lawyers said Wednesday.

Anthony Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star forward, was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to Washington in a blockbuster deal involving eight players and five NBA Draft picks, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

Iran and the United States said Wednesday they were going ahead with nuclear talks in Oman later this week, even as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried."

Lens reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday courtesy of a 4-2 win over Troyes, while an Endrick-inspired Lyon fought past second-division Laval.

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler sees the return of LIV Golf players to the PGA Tour as a start to having the world's best talent competing beyond major events.

Two days before the opening ceremony, the sports programme at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles.

An unconventional Deniz Undav toe-poke put Stuttgart on track for a 3-0 win at Holstein Kiel on Wednesday and the semi-finals of the German Cup.

Germany goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen will undergo surgery on his injured hamstring on Friday, his club Girona confirmed on Wednesday.

The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that "painful" restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper.

Iran said Wednesday that talks with the United States were going ahead as planned later this week, as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader by saying he should be "very worried."

Gazan health officials said Israeli air strikes on Wednesday killed 24 people, with Israel's military saying the attacks were in response to one of its officers being wounded by enemy gunfire.

The crown of French Empress Eugenie, which was abandoned by fleeing thieves who staged a brazen robbery at the Louvre last year, is nearly intact and will be fully restored, the museum said Wednesday.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer Wednesday said he regretted naming Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US, following fresh allegations about the disgraced envoy's close ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sustained an abdominal strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game before being re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder said Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that a "softer touch" may be needed on immigration, as his administration said 700 federal officers would be pulled from Minnesota after weeks of aggressive and even deadly operations.