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APIA, Samoa, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HTX Ventures, the global investment arm of HTX, has published a new report titled The Convergence of CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi in 2026: How Institutional-Grade Hybrid Architecture Is Taking Shape. The report examines how CeFi, DeFi, and TradFi are converging to form a new institutional digital-asset architecture. As custody, collateral, execution, yield, and risk management are unbundled from the traditional all-in-one platform model, each layer is increasingly being occupied by specialized market leaders: TradFi provides regulated, yield-bearing assets; centralized platforms and custodians manage institutional access, compliance, and execution; while DeFi protocols and…

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toobit, the award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange, has been named Best Exchange for Trading Tokenized Equities at the CoinGape Global Onchain Awards 2026, marking its fifth industry award win this year. The Global Onchain Awards recognize institutions and innovators contributing to the development of traditional and onchain finance. The Best Exchange/Platform for Trading Tokenized Equities category considers factors including tokenized equity listings, trading volume, and institutional trading capabilities. Toobit’s expansion into traditional markets began with the launch of Stock Futures in February 2026, initially covering 10 major US equities including Apple…

WASHINGTON, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Oct 3, 2026, “Future Resonance · ShanghaiEye Night” China-U.S. People-to-People Exchange and “Amazing Shanghai” City Promotion Series Events were held in Washington, D.C. The event was guided by the Information Office of Shanghai Municipality and co-hosted by Shanghai Media Group, the World Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, and the Washington Chinese Community Alliance. YUYUAN Inc., a globally leading family happiness consumption industry group rooted in China, showcased a series of cultural and creative products from Intangible Cultural Heritage projects and time-honored brands including Yuyuan Lantern Festival, Huxinting Teahouse and Liyunge. Under the…

TORONTO, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TT) (OTCQB: TTTMF) (FSE: O4N) is pleased to announce that a diamond drill rig and geological team are currently being mobilized to the Company’s 100% owned High Lake gold project, situated in Northwestern Ontario near the Manitoba/Ontario border and adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway. Drilling expected to commence October 9, 2026. Targeting 2,500 metres of exploration diamond drilling on the High-Grade Purdex Zone “The entire technical team is incredibly energized as we mobilize equipment to the Purdex Zone,” said Robert Penczak, Vice President of…

The head of a provincial body that governs organized hockey in Nova Scotia is touting a new educational program that targets players after a series of hazing incidents and assaults have rocked the sport. “There’s been several incidents in hockey over the years and it’s been an area of need,” said Michael Field, the executive director of Hockey Nova Scotia in an interview.The organization has teamed up with a local non-profit that provides services to survivors of sexual assault to create the program. It aims to teach 13- and 14-year-old players about how to engage in healthy team bonding exercises…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 7, 2026 8:03 pm Updated October 7, 2026 8:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada. The trillionaire tech businessman and former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said on his social media platform X that Quebec would benefit from independence, as would the two Prairie provinces.They would be better off. Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too.— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2026…

The seeds for a new Canadian energy “powerhouse” were planted in the summer of last year, when trade tensions with the United States were escalating, Ottawa’s push for new nation-building infrastructure was accelerating and two corporations on either side of the country stood at a crossroads. Halifax-based Emera Inc. and Calgary-based Canadian Utilities announced plans Tuesday to merge into a new firm worth $72 billion that would rank among the continent’s largest utilities, with the scale necessary to seize opportunities from skyrocketing power demand.Meanwhile, Atco Ltd., Canadian Utilities’ controlling shareholder, is redefining itself as a more nimble firm focused on…

Canada will not extend medical assistance in dying (MAID) for people who are seeking it on the basis of mental illness alone, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said. Currently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on the grounds of mental illness as a sole criteria, but that rule is set to expire in March 2027. The federal government plans to table legislation this fall that will maintain that exclusion “on an indeterminate basis,” Fraser said.“Canada has made a decision not to move forward with the expansion that is scheduled in the Criminal Code of medical assistance in dying in…

Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar in 1954 for her first film, On the Waterfront, and starred opposite Hollywood great Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller North by Northwest, has died at the age of 102. Saint, who acted well into her 90s, died at her home in Los Angeles, family representative Jeff Sanderson confirmed Tuesday.Her acting debut in On the Waterfront alongside Marlon Brando was one of the most successful in Hollywood history, propelling the then-34-year-old actor to stardom and landing her an Academy Award, which was presented to her by Frank Sinatra.Pregnant with her first child…

Sean and Heidi Cripe will never forget the call from their son’s high school saying Davis was being taken to the emergency room. “He chugged an energy drink — like, just trying to be cool,” said Sean Cripe, recounting the day nearly a decade ago.The teen’s heart soon fell out of rhythm and he died. While such deaths are rare, doctors across the country have warned for years that energy drinks contain high levels of caffeine that can seriously harm children, causing problems such as abnormal heartbeats, increased heart rate, sleep disturbances, dehydration, agitation, high blood pressure and seizures.A newly…