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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSXV: AIS, OTC-Pink: AISSF, FRA: 5YH) (“A.I.S.” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has entered into an option agreement, granting A.I.S. the right to acquire 100% interest in the Pocologan copper-gold-silver project, about 40 kilometres west of Saint John. A.I.S. CEO, Marc Enright-Morin said, “During our time prospecting on our Saint John project, the opportunity arose to acquire a new and promising discovery in the vicinity. We see many synergies between the projects, and we are excited to increase our presence in New Brunswick.” Project Highlights:…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford will hold his first news conference in two weeks on Monday morning, as his government looks to try and change the channel after weeks of questions about transparency and its brief private jet purchase. In mid-April, the government confirmed it had bought a second-hand Challenger 650, citing the premier’s travel across the country into the United States and across the country as the reason.But only two days later, in the face of massive backlash, Ontario sold the $28.9 million plane back to Bombardier.The day after confirming the plane had been resold, Ford appeared at a news…

Security experts say a leak of Alberta’s provincial list of voters – nearly three million names, addresses and phone numbers – has created a potential public safety and political interference crisis that could have ramifications for decades. Personal information could be used by criminals for everything from fraud and extortion to kidnapping and witness tampering. Authoritarian regimes, like Russia or China, could use the information to interfere in Alberta’s politics by directly contacting voters.Both Elections Alberta and the RCMP have launched separate investigations to determine how the private information of millions of citizens from Alberta’s official List of Electors ended…

VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MEXC Foundation, the impact-driven arm of MEXC, today announced the completion of the Philippines Campus Series, a two-part educational initiative that brought blockchain fundamentals, crypto literacy, and Web3 career pathways directly to more than 200 university students. Held over the past month, the series brought MEXC Foundation to two campuses in the Philippines as an Educational Partner, strengthening its presence in one of Southeast Asia’s most active crypto markets. The Blockchain Seminar at PHINMA St. Jude College in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, was co-hosted by Cryptita Plays and Base Philippines on April 10.…

QUÉBEC CITY, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Norda Stelo today announces that Groupe Snef, through its engineering subsidiary Ekium, has made a strategic investment in the company. The investment positions the Québec-based consulting engineering firm as Groupe Snef’s North American platform and strengthens Norda Stelo’s ability to accelerate its growth in new markets, while preserving its identity, governance and Canadian roots. This strategic partnership marks a turning point for Norda Stelo, strengthening its position by combining its recognized expertise with the advanced capabilities of a major European group with more than 120 years of history. Norda Stelo will retain…

Chinese consular officials met with a Vancouver city hall employee last month and urged her to cancel an arts event that highlighted communist party repression, sources told Global News.At the meeting, representatives of China’s consulate told a staff member of the city’s civic theatres branch that they wanted a series of performances by the Shen Yun dance group to be stopped, the sources said.The event, a celebration of Chinese cultural traditions lost under Communist rule, also received bomb threats, but went ahead anyway April 8-12 at the city-owned Queen Elizabeth Theatre.But the incident suggests that China continues to use its diplomatic missions…

WINONA, Minn., May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mother’s Day gifting is undergoing a subtle shift, with more consumers moving beyond traditional symbolic presents toward products that offer practical, everyday relief. Reflecting this trend, Bob and Brad, a wellness brand founded by licensed physical therapists, is marking the occasion with a promotion of up to 30% off a range of recovery and pain relief devices designed to support daily comfort. What Moms Are Really ExperiencingAcross online communities and consumer discussions, a consistent theme has emerged: many mothers are not seeking more celebration, but more rest and physical relief. Rather than…

DUBLIN, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For IT teams, one of the biggest risks when an employee travels is not the flight itself, but what happens upon arrival: landing without reliable internet access. This goes far beyond lost time, as it often translates into lack of access to critical tools, reliance on unsecured public WiFi networks, and decisions being made without real-time information. As global workforces become increasingly distributed, companies are rethinking how they support their teams abroad, moving away from fragmented solutions towards more integrated approaches. In this shift, solutions like Holafly for Business are emerging as a…

LONDON and NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thousands of people walked through parks, promenades, and public squares across more than 70 cities in April to mark Earth Day, in a joyful global show of solidarity for the world’s soils. Organised through Sadhguru’s Conscious Planet Foundation, and in support of the Save Soil movement, these ‘walkathons’ united the movement’s grassroots volunteer network across Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. In Europe alone, walkers covered 27 major cities including London, Oslo, Munich, Vienna, Athens, Ljubljana, Stockholm, Bratislava, Dublin, Belgrade, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Dijon. Communities also walked in…

ARAWA, Papua New Guinea, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Island Passage Exploration Limited (IPX or the “Company”) and its customary landowner company partner, Isina Resource Holdings Limited (IRHL), have filed an annual report with the Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) documenting the progress made at the EL02 license during 2025. The partners continue to operate a large-scale copper-gold exploration program across the 250-km2 license in Central Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (Figure 1). The 2025 field campaign was the second full year of property-wide exploration at EL02, it resulted in significant de-risking of the project by confirming the presence of both…