Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to submit an Investigational New Drug application to the U.S. FDA in the fourth quarter of 2026 for its XRx-026 gout program, and estimates the program addresses a US$700M annual market opportunity.

Calgary – October 12, 2026 -- XORTX Therapeutics (NASDAQ: XRTX) plans to run the first part of its two-part XRX-OXY-102 gout study in Canada, a move it expects to speed delivery of the clinical data needed for a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Vancouver – – October 11, 2026 -- Rio Silver Inc. (TSX.V: RYO; OTC: RYOOF) won shareholder approval for every resolution at its annual general meeting on June 12, 2026, with 13,099,198 common shares, or 22.24% of issued and outstanding shares at the record date, represented in person or by proxy.

Vancouver – October 11, 2026 -- Rio Silver Inc. (TSX.V: RYO) has received approval to trade on the OTCQB Venture Market under the symbol "RYOOF", and has granted 850,000 incentive stock options to consultants.

Seoul – – October 07, 2026 -- LG Energy Solution has signed a binding multi-year offtake agreement with Elevra Lithium for 240,000 dry metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate over four years, sourced from an already operational Canadian mine.

Halifax – October 07, 2026 -- Galaxia and Maritime Launch Services Inc. (CBOE: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) have agreed that Galaxia will develop and supply an Autonomous Flight Safety System (AFSS) for launch operations at Spaceport Nova Scotia, marking a step toward Canadian sovereign launch capability.

Toronto – October 07, 2026 -- OpsGuru, an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, has been named a registered OpenAI Select Partner, formalizing its role deploying OpenAI models in production AWS environments for regulated enterprise customers.

Waterloo, Ontario – October 07, 2026 -- Nfinite has demonstrated continuous roll-to-roll production of its proprietary Atmospheric Pressure Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition (AP-SALD) technology at speeds exceeding 100 meters per minute, a milestone the company says proves recyclable high-barrier paper packaging can now be manufactured at industrial scale.

Vancouver – October 06, 2026 -- Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. will release its third-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after market close.

Conference call set for November 6 to discuss quarterly figures

The streaming company will host a conference call the following day, Friday, November 6, 2026, at 11:00 am ET (9:00 am PT) to review the results with investors and analysts. Participants can join via a toll-free dial-in at 1-800-715-9871 or 1-647-932-3411, using conference call ID 7288291#, or through a live webcast.

Calgary – October 06, 2026 -- Borouge International, operating under NOVA Chemicals in North America, has achieved RC14001:2023 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications across its Canadian manufacturing sites, research centres and administration functions.