Toronto – October 27, 2026 -- The Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt for CADC Reserve Trust's final prospectus dated October 22, 2026, qualifying a continuous offering of a Canadian dollar-referenced stablecoin in every Canadian province and territory at a fixed price of C$1.00 per token.

MONTREAL – October 27, 2026 -- BCE Inc. said its subsidiary Bell Canada will sell a 49.9% stake in a newly formed wireless tower company to investment group La Caisse for CAD 2.45 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The price values the business at about CAD 4.91 billion.

Calgary – October 27, 2026 -- Pulse financially supported eight community organizations in 2021, including the Calgary Food Bank and the Canadian Cancer Society, as the company links corporate citizenship to its sustainability strategy.

MIRABEL – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) has qualified in all five streams of the Government of Canada's Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace, widening the range of defence requirements it can bid on.

Five streams cover systems, services and training

The streams are Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems (UxS) and counter-UxS; communications and data systems; engineering and integration services; testing and training; and innovation and experimentation.

MIRABEL – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace (TSX: FLT) has won a five-year Government of Canada contract to supply low-cost tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) uncrewed aircraft systems to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The initial order covers 100 systems, with options for up to 4,900 more, for a potential total of 5,000.

VAUGHAN – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace (TSX: FLT) has completed initial flight testing of its V-Cortex AI Flight Controller and Autonomy Operating System, demonstrating navigation without GPS and without external sensors.

The aircraft held flight using only default onboard sensors in GNSS-denied conditions. Volatus names three target environments where GPS signals are unavailable, degraded or deliberately disrupted: contested zones, dense urban areas and remote regions such as Canada's Arctic.

MIRABEL – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) opened its 53,000-square-foot manufacturing and systems integration facility in Mirabel, Québec, expanding its Canadian production capacity for uncrewed and autonomous systems.

Drone docking station production is already running at the Mirabel site

The facility has been operational since earlier this year. Production of drone docking stations is underway. The site also supports integration and production of Volatus' V-Series aircraft and other autonomous systems.

Mirabel – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) has delivered the full uncrewed aircraft fleet under the initial C$4.5 million tranche of its ISR training system contract with a NATO partner, and the customer has started exercising the second-tranche option.

Mirabel, Quebec – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSX: FLT) agreed to acquire 100% of Lithuanian airborne-sensor developer AISPECO Uab for a base consideration of US$10.5 million, with up to US$2.5 million more tied to performance milestones.

Villeneuve – October 27, 2026 -- Volatus Aerospace has added Maria Romero Abella, an aviation professional with about 10 years of experience, as Rotor Wing Technician and Pilot at its Villeneuve, Alberta, operations. She joined in March 2026.

Romero Abella moves from aviation support roles into helicopter operations

Romero Abella says her decade in aviation spanned several roles before developing into flying and helicopters. She cites the versatility of the helicopter and its wide range of applications as the draw.