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Batteries Plus Announces Q3 Metrics on Course for Year-End Performance Goals

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Monday, November 6, 2023
Cloud, Ken LeBlanc (entrepreneur), Batteries Plus, Entrepreneur (magazine), OK, Franchise Times, Growth, Video game, Toy, Entrepreneurship

HARTLAND, Wis., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Batteries Plus, the world's leading specialty battery franchise, announced a close to their third quarter that exceeded expectations and set the stage for the franchise to achieve the year-end growth goals they established for the brand nearly 12 months back. Growth goals that aimed for more than just franchise agreements, but for the development of the franchise namesake in the public mind.

Key Points: 
  • That growth is reflected by the record commercial and national account sales that the Batteries Plus team saw this past quarter.
  • "Even with 830 locations open and in development nationwide, Batteries Plus continues to partner with franchisees, new and existing, to break ground in untapped markets each quarter," said Joe Malmuth, Chief Franchising Officer for Batteries Plus.
  • "The Batteries Plus business model continues to attract investment from those wanting to take advantage of our high-return opportunities and the soaring $100+ billion battery market," said Jon Sica, Chief Business Officer of Batteries Plus.
  • Positioned for the battery-powered future, Batteries Plus was ranked on Franchise Times Top 400 list, coming in at #130.

Hyundai Beats Everyone as Value Impacts Perceived Quality, According to Strategic Vision's 2023 Total Quality Awards

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Odyssey, BMW X6, MINI, Honda Accord, Chevrolet Blazer, Incidence, HMC, Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai Elantra, Total quality management, GMC, Plan, Blazer, Median, Honda Odyssey, General Motors, GMC Sierra, Senior, American Honda Motor Company, Trust, Honda, Kia EV6, SAN, BMW, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Perception, GM, Excitation, Retail, Automotive industry, Value, Japanese domestic market, Individual

However, Hyundai Motor Corporation brands, as well as others, were able to provide vehicles with the fewest problems, generate love all magnified by perceptions of Value.

Key Points: 
  • However, Hyundai Motor Corporation brands, as well as others, were able to provide vehicles with the fewest problems, generate love all magnified by perceptions of Value.
  • HMC had the most vehicles lead their segments in Strategic Vision's 2023 Total Quality Awards, with six models, including the Hyundai Elantra, Elantra Hybrid, Santa Cruz, Palisade, Genesis G90, and Kia EV6, according to Strategic Vision's 2023 Total Quality Impactä (TQI) measure.
  • Strategic Vision's 2023 Total Quality Awards reflect the impact of vehicle Value on perceived quality.
  • Below is the full list of the 2023 Total Quality Award winners and TQI scores:

Sitka Gold Drills 84.0 Metres of 1.21 g/t Gold From Surface 450 Metres East of the Blackjack Deposit at its RC Gold Project, Yukon

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Quartz, Gold, Anomaly, Hole, Blackjack, Vein, TGB, CSE, Arsenopyrite, Eiger, Growth, Rock, FSE, Fracture, Printed circuit board, Nightclub, Uranium mining, Granite, Mining, Saddle

Analytical results for an additional 2 diamond drill holes completed at RC Gold are pending.

Key Points: 
  • Analytical results for an additional 2 diamond drill holes completed at RC Gold are pending.
  • "In addition, Hole 54 has highlighted the exceptional continuity of gold mineralization across this large Intrusion Related Gold System.
  • The Saddle zone remains open 450 m west toward the Blackjack deposit and 1 km east toward the Eiger deposit and there has been next to no drilling yet between these zones.
  • Most veins trend in the same east – west direction as the Blackjack deposit, but some multidirectional stockwork is also developed.

Groundbreaking Investment in Northern Women's Economic Security

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Monday, October 30, 2023
Woman, Education, Homelessness, Human rights, Statistics Canada, Face, Workforce, Entrepreneurship, Canadian Women's Foundation, First Nations, Employment, Partnership, Racism, Safety, Overalls, Inter-American Commission of Women, Colonialism, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Mental health, Nursing, Nunatsiavut, Spirit, Indigenous

Definity Insurance Foundation is announcing a transformative investment of $3.1 million in the Canadian Women's Foundation's Northern Strategy , guided by Indigenous women in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.

Key Points: 
  • Definity Insurance Foundation is announcing a transformative investment of $3.1 million in the Canadian Women's Foundation's Northern Strategy , guided by Indigenous women in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut.
  • Gendered economic barriers intensify in northern Indigenous communities.
  • Definity Insurance Foundation's investment in the Northern Strategy turns this tide and tackles root causes of gendered economic inequalities.
  • Each grantee will receive funding for up to five years to help them achieve economic security impacts to benefit First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women and gender-diverse people they serve.

InvestmentPitch Media Video Discusses Sitka Gold's Signing of Drilling Contract and its Plans to Begin Drilling its Alpha Gold Property in Nevada

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Midnight, Sitka, Alaska, Gold, Heart, Nevada Gold Mines, Gate, News, Cortez, Projection, Project, Acquisition, CSE, Clear Creek, Roberts Mountains, FSE, Horse Canyon (Garfield County, Utah), Pathfinder, NNW, SIG, Mineral resource estimation, Devil's Gate Pass, Road

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 26, 2023) - Sitka Gold (CSE: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) has signed a drilling contract and plans to begin drilling its Alpha Gold Property in Nevada.

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 26, 2023) - Sitka Gold (CSE: SIG) (FSE: 1RF) (OTCQB: SITKF) has signed a drilling contract and plans to begin drilling its Alpha Gold Property in Nevada.
  • Sitka has engaged Midnight Sun Drilling Inc., a highly reputable drill contractor with over 50 years of experience, to carry out the next phase of drilling at its Alpha Gold Property in Nevada.
  • If you are unable to view this video, please watch on InvestmentPitch Media's YouTube channel at this link: ( click here ).
  • Of primary importance at the Alpha Gold location is that the rocks have been down-dropped significantly by late extensional faulting.

IBN Announces Latest Episode of The Bell2Bell Podcast featuring Return of Richard Clowater, President of GEMXX Corp., Discussing Resource Values

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Gold, IBN, Mining, Snow, OTC, Snow Creek, News, Acquisition, Ammolite, Interview, ROI, Podcast, Jewellery, Security (finance), Cryptocurrency

The Bell2Bell Podcast delivers informative updates and exclusive interviews with executives operating in fast-moving industries.

Key Points: 
  • The Bell2Bell Podcast delivers informative updates and exclusive interviews with executives operating in fast-moving industries.
  • Bell2Bell’s latest podcast features the return of Richard Clowater, President of GEMXX Corp. (OTC: GEMZ) , a mine-to-market enterprise specializing in gold, gemstone and jewelry production.
  • To begin the interview, Clowater expounded on a recent news release detailing why the company’s management team feels GEMXX is currently undervalued.
  • “Since its inception, GEMXX has always looked for resource assets that are commercially viable.

New report from the Canadian Cancer Society reveals nearly all provinces and territories in Canada lack adequate number of hospice beds

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Grief, Government, Local government in Canada, Terminal, Long-term care, American Cancer Society, Life, CCS, Federation, Quality of life, Database, COVID-19, Hospital, Columbia, Palliative care, Pain, Bed, Irish Cancer Society, Hospice, Residential care, Nursing

Hospice settings provide critical supportive care for people at the end of their life, and best practices suggest that Canada should have 7 hospice beds per 100,000 people.

Key Points: 
  • Hospice settings provide critical supportive care for people at the end of their life, and best practices suggest that Canada should have 7 hospice beds per 100,000 people.
  • According to the report, Canada only has 3.97 hospice beds per 100,000 people as of May 31, 2022.
  • CCS worked with the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association to update their database and count the number of hospice beds available in the country.
  • CCS hopes this report will inform their work and provide a path forward towards better palliative care across Canada.

SSR Mining Announces the Sale of Its Sunrise Lake Exploration Property

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: SSRM, ASX: SSR) (“SSR Mining” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Sunrise Lake Property (“Sunrise Lake” or the “Property”) to Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSXV:TUF) (“Honey Badger”) in exchange for a 4.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Property.

Key Points: 
  • SSR Mining Inc. (NASDAQ/TSX: SSRM, ASX: SSR) (“SSR Mining” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Sunrise Lake Property (“Sunrise Lake” or the “Property”) to Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSXV:TUF) (“Honey Badger”) in exchange for a 4.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on the Property.
  • Sunrise Lake is an early-stage, greenfield exploration property located in the Northwest Territories, 130 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife.
  • The Property hosts silver-gold and base metal mineralization outlined by 21,774 meters of historical surface diamond drilling completed between discovery in 1987 and 1998.
  • Exploration activities completed on the Property to-date have focused on silver-lead-zinc volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization.

Rackla Metals Exercises Option Agreements on the HIT Project

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Project, HIT, Heat, NSR, CAD, ABM, Pharmaceutical industry

Vancouver, BC, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aben Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: ABM ) (OTCQB: ABNAF ) (Frankfurt: R26 ) (“Aben” or “the Company”) announces that Rackla Metals Inc. (“Rackla”) has exercised previously announced exploration option transaction on the HIT Project in the Yukon.

Key Points: 
  • Vancouver, BC, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aben Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: ABM ) (OTCQB: ABNAF ) (Frankfurt: R26 ) (“Aben” or “the Company”) announces that Rackla Metals Inc. (“Rackla”) has exercised previously announced exploration option transaction on the HIT Project in the Yukon.
  • The Company has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 2.5% NSR royalty, in the HIT property from Aben Resources Ltd. (TSXV-ABN).
  • Pursuant to the HIT Option Agreement dated September 28, 2022, Rackla has completed the following:
    I.         paid CAD$25,000 cash to Aben upon signing of the agreement,
    II.
  • Aben will be granted a 0.5% net smelter returns royalty interest in the Project.

More Rewards Launches Third Year of Fueling Sport Sponsorship Program

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Food, Pan American Games, Sport, Diet, Pan Am, Travel, Summer Olympic Games, Maintenance, Competition, Athlete, Canadian Pan Am Games, Sports equipment, BMX, Western Canada

More Rewards — the loyalty program from Pattison Food Group known for rewarding its valued members — continues to extend its reach to support the communities it operates in.

Key Points: 
  • More Rewards — the loyalty program from Pattison Food Group known for rewarding its valued members — continues to extend its reach to support the communities it operates in.
  • It’s kicking off the third year of “Fueling Sport,” its sponsorship program for elite athletes, just weeks before many of them head off to Santiago, Chile to compete in the 2023 Pan-Am or Parapan-Am Games.
  • Five Fueling Sport-sponsored athletes have also already qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with more sure to follow.
  • Below is a list of all athletes on the year three roster for More Rewards’ Fueling Sport Program: