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• The system consists of the upgraded cryoablation console, also capable of supporting atrial ablation procedures using commercially available iCLAS™ catheters, and the vCLAS™ ventricular cryoablation catheter ("vCLAS").
• The system will be featured at the upcoming conference of the European Heart Rhythm Association ("EHRA") in Berlin on April 7-9, 2024 and will become immediately available for clinical use in select European centers.
• Unlike conventional radiofrequency ("RF") catheters commonly used for both ventricular and atrial procedures, the 9Fr, bi-directional deflectable vCLAS catheter was designed specifically to address the challenges of VT ablations.
• CE Mark approval for the vCLAS catheter has been granted based on the results of the Cryocure-VT trial, which enrolled patients with monomorphic VT of both ischemic and non-ischemic origin at nine European and Canadian centers.

• Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada Carbon Inc. (the "Company" or "Canada Carbon" or "CCB") (TSX-V:CCB),(FF:U7N1) is pleased to announce it has successfully completed half-cell battery testing of its graphite material with Polaris Battery Labs, LLC (“Polaris”).
• Flake graphite provided for this testing was provided from Canada Carbons Miller Graphite Mine project (Miller) located in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec.
• Coin cells for Canada Carbon were assembled and tested by Polaris Battery Labs against a commercially available graphite baseline material for comparison.
• Doug Morris, CEO and Director of Polaris Labs, stated: “These initial results from half-cell (coin cell) testing confirm excellent graphite properties.

• The programs aim to provide essential supplies for women and girls to enhance their health and combat climate change through two impactful projects.
• The first project, the Climate Change CSR Project, introduces the Climate Change Bucket (CCB), specially designed to assist women and girls disproportionately affected by global climate changes.
• The second initiative, AMWA's Menstrual Equity Project, is dedicated to empowering socially disadvantaged girls and women with sustainable menstrual hygiene solutions.
• "KuCoin's CSR projects are dedicated to providing essential supplies for women and girls, enhancing their health, and thereby elevating global standards of women's health.

• At first glance, Canada ranks among the top third of countries for its work in addressing child poverty.
• Based on current rates of and overall progress in reducing child poverty, the latest UNICEF report card ranks Canada 11th out of 39 of the world’s wealthiest countries.
• Initially, it seems Canada is doing well; between 2012 and 2021, child poverty fell by 23 per cent.
• Canada is presently experiencing rising inflation and interest rates, both driving the cost of living crisis and the increase in child poverty rates.

Building a solid foundation for the future

• Child poverty is a pernicious childhood adversity that has detrimental long-term impacts on children’s health, development and well-being throughout life.
• Children living in poverty have lower academic outcomes, including school readiness and academic achievement, than financially better-off children.
• Poverty reduction has the potential to initiate a beneficial cascade that would improve the lives of children and youth.

Balancing today’s needs with tomorrow’s

• In 2016, the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) was introduced as a monthly tax-free supplement for eligible families to support the cost of raising children.
• The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program provided additional temporary relief for eligible individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Furthermore, the CERB, provided during the pandemic, has now been discontinued, increasing the hardship among Canadian families.

Long-term payoffs of addressing child poverty

• Addressing child poverty has long-term payoffs.
• This is why addressing child poverty needs to remain a priority for all Canadians.

Some are more at risk than others

• In its report card, UNICEF identified single-parent families, families living in Indigenous communities, and families with racialized or disabled children as being at higher risk of poverty.
• As we saw before the pandemic, it is possible to reduce child poverty in Canada.

• Nicole Racine receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the University of Ottawa, and holds a Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health at the Children's Hospital of Easter Ontario Research Institute.
• Shainur Premji receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.