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Baytex to Present at RBC Capital Markets 2021 Global Energy, Power & Infrastructure Conference

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

CALGARY, Alberta, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX: BTE) is pleased to announce that Edward LaFehr, President and CEO, will be presenting at the RBC Capital Markets 2021 Global Energy, Power & Infrastructure Virtual Conference on Tuesday June 8, 2021 at 1:20 pm EDT.

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX: BTE) is pleased to announce that Edward LaFehr, President and CEO, will be presenting at the RBC Capital Markets 2021 Global Energy, Power & Infrastructure Virtual Conference on Tuesday June 8, 2021 at 1:20 pm EDT.
  • Interested parties can listen to the webcast via the following URL:
    A replay will be available on the Baytex website, www.baytexenergy.com, for six months following the presentation.
  • Baytex Energy Corp. is an oil and gas corporation based in Calgary, Alberta.
  • For further information about Baytex, please visit our website at www.baytexenergy.com or contact:

Instar Completes Sale of Okanagan Wind

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

TORONTO, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Instar Asset Management (Instar or the Company), today announced the sale of its 100% interest in Okanagan Wind, two wind power facilities totaling 30 megawatts of installed renewable energy in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, to Canadian Power Holdings (Canadian Power), an Alberta-based firm with extensive experience managing energy generation in Canada.

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  • TORONTO, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Instar Asset Management (Instar or the Company), today announced the sale of its 100% interest in Okanagan Wind, two wind power facilities totaling 30 megawatts of installed renewable energy in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, to Canadian Power Holdings (Canadian Power), an Alberta-based firm with extensive experience managing energy generation in Canada.
  • Beginning commercial operations in 2017, Okanagan Wind contributes 4.2% of British Columbias installed wind power capacity, helping to green the provinces energy grid through two 40-year electricity purchase agreements with BC Hydro.
  • Okanagan Wind is an outstanding example of the value infrastructure can bring to communities, the environment and the broader economy, said Gregory J. Smith, President and CEO, Instar Asset Management.
  • We are proud of our role in Okanagan Wind, a first-of-its-kind project in the region that has established a reliable source of green energy for years to come.

iSIGN Media Announces Receipt of Second Tranche of $100,000 Related to its Previously Announced Private Placement of $400,000

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Under the terms of the Offering the Company will issue 8 million Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit.

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  • Under the terms of the Offering the Company will issue 8 million Units at a price of $0.05 per Unit.
  • The Company advises that it has now received a total of $200,000 towards this placement.
  • The Company anticipates closing the full Offering within two weeks, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (Exchange).
  • The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect iSIGN Medias current expectations regarding future results or events.

The North West Company Statement on the Discovery of the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children at Kamloops Residential School

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Monday, May 31, 2021

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North West Company (North West) today issued this statement from Edward Kennedy, President & CEO, on the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School:

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  • WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North West Company (North West) today issued this statement from Edward Kennedy, President & CEO, on the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School:
    North West stands with Indigenous Peoples in Canada who lost their loved ones within the Residential School system and we extend our caring thoughts to those directly impacted by the Kamloops discovery.
  • This discovery isjarring and traumatic for Indigenous Peoples, and for all Canadians it starkly speaks to the physical conditions and racism that were forcibly endured under the Residential School system and the continuing pain created by it.
  • As a community partner to over 175,000 northern Indigenous Peoples in Canada, North West commits to advocating for truth and understanding about our collective past.
  • The North West Company is a retailer primarily serving rural communities in Canada and Alaska, as well as islands in the South Pacific and Caribbean.

Saint Jean Carbon Announces Investor Relations Agreement

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Monday, May 31, 2021

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

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  • NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES
    CALGARY, Alberta, May 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saint Jean Carbon Inc. (Saint Jean or the Company) (TSX-V: SJL) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an advisory agreement (the IR Agreement) with Allyson Taylor Partners Inc. (ATP), an investor relations and capital markets consulting firm based in Montreal, Quebec.
  • Saint Jean is a publicly traded carbon science company, with specific interests in energy storage and green energy creation and green mining methods, with holdings in mining claims in the province of British Columbia in Canada.
  • FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable securities legislation, concerning Saint Jeans business and affairs.
  • Such statements include statements with respect to the approval by the TSX Venture Exchange of the IR Agreement.

INRS contributes to a social innovation project on the health and wellness of the urban indigenous people

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Friday, May 28, 2021

The Native Friendship Centres of Quebec will be able to draw inspiration from this innovative and reassuring approach to health care and wellness.

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  • The Native Friendship Centres of Quebec will be able to draw inspiration from this innovative and reassuring approach to health care and wellness.
  • The INRS and the DIALOG Network have been associated with the CAAVD's Minow Clinic project since 2009, even before its official opening.
  • The health clinic was created to renew the health and social services offered to the Indigenous people of the Val-d'Or's city.
  • "This project is a true innovation on the social, community and institutional levels and a concrete demonstration of the co-construction of knowledge!"

Government of Canada invests over $196,000 to bring high-speed Internet to 339 more homes in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Friday, May 28, 2021

Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.

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  • Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.
  • This project will connect 339underserved households in the Northern Peninsula communities of River of Ponds and Hawke's Bay to high-speed Internet.
  • Today's announcement builds on the progress the Government of Canada has already made to improve critical infrastructure in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Since 2015, the federal government has invested more than $428 million in over 662 infrastructure projects in Newfoundland and Labrador communities.

Benton and Sokoman Jointly Acquire Grey River Gold Project in Southern Newfoundland

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce, together with Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman"), the joint acquisition of the 324 claim (8,100 hectare) Grey River Gold Project in southern Newfoundland.

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  • Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 27, 2021) - Benton Resources Inc. (TSXV: BEX) ("Benton" or "the Company") is pleased to announce, together with Sokoman Minerals Corp. (TSXV: SIC) (OTCQB: SICNF) ("Sokoman"), the joint acquisition of the 324 claim (8,100 hectare) Grey River Gold Project in southern Newfoundland.
  • The Grey River acquisition is consistent with the newly formed Benton/Sokoman Alliance, which is targeting district-scale gold opportunities in Newfoundland.
  • The Grey River Gold Project is centered on the community of Grey River, a deep-water, ice-free harbour on the south coast of the Island of Newfoundland, 32 km east of the town of Burgeo, and 38 km southeast of the recently acquired Golden Hope Joint Venture (see Press Release dated May 20, 2021).
  • The Pogo mine, up to the end of 2019, had produced 3.9 million oz gold at 13.6 g/t gold, with reserves of over 7 million oz gold.

Rise Capital Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering; Common Shares Will Commence Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

TORONTO, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rise Capital Corp. (TSXV: RSE) (the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its initial public offering of 45,000,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") at $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $9,000,000 (the "Offering").

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  • TORONTO, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rise Capital Corp. (TSXV: RSE) (the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its initial public offering of 45,000,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") at $0.20 per share for gross proceeds of $9,000,000 (the "Offering").
  • The Corporation is a capital pool company pursuant to Policy 2.4 (the "CPC Policy") of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange").
  • The Common Shares are expected to commence trading on the Exchange under the symbol "RSE" within two days following the date on which the Exchange issues its bulletin evidencing its final acceptance of the Offering.
  • Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

OTTAWA,ON, May 26, 2021 /CNW/ -The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.

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  • OTTAWA,ON, May 26, 2021 /CNW/ -The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016.
  • Peter A. O'Flaherty, Q.C., a sole practitioner in St. John's, is appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • I am confident he will serve the people of Newfoundland and Labrador well as a member of the Supreme Court."
  • This investment in the family justice system will create 39 new judicial positions in Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.