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Xigem Technologies Corporation (CSE:XIGM) (FRA:2C1), a technology provider for the remote economy, revealed that it has signed a letter of intent with FOOi Inc, for the acquisition of “substantially all its assets” for $500,000 in an all-stock deal. The Toronto-based technology company said the primary asset is a commercialized, software-as-a-service cloud-based, and peer-to-peer payment application called FOOi. The purchase price will be satisfied in Xigem shares, based on a deemed price equal to $0.40 per share, said the company. Braxia Scientific Corp (CSE:BRAX) (FRA:496) (OTCQB:SHRMF) has announced that it is rebranding its growing network of psychedelic research and treatment clinics for mental health disorders to Braxia Health. The Toronto-based company also provided an update on its blueprint to “expand” its research and clinic footprint to address “significant opportunities” in the multibillion-dollar North American mental healthcare market. Separately, Braxia which was previously called Champignon Brands, said it has started trading under its new ticker “BRAX.” Else Nutrition Holdings Inc (CVE:BABY) (OTCMKTS:BABY) (FRA:0YL) said it will expand the distribution of its plant-based Complete Nutrition drink for toddlers to all 15 Haggen Food and Pharmacy stores starting June 2021. "This retail expansion further strengthens our strategic presence in the Pacific Northwest; a region that has been showing particularly strong uptake of Else to date,” said Else Nutrition CEO Hamutal Yitzhak in a statement. “Haggen embodies values which are of deep importance to our Company, including sustainability, community collaboration, and health and wellness. We anticipate our clean label, whole food-based products will be well received by Haggen customers.”  Vanstar Mining Resources Inc (CVE:VSR) has told investors that its joint venture partner and project operator IAMGOLD (TSE:IMG) is expected to begin a drill program on the Nelligan project in Quebec in June this year. Between 9,000 metres (m) and 10,000m will be sunk, to include both definition drilling in the main resource area as well as step-out drilling, focusing on the west extension known mineralization ahead of a potential updated resource estimate. In addition, exploration will also continue to identify and evaluate new targets, Vanstar said. FansUnite Entertainment Inc (CSE:FANS) (OTCQB:FUNFF) (FRA:4UY) announced that cryptocurrency exchange and payment solutions provider CoinsPaid has been fully integrated into the company’s business-to-business (B2B) online gambling solutions. FansUnite said CoinsPaid will allow cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Ethereum to be accepted as payments for FansUnite's B2B sports betting and casino platforms. "The integration of CoinsPaid allows us to offer payment solutions for our B2B partners who can now capitalize on the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies,” FansUnite Entertainment CEO Scott Burton said in a statement.   Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) (FRA:V7XN) has announced a follow-up order of additional Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses from Medacta International, one of the world’s largest providers of orthopedic products, to support its NextAR augmented reality surgical platform. Having used the Vuzix Blade to complete the first smart glasses-based total knee replacement in the US in 2020, Medacta is now using the glasses to leverage AR in shoulder, hip and spine surgeries. The NextAR platform employs a preoperative scan, using proprietary algorithms to create a personalized biomechanical model for each replacement. Surgeons equipped with Vuzix Blade Smart Glasses can then access biomechanical visualizations during the procedure in real-time, without having to glance away at a computer screen. Lithoquest Resources Inc (CVE:LDI) (OTCMKTS:CWVWF) (FRA:28U0) announced it has signed an option agreement with Landore Resources Canada Inc to acquire a 100% interest in the Miminiska Gold Project and the Keezhik Gold Project, both of which are located in northwest Ontario. The company said the projects are situated within the Miminiska-Fort Hope greenstone belt and host drill-confirmed gold mineralization that is similar in style to the nearby Musselwhite gold mine owned by Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM).  PlantX Life Inc.  (CSE:VEGA) (FRA:WNT1) (OTCQB:PLTXF) said it has closed on the transaction to acquire privately-held Little West LLC, a cold-pressed juice maker based in California, in an all-stock transaction. The company announced on April 30, 2021, that its wholly-owned subsidiary PlantX Lifestyle USA Inc. had entered into a membership interest purchase agreement dated April 29, 2021, to acquire all of the issued and outstanding limited liability membership interest of Little West. The acquisition closed at previously disclosed terms, the company added. PlantX Life said the acquisition of Little West provides it with expertise in the cold-pressed juice vertical which it is anticipated will enable the company to further grow in the North American market. FPX Nickel Corp (CVE:FPX) (OTCMKTS:FPOCF) (FRA:FP5) has outlined its planned drilling programs in June this year at its flagship Decar project in British Columbia, which includes 2,700 metres (m) at the Baptiste deposit in a bid to convert inferred resources into the higher confidence indicated category.  According to an NI 43-101 estimate in 2020, Baptiste already contains 1.996 billion tonnes of indicated resources at an average grade of 0.122% Davis Tube Recoverable (DTR) nickel and 593 million tonnes of inferred resources.  Silver Range Resources Ltd (CVE:SNG) (OTCMKTS:SLRRF) (FRA:8SR) has provided an update on recent work at the Cambridge Project in the Walker Lane of western Nevada. The company said grab samples returned assays from trace to 80 grams per ton (g/t) gold with the best assay result returned from the North Trend, about one kilometre (km) north of the mine. Also, Silver Range said chip samples were collected across trenched vein exposures near the Cambridge Mine, with the best samples returning 0.75 meters (m) at 12.75 g/t gold and 0.5m at 9.72 g/t gold. Playgon Games Inc (CVE:DEAL) (OTCQB:PLGNF) (FRA:7CR) has announced that its proprietary Vegas Lounge offering, a live dealer casino games platform, is now live with SWINTT Malta Ltd, a subsidiary of Glitnor Group. Playgon previously signed a software licensing and distribution agreement with SWINTT, under which SWINTT will offer Playgon's technology for three years and pay Playgon revenue based on a percentage of gross gaming revenue. SWINTT will initially onboard two operators of its 93 brands through existing integrations, with an additional 20 anticipated in the future. All of SWINTT's operator brands now have access to Playgon's live dealer studio, the company said.  Ipsidy Inc (OTCQB:IDTY) has announced that BPSmart will deploy its biometric identity verification services to verify each customer’s identity when interacting with BPSmart's AI-powered, chat-based Digital Assistant Platform. “Digital transformation requires trusted identity,” said Ipsidy CEO Phillip Kumnick in a statement. “Our identity platform offers innovative solutions that are flexible, fast, and easy to integrate and use. Our support for BPSmart’s chatbot applications demonstrates Ipsidy’s ability to advance digital transformation efforts without the fear of identity fraud.” Chatbot applications powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) perform online sales, customer, and technical support conversations via text or text-to-speech, in lieu of providing direct contact with a live human.  GoviEx Uranium Inc (CVE:GXU) (OTCQB:GVXXF) (FRA:7GU) announced that it has received a letter from the Mining Cadastre Department of the Republic of Zambia, notifying it that the previously cancelled Chirundu mining license (12634-HQ-LML) has now been reinstated. "We warmly welcome the decision made by the Mining Cadastre concerning the reinstatement of the Chirundu mining license and believe this decision was well-considered and in the best interests of all stakeholders in Zambia and abroad,” GoviEx Executive Chairman Govind Friedland said in a statement. He noted that the Zambian Government has telegraphed its strategy to diversify its mining industry from the heavy weighting of base metals, and advance “its long-term desire” to include “uranium and clean baseload nuclear power” as part of its economic development plans.  Willow Biosciences Inc (TSE:WLLW) (OTCQX:CANSF) wrapped up its first quarter with a healthy cash balance of C$46.5 million in cash on hand, according to its recently released results. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2021, the Canadian biotechnology company further optimized its proprietary yeast strain to produce Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which it plans to launch commercially in Canada. Also on the operational front, the Vancouver-based company completed its first commercial-scale fermentation run of cannabigerol (CBG) – a rare but highly-coveted cannabinoid. Phyto Extractions Inc. - formerly, Adastra Labs Holdings Ltd. - (CSE:XTRX)(FRA:D2EP) has announced the appointment of Michael Forbes as its new CEO and director. The company noted that Forbes comes to Phyto Extractions with a background firmly rooted in medicine, cannabis production and entrepreneurship. Demonstrating his knowledge and experience in the cannabis industry, he has founded five cannabis medical clinics under the Concord Medical Clinic umbrella, built Clarity Cannabis and Honeycomb Cannabis to over 10 locations, and also founded the cannabis licensed production facility, Sitka Weed Works, in Canada. Real Luck Group Ltd. (CVE:LUCK) and its subsidiary companies doing business as Luckbox, announced Friday that Thomas Rosander, formerly its chief customer officer, has been promoted to chief executive officer of the company and has also been appointed to its board of directors. Prior to joining Luckbox, Rosander - an experienced igaming executive - held positions as chief executive officer of Dunder Casino, chief product officer at Mr Green Online Casino (acquired by William Hill in 2019), and section head Business Intelligence at bwin (acquired by Entain, formerly GVC Holdings, in 2016). he was also engagement director and business intelligence director at global game developer Electronic Arts. Rosander replaces Quentin Martin who has voluntarily stepped down as both chief executive officer and a director of the company. Real Luck said it would like to thank Martin for his services to the company and wish him future success. Telson Mining Corporation (CVE:TSN) (OTCMKTS:SOHFF) (FRA:TSGN) said it plans to change its name to Altaley Mining Corp as it unveiled a board restructuring and a new financial advisory deal as the resource group moved towards becoming a "mid-tier metal producer" in Mexico. In a statement, the company, which is building the Tahuehueto gold mine and operates the Campo Morado mine in Mexico, said David Rhodes will become a director and chairman.  Natascha Kiernan, Mark Bailey and Tom Kelly will become independent directors. To accommodate this, Telson said it had accepted the voluntary resignation of Yao Sun, Enrique Margalef, and Rory Godinho, all of whom have "diligently served the company". Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:RKDA) has announced that Belinda Yao has joined the company as vice president of operations. The company said Yao will oversee supply chain strategy for Arcadia's product manufacturing and production, including demand planning, procurement and supplier relationships, order fulfillment, inventory management, logistics, customer service and data analytics. The company noted that Yao brings more than 20 years of management and leadership experience in the supply chain planning and operations area. Prior to joining Arcadia, she was the vice president of operations at Zola, a healthy plant-based beverages company, where she led their manufacturing and supply chain functions. Los Andes Copper Ltd (CVE:LA) (OTCMKTS:LSANF) (FRA:L41A) revealed it would establish an environmental, social and governance (ESG) committee as it announced some changes to the board of directors. Corinne Boone, who has over 25 years' experience focused on sustainable business, climate risk and carbon markets, will join as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. She will create and chair the board's ESG committee. In addition, the company said it would nominate Warren Gilman to stand for election as a non-executive director at the company's next annual general meeting (AGM). ImagineAR Inc (CSE:IP) (OTCQB:IPNFF) (FRA:GMS1), an augmented reality (AR) company that enables businesses, sports teams and organizations to create instant AR mobile campaigns, has released a corporate update touting the publishing of its seventh US patent, the progress of various AR initiatives and more. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Creating and Delivering Augmented Reality Content,” was officially published on May 4. It relates to systems and methods to create portable AR content that can be downloaded, rendered and displayed on a display device in real-time. ImagineAR’s roster of clients has been busy. The custom graphics company SlapItOn recently launched AR promotional Initiatives with two teams in the Indoor Football League, the Minnesota Blizzard and the Arizona Rattlers. ImagineAR also said that Liquid Avatar Technologies Inc. has announced that McCartney Multimedia Inc. and Oasis Digital Studios have announced their collaboration, revealing new, never-before-seen photos of Rock Legend, John Lennon, is available for viewing from today, May 10, 2021, as part of an exclusive group of 15 limited edition photographic and animated non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with AR enhancements, that recount the original inspiration of John’s Walls and Bridges album cover art. Music enthusiasts and John Lennon fans will be able to purchase these NFTs in two special offerings, as original format, variations, and cinematics, starting May 19, 2021. “We are very excited to launch this historical collaboration showcasing, through NFTs and augmented reality, an amazing time in John and May’s life and work together,” David Lucatch, managing director of Oasis and CEO of Liquid Avatar said in a statement. “It’s been an honor to work with May to share this personal collection of hers during a very cherished time in her and John’s life and open them to music fans around the world as cinematically and Augmented Reality enhanced NFTs. We’re grateful and honored to be able to bring these iconic photos to millions of John’s fans around the world.” A preview of the collection is available to view via the following link: https://oasisdigitalstudios.com/nft-marketplace/ Planet 13 Holdings Inc. (CSE:PLTH) (OTCQX:PLNHF) has announced that on May 7, 2021, Robert Groesbeck and Larry Scheffler, the company's co-CEOs, through their respective joint actors PRMN Investments Ltd. and Thirteen, LLC, converted a total of 52,250,940 Planet 13 Class A restricted voting shares into 52,250,940 Planet 13 common shares, in accordance with the Class A Share terms and for no additional consideration. Class A Shares were originally issued to all former shareholders of MM Development Company, Inc. who were resident in the United States in connection with Planet 13's going public business combination in June 2018. Although Planet 13 expects to become subject to US reporting requirements beginning January 1, 2022, it will continue to be a British Columbia corporation. The common shares will continue to be listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol "PLTH" and trade on the OTCQX exchange. Plurilock Security Inc. (CVE:PLUR) (OTCQB:PLCKF) said it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with securities regulators in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, other than Québec, Theis prospectus, when made final and effective, will enable Plurilock to offer, issue and sell up to $50 million of common shares, warrants, subscription receipts, debt securities and units or a combination thereof from time to time, separately or together, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined based on market conditions at the time of the offering and as set out in an accompanying prospectus supplement, during the 25-month period that the Prospectus, when made final, remain valid. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering of securities, the net proceeds from any sale of any securities may be used by the company for general corporate purposes, capital projects, internal expansion, or for the acquisition of other businesses, assets, or securities by the company or one of its subsidiaries. "We are pleased to announce the filing of this new base shelf prospectus which will provide Plurilock with the maximum financial flexibility to raise capital over the next 25 months as we continue to advance our growth and expansion strategies in the North American cybersecurity industry," said Ian L. Paterson, CEO of Plurilock in a statement. Hill Street Beverage Company Inc. (CVE:BEER) said it has granted options to purchase 3,378,500 common shares of the company at an exercise price of $0.09 per share pursuant to the stock option plan of the company. The options were granted to existing officers, directors, and consultants of the company. The stock options will expire five years from the date of the grant. Hill Street also announced that further to its press release dated July 31, 2020, and March 30, 2021, it has received the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange to amend the exercise price of up to 5,871,547 incentive stock options originally granted to certain insiders and employees of the company on July 31, 2018, and May 23, 2019, which repricing was also approved by the company's disinterested shareholders at its annual general meeting held on March 30, 2021. At the discretion of the board of directors, the amended stock options will now be exercisable at $0.075 with their original maturity date unchanged. Hill Street also announces that the TSX Venture Exchange has indicated that it has no objection to HoldCo (St Catharines) Ltd. becoming a new control person of the company, which new Control person was also approved by the company's disinterested shareholders at its annual general meeting held on March 30, 2021. Ridgeline Minerals Corp (CVE:RDG) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement announced April 15, 2021, and April 28, 2021., which will see the issue of 7.5 million shares at a purchase price of 50 cents per share, together with 3.75 million share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 75 cents for a two-year period with 62 placees. Mydecine Innovations Group (NEO:MYCO) (OTCMKTS:MYCOF) (FRA:0NFA) has announced that its CEO, Josh Bartch will participate in the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference to be hosted virtually on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Bartch will speak on the panel titled Investing in the Mental Health Crisis Through Psychedelics at 4:15 p.m. ET. To attend, register via the following link: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/global/. For more information about the conference, or to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Mydecine management, investors can contact KCSA Strategic Communications at myco@kcsa.com. Great Bear Resources (CVE:GBR) has said that Chris Taylor, its president and CEO, and R. Bob Singh, P.Geo, vice president, Exploration will be hosting a webinar detailing recent progress in the company's ongoing fully-funded drill program at its 100% owned Dixie property in the Red Lake district of Ontario. The webinar will take place on Monday, June 7, 2021, at 11.00am PDT / 2.00pm EDT. Management will be available to answer questions following the presentation.  Online registration and participation details may be found at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MJNWX5GERvKjZ63Jh89n_Q. For those unable to participate, a recording of the webinar will be posted to the company's website following the live broadcast. Great Bear also said it has completed its annual incentive compensation grants, with a total of 61,236 Deferred Share Units (DSUs) granted to non-executive directors and 265,356 Restricted Share Units (RSUs) granted to employees.   The DSUs vest immediately and the RSUs vest on May 7, 2024. In addition, the company has granted incentive stock options to recently hired employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 205,000 common shares.  The incentive stock options have an exercise price of $14.97, vest over two years, and expire after five years. KULR Technology Group, Inc. (OTCQB:KULR) has announced that its CEO Michael Mo will present at the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference to be held on May 13-14, 2021. He will also be available to meet with investors and analysts on a one-on-one basis through the conference's networking platform. Mo will provide an overview of the Company, including its technology solutions, market opportunities, growth strategy, client engagements and successes, and recent strategic developments. His presentation will be in the Disruptive Innovation track of the conference. Investors can register for the conference via the following link: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/global/ Elys Game Technology, Corp. (NASDAQ:ELYS) (NEO:ELYS) has announced that its management is scheduled to present at the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference at 9.50am Eastern Time, on Friday, May 14, 2021. The Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference will be taking place from May 13-14, 2021. Investors interested in joining the Elys presentation can register for a free spectator pass at the following link: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/global/. Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ:GNPX) has announced that it will participate in the following investor conferences in the month of May, with presentations led by the company’s president and chief executive officer, Rodney Varner: Diamond Equity Emerging Growth Invitational (Virtual) on May 11, 2021, at 11.00am-11.25am ET; Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3aZAmXy; Benzinga Small Cap Conference (Virtual) on May 14, 2021 at 12.45pm-1.05pm ET; Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3aJeyzq; and CEO Roadshow Webinar Series (Virtual), once per week, each Thursday, from April 22 through June 10, 2021, at 11.00am-11.00am EDT; Webinar Link: https://bit.ly/3eoHeie. An archive of the conference presentations will be available for a period of time using the registration links above or will be made available for replay on the company's website - www.genprex.com - for a period of time following the conferences. BioPorto A/S (CPH:BIOPOR) has said that in connection with the release of its Q1 2021 report, the company will hold an investor meeting on May 12, 2021, in Danish at 12.00pm CET and in English at 4.00pm CET as a conference call. Further details will be announced on www.bioporto.com, where investors can sign up for the conference call. BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO) has announced that it will be presenting at the Benzinga Global Small Cap Conference on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 10.10am Eastern Time. The conference offers a great opportunity for existing and prospective shareholders to learn about BioLargo's growth prospects in the cleantech and environmental solutions industry. "Ours is an incredibly dynamic business, and the advancements in our commercial activities in areas like PFAS remediation and water treatment are really shaping our potential for growth as a total cleantech solutions provider," said BioLargo CEO Dennis P. Calvert. "I am looking forward to talking about these and other new developments in our company. Conferences like the Benzinga Small Cap are integral to our efforts to reach new retail investors and spread the word about BioLargo to new audiences like the cleantech investing community." The Benzinga Global Small Cap conference is free to attend. and investors can register via the following link: https://www.benzinga.com/events/small-cap/global/ Vicinity Motor Corp. (CVE:VMC) (OTCQX:BUSXF) (FRA:6LG) - formerly Grande West Transportation - has announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, after the market close on Monday, May 17, 2021. Management will host an investor conference call at 4.30pm. Eastern time on the same day to discuss the results, provide a corporate update, and conclude with Q&A from telephone participants. To participate, investors can use the following information: US/Canada Dial-in: 1-877-300-8521; International Dial-in: 1-412-317-6026; Conference ID: 10156413; Webcast: http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=144923. A playback of the call will be available through to Thursday, June 17, 2021., via 1-844-512-2921 within the US and Canada or 1-412-317-6671 when calling internationally, using the replay pin number 10156413. A webcast will also be available via the following link: https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1462948&tp_key=9226b1a518 OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX:OTCM), the operator of financial markets for 11,000 US and global securities, has announced that Intouch Insight Ltd. (CVE:INX) (OTCQX:INXSF), a company that offers a portfolio of customer experience management products and services, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market and has today upgraded from the OTCQB Venture Market. The OTCQX Market is designed for established, investor-focused US and international companies. To qualify for OTCQX, companies must meet high financial standards, follow best practice corporate governance, and demonstrate compliance with applicable securities laws. Graduating to the OTCQX Market marks an important milestone for companies, enabling them to demonstrate their qualifications and build visibility among US investors. "We first started a relationship with OTC Markets when we realized that while there was a lot of investor interest in the United States but buying our stock held significant barriers.  Since the addition of the OTCQB option for investors we have seen an increase in both liquidity and breadth of shareholders.  As we continue to grow and look toward the future it made sense to upgrade to the OTCQX and remove any remaining barriers," said Cameron Watt, president and CEO of Intouch Insight Ltd.