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NA Proactive news snapshot: LeanLife Health, Appia Rare Earths & Uranium, Falcon Gold, Nextleaf Solutions, Cinedigm, Avicanna, Sigma Lithium, ReVolve Renewable Power, Plurilock Security, Group Eleven Resources, EverGen Infrastructure UPDATE...

A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors US and Canada newswires

LeanLife Health (CSE:LLP) Inc told investors it was preparing to "enter a new cycle of growth" and is focusing efforts on expanding in North America. The Vancouver-based firm company is the exclusive distributor of Mike Tyson-endorsed Iron Energy Drink, made by The FoodCare Group. The company is also focused on advancing its Omega-3 flaxseed oil. "These are exciting times for LeanLife Health Inc," said Anis Barakat, the CEO of LeanLife in a statement. "As the company prepares to enter a new cycle of growth, we are focusing our efforts on supporting our expansion in North America. Our new team is doing its due diligence to ensure everything is done in a timely, efficient manner, so that we are ready to roll out our products."

Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp has appointed Dr John Belhumeur as senior advisor for the First Nations, Metis, and government relations, as the company advances its exploration program. The Toronto-based company is currently focused on delineating high-grade critical rare earth elements and gallium on its 100% owned Alces Lake property, as well as exploring for high-grade uranium in the prolific Athabasca Basin on its other properties. Dr Belhumeur has served as an advisor and consultant to Appia Rare Earth since March 2021. He has spent over three decades as a consultant for Aboriginal affairs regarding project development in the resource industry, coordinating between Aboriginal citizens, resource companies, and various levels of government.

Falcon Gold Corp (TSX-V:FG, OTC:FGLDF) announced that exploration has begun at its 100% owned Gander North property in Newfoundland, with initial results from surface samples collected to date that returned values of up to 885 parts per billion (ppb) gold from sub cropping quartz veins, up to 0.15% copper, and up to 26.8 grams per tonne (g/t) silver from the quartz float. The Canadian mineral exploration company said work on the project began in late June 2022, with initial prospecting and till sampling, and preliminary efforts have identified numerous evidence for quartz veins, including subcrop and float. “We now have multiple geophysical targets to go after that have been identified - with the help of publicly available data sets, we have now submitted our drill plan application and are awaiting final approval for our inaugural drill campaign,” Falcon Gold CEO Karim Rayani said in a statement.

Nextleaf Solutions Ltd (CSE:OILS, OTCQB:OILFF) has announced the launch of a new high THC vape in Ontario and additional product updates in British Columbia, including the company's first cannabinol (CBN) product. The Vancouver-based manufacturer and distributor of cannabis vapes and oils under its award-winning prohibition-era brand Glacial Gold, announced the launch of a new limited drop Glacial Gold vape for Ontario. The new Glacial Gold High THC Holiday Fruitquake is a one-gram THC vape cartridge with a holiday-inspired flavor that is “sweet, fruity, and cakey,” reminiscent of your favorite holiday fruitcake, said the company.

Cinedigm Corp (NASDAQ:CIDM) has officially announced the launch of its flagship streaming service Cineverse, available at cineverse.com and across iOS, Android and Roku apps. A free, ad-supported version is available now on connected TV and mobile devices, with more distribution programming and product features expected in the coming months.

Avicanna Inc (TSX:AVCN, OTCQX:AVCNF) announced that it has expanded its research collaboration in field of epilepsy through a new partnership with the University of Toronto and Dr Mac Burnham’s research team to explore the efficacy of Avicanna’s proprietary formulations in pre-clinical models for treating the disease. The commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company said Dr Mac Burnham’s team will explore efficacy of Avicanna’s drug candidates and its proprietary combination of cannabinoids, including AVCN319302, in a pre-clinical model for seizures.

Sigma Lithium Corporation announced it has appointed veteran finance executive Dana Perlman as its third independent director. Perlman brings significant expertise to the Sigma’s board, including over 20 years of experience in strategy, finance, investment banking, business development, acquisitions, risk management and investor communications. She most recently served as chief strategy officer and treasurer at PVH Corp, where she was responsible for leading global business strategy and development.

ReVolve Renewable Power Corp (TSX-V:REVV) said it has signed an energy services contract for a new 3.2 megawatt per hour (MWh) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), the first signed under the company's recently established distributed generation business. The project complements the recently completed acquisition of Centrica Business Systems (Mexico) and increases the company's distributed generation capacity in operation and under construction by 50% to approximately 9MWh. The project is expected to cost approximately US$1.8m to install and commission including all related financing and transaction costs, Revolve said. "We are extremely pleased to sign our first battery storage as a service deal and to add further contracted capacity to our growing distributed generation business. We are also particularly excited by the partnership with Quartux and are looking forward to working with them on similar projects over the coming months," Eric Hickert, CEO of ReVolve Business Solutions said in a statement.

Plurilock Security Inc has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Aurora Systems Consulting Inc has received purchase orders from several organizations totaling US$7.26 million in August 2022. Many of the orders received continue to be part of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Solution for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) program, a US Government-Wide Acquisition Contract Vehicle (GWAC), and align with Plurilock’s stated goal of expanding within the government and defense verticals, the company said. All contracts and orders announced by Plurilock and its subsidiaries since the start of this year, including the latest orders, represent a combined total of about US$21.5 million in sales.

Group Eleven Resources Corp has announced the restart of drilling at its 76.56%-owned Stonepark zinc prospect in Ireland. "We are on track to complete at least 6,000m (metres) of drilling this year as per plan," Bart Jaworski, Group Eleven CEO and director said in a statement. "The above work does not include follow-up drilling at our recent discovery at 100%-owned Ballywire prospect announced last Tuesday or the deeper target identified at 76.56%-owned Carrickittle West prospect announced on June 16th. We look forward to updating the market on next steps at Ballywire and Carrickittle West in the near term," he added.

EverGen Infrastructure Corp (TSX-V:EVGN), the Canadian renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure platform, has announced that its common shares will begin trading on the OTCQX Best Market in the United States today, September 15, 2022, having been upgraded from the OTCQB Venture Market. The shares will trade under the symbol ‘EVGIF’. "During this milestone-rich quarter for EverGen, we are pleased to provide increased access and liquidity for investors in the US who seek to participate in the energy transition," said Chase Edgelow, CEO of EverGen in a statement. "An upgrade to the OTCQX in the United States is a natural progression for EverGen allowing us to introduce our RNG infrastructure platform to a broader audience as we continue to execute on our growth plans with clear visibility to deliver over 1 million gigajoules of RNG annually," he added.

Nextech AR Solutions Corp said it has appointed Melea Guilbault as chief executive officer of Map D, its wholly owned event tech platform. Guilbault brings more than 30 years of experience in high-growth companies inclusive of technology, pharmaceuticals, and community-based organizations, and brings extensive commercial, operational and executive management experience, Nextech AR said. In a statement, Nextech AR CEO Evan Gappelberg commented: “I’m confident that the appointment of Melea as CEO of Map D will accelerate our sales growth rate, expand our offerings and unify our 3D and AR technologies with Map D." "Our shared aim is to bring innovative 3D and AR experiences to event attendees, exhibitors and event planners. We welcome Melea to the Nextech family and I’m very excited to have Melea take Map D to the next level of its growth.," he added.

Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:TLSA) has announced that Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) will receive a grant to explore the use of intranasal anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) in the nervous system disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The company said the Lawrence & Isabel Barnett Drug Development Program Grant will be awarded to the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at BWH by the ALS Association for the study of an intranasal anti-CD3 mAb in an animal model of ALS. The ALS Association's Barnett Drug Development grant program supports preclinical drug discovery and development of new or repurposed treatments for ALS, for which there is an urgent need for new and improved therapies, as there is still no cure.

GreenBank Capital Inc (CSE:GBC), the investment group, has reported that Ubique Minerals Limited, in which it holds around a 19% stake, is to acquire 90% of the shares in Namib Lead and Zinc Mining (Proprietary) Limited (NLZM). The latter company holds the Ubique Namibia project, a lead-zinc mine near Swakopmund in the South African country that was built in 2018-2019 and operated until April, 2020, when it was put on care and maintenance in a 'ready-to-restart' status. GreenBank noted that at the time of writing, the total number of Ubique Minerals shares it holds is 14,311,039, or around 19% of the firm, valuing its holding at C$2,146,655.85 using a share price of C$0.15 as at the close of trading on September 14 this year.

Viscount Mining Corp (TSX-V:VML, OTCQB:VLMGF) announced that it has completed a successful four-phase step-out drill program at the Kate deposit at its Silver Cliff property in Colorado. The project generator and exploration company said the goal of the four drill phases has been to focus on defining higher grade silver and expansion to the previously-defined NI 43-101 Kate Silver Resource (KSR) from April 2018. “We were able to confirm the hypothesis that there exists a higher-grade zone within the KSR that had been previously much ignored,” Viscount Mining CEO Jim MacKenzie said in a statement.

Wellbeing Digital Sciences (NEO:MEDI.AQN, OTCQB:KONEF) Inc said that its revenue in the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2022, rose 2.5% year-over-year, adding that it expects significant revenue in the coming quarters. Wellbeing CEO Najla Guthrie said the three key pillars of the company: its clinical network, contract research organization, and digital therapeutics platform, have demonstrated the scalability and versatility of the Wellbeing ecosystem. “We have projected to complete several research and consulting contracts with significant revenues expected within the next 12 to 18 months,” Guthrie said.

X1 Esports and Entertainment Ltd has announced a deal to acquire Octane.GG, an online fan statistics platform focused on the hit video game Rocket League. Rocket League, the video game that has its players playing futuristic soccer with cars, averages 80 million players a month globally. The plan for X1 is to merge the media assets of Octane with the recently-acquired media assets of ShiftRLE into a new super destination for Rocket League players and fans.

Sidus Space Inc (NASDAQ:SIDU) announced that it will continue to produce hardware to support Parsons Corporation’s Tranche 1 (T1) launch. The company said as part of the arrangement that Sidus would fabricate flight cables for Parsons’ evolved secondary payload adapter (ESPA) rings on T1. As a subcontractor, Sidus was responsible for cable manufacturing for the ESPA ring successfully launched on Landsat 9, a NASA satellite constructed to monitor the Earth’s land surface, on September 27, 2021.

Gungnir Resources Inc. (TSX-V:GUG, OTC:ASWRF) told investors it had found "an impressive drill intercept of massive sulphides" in one hole sunk at its Lappvattnet nickel deposit in northern Sweden where drilling continues. The hole was located at the sparsely-drilled central part of the Lappvattnet resource in a bid to upgrade the existing resource to define further high-grade nickel shoots. Another hole, previously reported by the firm, was drilled 320 metres (m) west of the hole in question and hit 3.19% nickel over 4.25m within a 10.4m intercept, which graded 1.51% nickel.

ION Energy Ltd said drilling has begun at its Urgakh Naran lithium brine project in Mongolia and the previously-announced site visit is set to occur later this month. The lithium project developer noted the first of three holes will be drilled to a minimum depth of 300 metres, advancing the company towards an Inferred resource before year-end.

PyroGenesis Canada Inc has been named one of the top-performing stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the company revealed. The manufacturer of advanced plasma processes said that it was ranked ninth on the TSX30 List recognizing Canada's Top 30 performing stocks after the value of PyroGenesis shares appreciated 353%. In a statement, PyroGenesis said it is “honored” to have been recognized in the top 10 ranking as the ninth fastest growing company on the 2022 list.

Nextleaf Solutions Ltd (CSE:OILS, OTCQB:OILFF) has announced the launch of a new high THC vape in Ontario and additional product updates in British Columbia, including the company's first cannabinol (CBN) product. The Vancouver-based manufacturer and distributor of cannabis vapes and oils under its award-winning prohibition-era brand Glacial Gold, announced the launch of a new limited drop Glacial Gold vape for Ontario. The new Glacial Gold High THC Holiday Fruitquake is a one-gram THC vape cartridge with a holiday-inspired flavor that is “sweet, fruity, and cakey,” reminiscent of your favorite holiday fruitcake, said the company.

Hapbee Technologies Inc (TSX-V:HAPB, OTCQB:HAPBF) has announced the launch of the Hapbee Smart Sleep Pad, a sleep-oriented pad powered by Hapbee's innovative digital wellness app. The digital wellness company said that over 70% of Americans suffer from different types of sleep disorder such as chronic insomnia, interrupted sleep, as well as issues related to falling asleep or getting sufficient deep, restorative sleep. It said that a growing number of these consumers are turning away from stimulants and chemicals and looking to solutions like Hapbee that are drug-free and do not harbor negative side effects. Engineering Hapbee's digital wellness technology into a recognizable, consumer-friendly product has been a major priority, the company said.

G Mining Ventures Corp (TSX-V:GMIN, OTCQX:GMINF) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement announced on September 18, 2022, which will see the issue of 29,004,265 shares at a purchase price of 80 cents per share with one placee.Oragin Foods Inc said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing the company's proposal to issue 647,728 shares to settle outstanding debt for $71,250 with two creditors.

Stuhini Exploration Ltd (TSX-V:STU) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement announced on August 2, 2022, and upsized on August 17, 2022, which will see the issue of 1,192,500 non-flow-through (NFT) units at a purchase price of 40 cents per NFT unit together with 596,250 common share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 60 cents for a two-year period with 29 placees. (edited)

Stuhini Exploration Ltd (TSX-V:STU) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to its non-brokered private placement announced on August 2, 2022, and upsized on August 17, 2022, which will see the issue of 3,327,635 flow-through (FT) units at a purchase price of 45 cents per FT unit together with 1,663,816 common share purchase warrants with an exercise price of 60 cents for a two-year period with 48 placees.

Oragin Foods Inc said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing the company's proposal to issue 647,728 shares to settle outstanding debt for $71,250 with two creditors.

Gratomic Inc announced it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering with the placement of 5,684,440 working capital units priced at $0.36 per WC Unit for proceeds of $2,046,398.40. Each WC Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each WC Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.54 per WC Warrant Share until September 14, 2023 and thereafter at a price of $0.80 until September 14, 2024. The securities issued are subject to a hold period expiring on January 15, 2023.

Healixa Inc (OTC:EMOR) announced that it has entered into a formal agreement with International Monetary, a merchant bank based in Newport Beach, who will assist EMOR in identifying new business prospects and strategic partnerships so the Company can continue to expand. Healixa's CEO Ian Parker said the company was impressed with International Monetary's past success with other companies, adding it “believe(s) that this additional support will serve to put Healixa in position to more rapidly achieve its goals of expanding our shareholder base, raising awareness of the company in the marketplace, and uncovering interesting opportunities going forward." International Monetary's managing director, Blaine Riley added: "From the moment our team reviewed EMOR's capabilities, we immediately recognized the enormous potential for this young company and wanted to be part of what I expect will be one of the most talked about emerging growth stories.”

Todos Medical Ltd announced that its majority-owned joint venture 3CL Pharma Ltd reported the preprint in ResearchGate of a case study entitled "Consequences of Microclot Pathophysiology Underlying Long COVID Improved with Tollovid Supplementation", overseen by Dr. Lee Morgentaler and Andrew A. Blumenthal, RN ADS of a patient who was experiencing symptoms of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID for 27 months and had confirmed microclots diagnosis and InCellDx profiling who experienced resolution of clinical symptoms following supplementation with 3CL protease inhibitor immune support dietary supplement Tollovid. The pre-publication can be viewed here.

Aurelius Minerals Inc (TSX-V:AUL, OTCQB:AURQF) said the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to a non-brokered private placement announced on Aug. 12, 2022. Number of shares: 2.95 million non-flow-through shares; 1,001,667 flow-through shares; Purchase price: $0.10 per non-flow-through share; $0.12 per flow-through share; Number of placees: 13; Total existing insider involvement: 850,000; Finder's fee: $7,800.

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