Major Drilling Announces Renewal of Normal Course Issuer Bid

Published: October 19, 2026 at 9:30a.m. EDTThis press release is provided by GlobeNewswire and is published as received. CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Traction Uranium Corp. (CSE: TRAC) (OTC: TRCTF) (FRA: Z1K) (the “Company” or “Traction”) is pleased to announce completion of its initial diamond drilling program at the Aurora Uranium Project (“Aurora” or the “Project”) in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin region. The program comprised two holes totalling 541 metres within the A1 target area. Both holes intersected graphitic basement rocks with intervals of brittle faulting. Significant hydrothermal alteration was not intersected, and geochemical results are pending. Cosa Resources Corp. (“Cosa”), the owner and operator of Aurora, conducted the program with funding from Traction. Under the option agreement dated February 10, 2026, Traction may earn up to an 80% interest in the Project by funding $9.15 million in exploration expenditures and completing the required cash and share payments. The program tested two conductive anomalies in the southern portion of Aurora, both within the A1 target area.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 9:15a.m. EDTThis press release is provided by GlobeNewswire and is published as received. TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Total Metals Corp. (“Total Metals” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: TT) (OTCQB: TTTMF) (FSE: O4N) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling at the Company’s 100% owned High Lake gold project, situated in Northwestern Ontario near the Manitoba/Ontario border and adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway. All holes in this program are planned to intersect structures hosting the Purdex Zone, at depths greater than 230 metres from surface. Drilling is progressing well with one hole completed to date. The first hole was successful in intersecting quartz veins associated with the targeted structures and was drilled to a depth of 416 metres. The second hole is expected to be completed on October 19, 2026. Additional updates will be provided as holes are completed, logged, sampled and assays are received. The Company also recently completed a LiDAR survey over the western portion of the property covering the W, P, D, C, R, B, A (historically referred to the Electrum Zones) as well as the Porphyry Zone.

EconomicsPublished: October 19, 2026 at 12:16p.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s latest outlook survey suggested that business sentiment improved on average in the third quarter, although concerns remained about rising costs and the war in the Middle East. However, the central bank said about three-quarters of the interviews with businesses for the survey took place before trade talks between Canada and the United States broke down at the end of August and new Canadian counter-tariffs were announced. It says after the trade talks broke down, firms cited new U. S. tariffs on some goods and Canadian counter‑tariffs as factors weighing on their outlooks. Latest economic news on BNNBloomberg.caThe Bank of Canada says inflation expectations have risen alongside the new tariffs and the recent increase in energy prices. It added that the tariffs are also dampening business sentiment, weakening outlooks for exports and investment and putting upward pressure on costs and prices.

Published: October 19, 2026 at 11:37a.m. EDTHomeowners may be tempted to take the mortgage rate offered in a renewal letter, but savvy borrowers see it as the start of a negotiation process that could lead to big savings. With many borrowers now renewing at rates above what they previously locked in, mortgage professionals say the worst move is signing whatever arrives in the mail. The best results come from starting early, shopping around, and comparing more than the headline rate. Kola Ifabumuyi, a certified mortgage planner with Mortgage Architects, suggests starting about four months out from your renewal date, or earlier for self-employed borrowers or anyone whose income has changed. He advises homeowners to gather their mortgage statement and renewal offer, check how many years remain on the amortization, and decide what monthly payment they can afford. Anyone considering switching lenders should also start pulling together income documents. Personal plans matter as well. For instance, when Ifabumuyi worked with a homeowner planning to sell soon after renewal, they focused on what the mortgage would cost until the sale and what it would cost to break the contract.

PoliticsUpdated: October 19, 2026 at 11:30a.m. EDTPublished: October 19, 2026 at 11:07a.m. EDTSenator Pamela Wallin speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle OTTAWA — Pamela Wallin has resigned from the Senate, according to her biography on the Senate website. Wallin was appointed to the Upper Chamber in 2009 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. She had a trail-blazing career as a broadcaster and became the first woman to be named bureau chief for CTV News in Ottawa in 1985. After she became embroiled in the Senate expenses scandal that started in 2013, she was asked to leave the Conservative caucus in the Upper Chamber. An audit determined that about $140,000 in expenses she charged to the Senate were improper as they covered travel related to her positions on corporate boards. Wallin has represented her home province of Saskatchewan and is two years shy of the mandatory retirement age of 75. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.

MarketsPublished: October 19, 2026 at 11:22a.m. EDTBNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index dropped more than 300 points in late-morning trading, while U. S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 347.61 points at 35,828.94. Real-time TSX market updates hereIn New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 56.80 points at 51,945.61. The S&P 500 index was up 44.21 points at 7,703.65, while the Nasdaq composite was up 375.37 points at 26,515.41. The Canadian dollar traded for 70.93 cents US compared with 70.65 cents US on Friday. S&P 500 market updates hereThe December crude oil contract was down US$1.33 at US$97.69 per barrel. The December gold contract was down US$14.20 at US$4,166.90 an ounce.---This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 19, 2026.