Day: February 19, 2026

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Endurance Gold Corporation (TSXV:EDG) (“Endurance” or the “Company”) announces today that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Agentis Capital Markets (First Nations Financial Markets LP) have agreed to act as co-lead agents, for and on behalf of a syndicate of agents (the “Agents”), in connection with a best efforts private placement of up to (i) 4,188,500 flow-through units of the Company (each, a “FT Unit”) at a price of $0.955 per FT Unit, for gross proceeds of up to approximately $4,000,000 and (ii) 6,153,850 units of the Company (the “HD Units”) at a price of $0.65 per HD Unit (the “HD Offering Price”) for gross proceeds of...

ROUGEMONT, Quebec, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) announced today the appointment of Francis Trudeau as Executive Vice-President Finance, effective March 16, 2026. This nomination is part of a phased leadership transition that will culminate with Mr. Trudeau being appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation on May 19, 2026. He will succeed Éric Gemme who will be retiring from Lassonde on June 19, 2026. As previously announced, Mr. Gemme will be working closely with Mr. Trudeau to ensure a seamless transition. Mr. Trudeau is an accomplished and talented financial executive with more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance with dynamic, growth-oriented companies. He was Vice-President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer at BrainBox AI...

ROUGEMONT, Quebec, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) (“Lassonde” or the “Corporation”) announced today the appointment of Francis Trudeau as Executive Vice-President Finance, effective March 16, 2026. This nomination is part of a phased leadership transition that will culminate with Mr. Trudeau being appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation on May 19, 2026. He will succeed Éric Gemme who will be retiring from Lassonde on June 19, 2026. As previously announced, Mr. Gemme will be working closely with Mr. Trudeau to ensure a seamless transition. Mr. Trudeau is an accomplished and talented financial executive with more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance with dynamic, growth-oriented companies. He was Vice-President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer at BrainBox AI...

Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (MDST) reaches $200 million in AUM DALLAS, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE: WHG), a leading boutique asset manager, today announced the Westwood Enhanced Income Series™ ETFs, a key component of Westwood’s growing ETF platform, has surpassed $250 million in assets under management (AUM). Concurrently, the Westwood Salient Enhanced Midstream Income ETF (NYSE: MDST) which provides access to an actively managed portfolio of midstream and MLP energy infrastructure companies with an income-focused options overlay, has reached $200 million in assets. “Our Enhanced Income ETFs are helping to allowing investors to access some of the most effective income opportunities in a variety of asset classes and key segments of the energy sector. These products don’t...

Wireless innovator and standards leader recognized for advancing secure, intelligent connectivity WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — InterDigital, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDCC), a wireless, video and AI technology research and development company, today announced that Samir Ferdi has been named Inventor of the Year in recognition of his sustained technical leadership, innovation, and impactful contributions to global wireless standards. The Inventor of the Year award is presented annually to outstanding InterDigital inventors whose patented innovations, technical excellence, industry impact, and commitment to advancing global standards reflect the company’s core values as a world-class research and innovation leader. Samir joined InterDigital in 2007 and has played a key role in advancing secure and intelligent wireless systems....

TLA’AMIN TERRITORY, Feb. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western”) and Qwoqwnes Forestry Holdings Limited Partnership, an entity beneficially owned and controlled by Tla’amin Nation (“Qwoqwnes”), have reached an agreement for the purchase by Qwoqwnes of a 100% ownership interest in the assets comprising Western’s Stillwater Forest Operation, located near Powell River, British Columbia (“BC”), for an aggregate purchase price of $80.0 million (the “Transaction”). The Stillwater Forest Operation includes Block 1 of Tree Farm Licence 39 (“TFL 39 Block 1”) which covers approximately 154,000 hectares of forest land, the majority of which is located in the traditional territory of Tla’amin Nation. Subject to closing of the Transaction, Qwoqwnes, through the business of Thichum Forest Products, will...