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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chemesis International Inc. (CSE: CSI) (OTC: CADMF) (FRA: CWAA) (the “Company” or “Chemesis”), is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a second tranche private placement financing of convertible debentures (“Convertible Debentures”) (see news release dated December 5, 2018 with respect to the completion of the first tranche) for gross aggregate proceeds of an additional CDN$2,000,000 (the “Private...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Secular Alliance (CSA) applauds the repeal of Section 296 (blasphemous libel) from the Canadian Criminal Code. Bill C-51 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act) received Royal Assent on Thursday, and modernized the Canadian Criminal Code by repealing or updating a variety of the unconstitutional, outdated or unused provisions. Blasphemous libel had been a...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On December 13 th 2018 Power Workers’ Union (PWU) employees of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) voted in favour of job action after negotiations broke down as a result of PWU members rejecting OPG’s final offer. The main bargaining committee will be meeting on December 14 th to initiate a notice to begin a 21-day ‘safe shut down’ period in preparation for shutting down power production. PWU members will continue to fulfill their responsibilities...

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (NASDAQ: PLYA, “Playa”), the owner and operator of all-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, was honored this evening at the 16th annual Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards Gala in New York City. For the second year in a row, Travel Weekly’s dedicated audience of global travel professionals has selected Playa’s all-ages Hyatt Ziva and adults-only Hyatt Zilara brands as the “Best Hotel Chain in...

纽约, Dec. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DoubleVerify （“DV”），一家领先的营销评估软件和分析独立提供商，今日宣布扩大与YouTube之间的合作，为在该平台开展的广告宣传活动提供品牌安全性和适用性评估。该合作可以提高广告宣传活动透明度，并为希望避免不合适内容或与品牌相关性较小的类目的广告客户带来了潜在绩效。...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alamos Gold Inc. ( TSX:AGI; NYSE:AGI ) (“Alamos” or the “Company”) regrets to announce a serious accident occurred today at its Mulatos Mine in Mexico. The accident involved an unexpected pit slope movement in the El Salto area of the open pit where pre-stripping activities were being conducted. At the time of this release, two of our employees are missing and presumed dead. Efforts are underway to reach the area where they were last seen with a...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Megaputer Intelligence is pleased to announce that it now supports Thai for natural language processing. The release of this new language pack is available for use with PolyAnalyst™, Megaputer’s data and text analysis software. With the addition of Thai language, Megaputer now supports 16 unique languages: Arabic French Japanese Russian Chinese German Korean Spanish Dutch Greek Polish Thai English Italian Portuguese Turkish In addition to...

MARKHAM, Ontario, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Extendicare Inc. (“Extendicare” or the “Company”) (TSX: EXE) announced that it has declared a cash dividend of C$0.04 per common share of the Company (the “Common Share”) for the month of December 2018, which is payable on January 15, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2018. This dividend is designated as an “eligible dividend” within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Extendicare...

TUSTIN, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Jewelry Exchange has announced the launch of their TrueRadiant™ line of lab grown diamond Jewelry at $499 per carat, an incredible value compared to DeBeers’ Lightbox™ line, which is priced at $800 per carat. Lightbox™ claims to have 1 ct. diamonds, however at the time of this press release their website says they are sold out. The Jewelry Exchange launches PureRadiant™ line of lab grown diamond jewelry for $499 per carat “We have...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay” or the “company”) (TSX, NYSE:HBM) today announced that Waterton Global Resource Management, Inc., on behalf of certain funds managed by it (collectively, “Waterton”) has withdrawn its special meeting requisition for the purpose of considering an advisory resolution. Accordingly, the company will cancel the shareholder meeting it had previously set for February 28, 2019. As the company noted in its November 13,...

MONTRÉAL, 13 déc. 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L'ancien vice-premier ministre et premier ministre du Québec, M. Jean Charest, a animé aujourd’hui la deuxième journée Vision 2025 de l'Association des industries aérospatiales du Canada (AIAC), à Montréal, où il a rencontré 300 chefs de file de l'industrie ainsi que des représentants gouvernementaux et du secteur de l’éducation, afin de définir le futur de l’industrie aérospatiale au Canada. « La concurrence mondiale n'a jamais...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Becker Milk Company Limited (the “Company”) (TSX-BEK.B) is pleased to report the results for the six months ended October 31, 2018. HIGHLIGHTS Total revenues for the six months ended October 31, 2018 were $1,522,067 compared to $1,732,564 for the same period in 2017; Net operating income for Q2 fiscal 2019 was $1,247,974 compared to $1,457,513 in fiscal 2018; Net income for Q2 fiscal 2019 was $ 0.23 per share, compared to $0.43 per share in...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via OTC PR WIRE -- PotNetwork Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink: POTN ) announced today that the Company filed a request with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the SEC to issue an order allowing the Company to withdraw its Form 10 Registration Statement and its exhibits filed on October 15, 2018 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"). The Company plans to file an updated Registration Statement upon its completion of its 2018...

LEANDER, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teachers at Founders Classical Academy (FCA) of Leander , a ResponsiveEd ® school, received an unexpected gift this holiday season. Parents, whose children attend the school, donated money as part of the ‘Write a Check’ campaign and presented the school with $35,000 to be paid directly to the faculty. In total, the parent group fundraised $70,000; half of which will be used for campus improvement and the other half presented to Headmaster...

SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Products Inc. (the “Company” or “PLUS”) (CSE: PLUS), the leading cannabis edibles brand in California is pleased to announce that further to its press release of December 3, 2018, it has completed the acquisition (the “Transaction”) of all the assets of California-based cannabis-infused baked goods brand GOOD CO-OP, INC. (“GOOD”) pursuant to the terms of an asset purchase agreement among the Company, Plus Products Holdings...

GREAT NECK, N. Y., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One Liberty Properties, Inc. (NYSE: OLP), announced that it acquired a 120,000 square foot Class A industrial property on 8.64 acres located in Green Park, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis for $10.0 million, representing an approximately 7.2% cap rate. The building is net leased to a subsidiary of Dufresne Spencer Group Holdings, LLC, the largest licensee of Ashley Furniture. The lease, which is guaranteed by Dufresne, expires at the end of...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stone Investment Group Limited (“ Stone ”) is pleased to announce that the firm has completed the transaction regarding the acquisition of certain of the Marquest Asset Management Inc. (“ Marquest ”) retail mutual funds, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Stone Asset Management Limited (“ SAM ”) has assumed the trustee, investment fund management and portfolio advisory functions for the funds as listed below: Revised Fund Name Former Fund Name...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian Life Companies Split Corp. (“the Company”) announces a Class A share subdivision for all Class A shareholders of record on December 18, 2018. In connection with the extension of the termination date of the Company, a special retraction right was offered allowing existing shareholders to tender one or both classes of shares and receive a retraction price based on the November 30, 2018 net asset value per unit. In aggregate, more Class A...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prime Dividend Corp. (“the Company”) announces a Class A share consolidation for all Class A shareholders of record on December 18, 2018. In connection with the extension of the termination date of the Company, a special retraction right was offered allowing existing shareholders to tender one or both classes of shares and receive a retraction price based on the November 30, 2018 net asset value per unit. In aggregate, more Preferred shares were...

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- US Financial 15 Split Corp. (“the Company”) announces a Class A share consolidation for all Class A shareholders of record on December 18, 2018. In connection with the extension of the termination date of the Company, a special retraction right was offered allowing existing shareholders to tender one or both classes of shares and receive a retraction price based on the November 30, 2018 net asset value per unit. In aggregate, more Preferred shares...

TORONTO, 13 déc. 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- En dépit d’un possible ralentissement de l’économie canadienne au cours de la prochaine année, le marché canadien du crédit à la consommation devrait connaître une croissance continue de la dette à la consommation et une absence de hausse significative des taux de défaillance. Le Rapport sur les données du secteur canadien de TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) , qui vient tout juste d’être publié, renferme les données les plus récentes pour le...

MAYNARD, Mass., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acacia Communications (NASDAQ: ACIA), today announced the first 400G single carrier DWDM transmission on the 6,600 km Marea submarine cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Bilbao, Spain. The field demonstration was conducted by Acacia in collaboration with Microsoft and Facebook, and helped to demonstrate that improvements in capacity and spectral efficiency can enable increased utilization of deployed fiber and improved network capacity....

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNTY), the parent company of Guaranty Bank & Trust, N.A., announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.17 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on January 9, 2019 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 26, 2018. About Guaranty Bancshares Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that conducts commercial...

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ravi Arps, a Managing Director and Member of the Board of Stonybrook Capital was featured on AM Best TV in an interview discussing the broader market for surplus notes. Ravi illustrated the fragmented nature of the market, the developments arising out of the 2008 financial crisis, and the implications for issuers of this particular niche security. The full interview can be seen here ( click here ). Joseph Scheerer, CEO of Stonybrook Capital, commented...

HOLLAND LANDING, Ontario, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inscape (TSX: INQ), a leading designer and manufacturer of furnishings for the workplace, today announced its second quarter financial results ended October 31, 2018. Sales in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 were $21.9 million, an increase of 6% compared to the same quarter of the prior year on a comparable basis when excluding prior year sales from an exited unprofitable business. Including sales from the exited business unit,...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted today to approve California Water Service (Cal Water), the largest subsidiary of California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT), owning and operating the Travis Air Force Base (TAFB) water system as a regulated water utility district. The decision enables Cal Water to acquire the water distribution assets of TAFB from the U.S. Department of Defense and provide water utility service to the base...

KEMP, Texas, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Larson Electronics, a Texas-based company with over 40 years of experience spearheading the industrial lighting sector, announced the release of a temporary tunnel LED string light system providing 126,000 lumens for work areas in tunnels, overpasses or mines up to one mile in length. This unit is designed for high-output illumination and daisy chain connections up to a total length of 1,200 feet away from the power source. The Larson Electronics...

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freehold Royalties Ltd. (Freehold) (TSX:FRU) announces that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of Cdn. $0.0525 per common share to be paid on January 15, 2019 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2018. These dividends are designated as “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax purposes. Freehold’s focus is on acquiring and managing oil and gas royalties. Freehold’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange in...