General News

Calgary – September 26, 2026 -- Horizon Petroleum Ltd. (TSXV: HPL; FRA/Tradegate: HPM) said its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, Energia Karpaty Zachodnie sp. z o.o., has completed acid stimulation at the Lachowice 7 well in southern Poland and begun production testing, with preliminary flowback rates reaching 5.5 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.

Well begins flowing naturally after nitrogen-assisted unload

Following the acid stimulation, a coiled tubing unit was installed and nitrogen was circulated into the production tubing to unload the well. At approximately 06:30 CET, L7 began flowing gas and condensate naturally without further coiled tubing or nitrogen assistance and continues to flow.

TORONTO – September 26, 2026 -- i-80 Gold Corp. (NYSE: IAUX, TSX: IAU) directed 64% of its local procurement spending to Nevada-based suppliers in 2025, according to the company's newly released Sustainability Report and Databook.

i-80 Gold logs zero reportable water-related incidents across operations

The Toronto-based miner reported no water-related incidents during the year while advancing its plan to become a mid-tier gold producer in Nevada. The Ruby Hill Mine received a 2025 Nevada Mining Association Operator Safety Award in the Small Surface Operations category.

Hong Kong – September 26, 2026 -- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) was named Multi-Asset Trading System of the Year at the FOW Asia Pacific Awards 2026, marking the platform's fourth consecutive year of recognition in the region and its first win in the multi-asset category.

TT platform processed more than 3 billion derivatives transactions in 2025

The award, presented at a ceremony in Hong Kong, was decided by a panel of independent industry experts assessing performance and innovation across Asia's derivatives sector. TT's platform remains the most widely used globally for futures and options on futures while expanding into fixed income, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency trading.

Camden, N.J. – September 25, 2026 -- New Jersey American Water has channeled more than $179,000 in grants to 10 state organizations this year to fund watershed protection and PFAS research ahead of AWWA's Source Water Protection Week, running Sept. 27-Oct. 3.

Grant funding targets PFAS tracking and habitat restoration

The funding, distributed through the American Water Charitable Foundation's Water and Environment Grant Program, includes a $35,000 award to The Watershed Institute for stewardship and education programs and a $15,000 grant to the Raritan Headwaters Association to study PFAS movement through the Raritan River watershed. Additional recipients include Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, Great Swamp Watershed Association and Camden's Charter School Network, funding habitat restoration, water quality monitoring and environmental education initiatives.

Emeryville, Calif. – September 25, 2026 -- Slingshot Biosciences has appointed Dr. Nimisha Srivastava as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 23, 2026, elevating the company's former Chief Operating Officer to its top leadership post.

Srivastava succeeds Glenn Bilawsky as CEO of the flow cytometry controls maker

Glenn Bilawsky is transitioning out of the CEO role at Slingshot Biosciences, a company specializing in precision-engineered cell mimics used as reference materials in flow cytometry. The Board of Directors credited Bilawsky's leadership contributions during his tenure.

Bengaluru – September 25, 2026 -- Keystone, a global advisory firm, has launched Keystone India with Bengaluru as its first hub in the country, planning to hire talent and expand its workforce over the next two years to serve multinational clients navigating India's regulatory complexity and AI disruption.

Bengaluru team to serve Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Amgen

The new Bengaluru office will support global technology, manufacturing and financial services companies including Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Goldman Sachs and Amgen, along with India's largest law firms, as they navigate market structure, litigation exposure and platform risk. Keystone CEO Jeff Marowits said the launch reflects the firm's long-term commitment to India as a strategically important growth market, with substantial investments in talent planned over the next two years.

Winnipeg – September 25, 2026 -- Activate has ranked No. 35 among 375 companies on The Globe and Mail's 2026 list of Canada's Top Growing Companies, posting 958% growth and placing No. 2 in the arts, recreation and entertainment category.

Activate expands from 50 to over 80 locations across 12 countries

The Manitoba-based entertainment company has grown from more than 50 locations to over 80 since first appearing on the Globe and Mail list in 2024. Activate now operates in 12 countries spanning North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and has served more than 14 million players worldwide.

CEO ties international scale-up to Canadian R&D base

Adam Schmidt, CEO of Activate, said the company continues to invest in games, technology and innovation from its Winnipeg headquarters even as it expands internationally, calling this the foundation of its growth.

Washington – September 25, 2026 -- The Association of Financial Counseling, Planning, and Education (AFCPE) has received a 2026 ASAE Power of Associations Summit Award for its FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship, a program that has certified 743 Accredited Financial Counselors since 2006 and supported more than 288,000 military families through their required experience hours.

ASAE recognizes AFCPE for solving military spouse underemployment through credentialed career pathways

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) presented the Summit Award to AFCPE for the Fellowship's dual impact: expanding workforce mobility for military spouses and strengthening financial readiness in military communities. The award was celebrated during ASAE's Summit Awards Dinner on September 22, 2026, at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.

Washington – September 25, 2026 -- Gamblers scored 3.93 out of five on a standard financial literacy index versus 3.72 for non-gamblers, according to new research commissioned by the American Gaming Association (AGA), with 41% of gamblers classified as highly financially literate compared with 27% of non-gamblers.

Prediction market users overstate their mathematical ability, study finds

Sports bettors demonstrated the highest combination of mathematical confidence and objectively tested capability among all gambling segments surveyed. Prediction market users reported nearly equivalent confidence levels but performed on objective math tests at levels closer to non-gamblers, exposing a gap between self-assessed skill and actual ability.

Cambridge, Mass. – September 25, 2026 -- Zifo has been named runner-up in the 2026 CDISC AI Innovation Challenge for TLFGenix, its AI-driven pipeline for generating clinical trial tables, figures, and listings, marking the company's second consecutive year of recognition in the competition.

Zifo's TLFGenix converts statistical analysis plans into traceable clinical outputs

TLFGenix was recognized under Use Case 3: AI-Driven Tables, Figures, and Listings Generation, one of three use cases in the global competition. The system uses six specialized agents to digitize Statistical Analysis Plans into a structured logical model, profile ADaM datasets, generate an ARS-aligned analysis specification, produce R driver scripts, execute them in a network-isolated sandbox, and check schema and output consistency. Statisticians approve the analysis specification before code generation and sign off on each individual output.