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American Lithium Minerals (OTCID:AMLM) announced it has taken a 19 percent stake in privately held Cunningham Mining, giving it exposure to precious metals in BC’s Golden Triangle.

The acquisition gives the explorer an indirect interest in Cunningham’s Nugget Trap placer claims, a 573.7 acre property registered with the BC Mineral Title registry and located within the Skeena Mining Division.

The transaction adds a permitted gold project to American Lithium’s growing property portfolio as it seeks to diversify across gold, lithium, rare earths and other critical minerals.

According to the company, Nugget Trap is authorized for a pay mining program of up to 30,000 cubic yards per year under permits issued by the BC’s Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals.

A recent independent assay based on a 25 pit test program reported average grades of more than 25.54 grams of gold per cubic meter, along with recoverable silver. The company attributes the mineralization to large gold and copper systems located upstream, including the Mitchell, Sulphurets, Kerr and Snowfield deposits.

Located in Northwestern BC, the Golden Triangle has drawn renewed industry attention amid higher gold prices and expanding infrastructure. The area is home to Seabridge Gold’s (TSX:SEA,NYSE:SA) KSM project, which the company says is one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits by reserves. An updated preliminary feasibility study for KSM outlines proven and probable reserves of 47.3 million ounces of gold and 7.3 billion pounds of copper.

The Nugget Trap interest helps to geographically diversify American Lithium’s asset base, which also includes silver, copper-gold, rare earths and polymetallic projects in Chile, Québec, Yukon and Nevada.

Among those is the Sarcobatus lithium property in Central Nevada, covering roughly 1,780 acres of mining claims.

Alongside the Cunningham deal, the company announced the appointment of Ryan Cunningham as president and CEO of its wholly owned subsidiary, American Mineral Resources.

American Lithium said it continues to pursue financing and additional acquisitions to advance its exploration assets.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Top 5 Canadian Oil and Gas Dividend Stocks in 2026

Canadian oil and gas stocks have faced a rollercoaster ride over the past few years.

However, analysts remain optimistic about the global oil sector. The top oil and gas stocks on the TSX and TSXV have been posting gains despite volatile market conditions, and many companies offer strong payouts for dividend investors.

Canadian energy stocks that pay dividends — a portion of corporate profits shared on a specific timeline — are attractive to those who prefer a long-term approach to wealth creation. Dividend investing allows for a steady flow of income and the opportunity to increase equity holdings.

Investors should look for stocks with high dividend yields, which is based on annual dividend income per share divided by price per share. For example, if a dividend stock has a share price of C$10.00 and pays a C$0.25 dividend every quarter, it has a dividend yield of 10 percent. Of course, as share prices fluctuate, so too will dividend yields, so investors should perform due diligence when choosing which company to invest in.

The ability to offer a dividend payment points to the financial health of a company, making it a point of pride for companies in the oil and gas industry.

1. InPlay Oil (TSX:IPO)

Dividend yield: 12.4 percent
Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.61
Market cap: C$343.25 million

InPlay Oil is an oil and natural gas company with operations concentrated in West Central Alberta, Canada.

In its financial and operating highlights for its Q3 period ending September 30, 2025, the company reported that its average production for the quarter was above expectations at 18,970 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), more than double its average output of 8,206 boe/d in the third quarter of the previous year.

InPlay will pay a monthly dividend of C$0.09 per share on January 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of January 15.

2. Meren Energy (TSX:MER)

Dividend yield: 11.3 percent
Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.41
Market cap: C$1.21 billion

Meren Energy is an full-cycle exploration and production oil and gas company with offshore assets in Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa and Equatorial Guinea. This includes interests in producing and development assets in Nigeria operated by oil majors.

For the period ending September 30, 2025, Meren reported average daily working interest and entitlement production of 31,100 boe/d and 35,600 boe/d respectively, which the company said was in line with its expectations.

Meren Energy paid a quarterly dividend of US$0.0371 per share on December 9, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2025.

3. Alvopetro Energy (TSXV:ALV)

Dividend yield: 8.63 percent
Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.08
Market cap: C$236.92 million

Alvopetro Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in Brazil and Canada.

In its financial and operating highlights for the period ending September 30, 2025, the company reported average daily sales of 2,343 boe/d. Its sales were up 11 percent from Q3 2024 and down 4 percent from Q2 2025.

Alvopetro Energy paid a base quarterly dividend of US$0.10 per common share and a special dividend of US$0.02 per common share on January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2025.

4. Parex Resources (TSX:PXT)

Dividend yield: 8.63 percent
Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.01
Market cap: C$1.72 billion

Parex Resources is the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Colombia.

For the period ending September 30, 2025, Parex reported average oil and natural gas production of 43,953 boe/d, up 3 percent compared to the prior quarter and down 7.6 percent year-over-year. Production rose further in October, averaging 49,300 boe/d, which the company said supports it reaching its full year 2025 average production guidance of 43,000 to 47,000 boe/d.

Parex paid a quarterly dividend of C$0.385 per share on December 15, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 8, 2025.

5. Cardinal Energy (TSX:CJ)

Dividend yield: 8.54 percent
Debt-to-equity ratio: 0.24
Market cap: C$1.36 billion

Last on this list of top Canadian oil and gas dividend stocks is Cardinal Energy is an oil-focused company with operations centered on low-decline light, medium and heavy oil in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada. It also produces liquid and conventional natural gas.

Cardinal reported that its Q3 2025 production totaled 20,772 boe/d, down 2 percent from the same quarter in the previous year as the company continued to focus its capital on completing the Reford thermal project. The project has since entered production.

Cardinal Energy will pay a monthly dividend of C$0.06 per share on February 17, 2026, to shareholders of record on January 30, 2026.

Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Pistilli, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Cyprium Metals Limited (ASX: CYM) – Trading Halt

Trading in the securities of Cyprium Metals Limited (‘CYM’) will be halted at the request of CYM, pending the release of an announcement by CYM.

Unless ASX decides otherwise, the securities will remain in trading halt until the earlier of:

the commencement of normal trading on Friday, 23 January 2026; or
the release of the announcement to the market.

CYM’s request for a trading halt is attached below for the information of the market.

Issued by
ASX Compliance

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Excellent Results from 2025 Core Drilling Program at McDermitt

Jindalee Lithium Limited (Jindalee, or the Company; ASX: JLL, OTCQX: JNDAF) is pleased to report assay results from the drilling program at the McDermitt Lithium Project completed late 2025.

All holes returned strong lithium and magnesium intercepts from shallow depths, including:
- R92: 36.5m @ 1951 ppm Li & 5.23% Mg from 24.5m
- R93: 15.5m @ 1456 ppm Li & 5.45% Mg from 3.6m
- R94: 66.0m @ 1599 ppm Li & 4.12% Mg from 0.4m
- R95: 110.6m @ 1519 ppm Li & 4.80% Mg from 23.0m
- R96: 20.1m @ 1514 ppm Li & 5.29% Mg from 0.4m
Three holes twinning earlier RC holes confirmed good correlation with RC results
High-quality core samples retained for metallurgical testwork (lithium and magnesium)

Background

On 3 December 2025 Jindalee announced the completion of a large diameter core drilling program at the Company’s 100% owned McDermitt Lithium Project1 (McDermitt, Project), one of the largest lithium deposits in the United States (US) and of global significance2 (Figure 1).

The program comprised five PQ3 (8.5cm diameter) core holes designed to obtain samples for metallurgical testwork to further optimise lithium recoveries, as well as unlock value from the significant magnesium endowment at McDermitt, via the value optimisation program announced late October 20253. The drilling also provided valuable geological and geotechnical data on the deposit, with three of the holes collared to twin reverse circulation (RC) holes drilled in 2021 and 20224.

Discussion

All five holes returned strong lithium and magnesium intercepts from shallow depths as summarised above and in Annexure A. Three holes (R94, R95 and R96) were collared to twin RC holes drilled previously by Jindalee (MDRC-24, MDRC-21 and MDRC-22 respectively), with assays from the recent core holes showing good correlation with the RC results (refer Table 1). Jindalee will now undertake detailed geostatistical analysis to further evaluate the relationship between the results from RC and core drilling to help determine the optimal drilling methods for future programs.

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Valentino, founder of Italian luxury empire, dies at 93

ROME — Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died, his foundation said Monday.

Usually known only by his first name, Valentino was 93, and had retired in 2008.

Founder of the eponymous brand, Valentino scaled the heights of haute couture, created a business empire and introduced a new color to the fashion world, the ‘Valentino Red.’

‘Valentino Garavani passed away today at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones,’ the foundation said on Instagram.

He will lie in state Wednesday and Thursday, while the funeral will take place in Rome on Friday, it added.

Ira de Fürstenberg, president of Valentino Parfums, alongside Valentino Garavani in his perfume laboratory in 1978.Alain Dejean / Getty Images file

Valentino was ranked alongside Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld as the last of the great designers from an era before fashion became a global, highly commercial industry run as much by accountants and marketing executives as the couturiers.

Lagerfeld died in 2019, while Armani died in September.

Valentino was adored by generations of royals, first ladies and movie stars, from Jackie Kennedy Onassis to Julia Roberts and Queen Rania of Jordan, who swore the designer always made them look and feel their best.

“I know what women want,” he once remarked. “They want to be beautiful.”

Italian fashion designer Valentino.Andrea Blanch / Getty Images file

Never one for edginess or statement dressing, Valentino made precious few fashion faux-pas throughout his nearly half-century-long career, which stretched from his early days in Rome in the 1960s through to his retirement in 2008.

His fail-safe designs made Valentino the king of the red carpet, the go-to man for A-listers’ awards ceremony needs.

His sumptuous gowns have graced countless Academy Awards, notably in 2001, when Roberts wore a vintage black and white column to accept her best actress statue. Cate Blanchett also wore Valentino — a one-shouldered number in butter-yellow silk — when she won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2004.

Valentino and a group of models in his designs during a fashion show in Paris in 1993.Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images file

Valentino was also behind the long-sleeved lace dress Jacqueline Kennedy wore for her wedding to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis in 1968. Kennedy and Valentino were close friends for decades, and for a spell, the one-time U.S. first lady wore almost exclusively Valentino.

He was also close to Diana, Princess of Wales, who often donned his sumptuous gowns.

Beyond his signature orange-tinged shade of red, other Valentino trademarks included bows, ruffles, lace and embroidery; in short, feminine, flirty embellishments that added to the dresses’ beauty and hence to that of the wearers.

Perpetually tanned and always impeccably dressed, Valentino shared the lifestyle of his jet-set patrons. In addition to his 152-foot yacht and an art collection including works by Picasso and Miro, the couturier owned a 17th-century chateau near Paris with a garden said to boast more than a million roses.

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Raiders brass scouting Mendoza at national championship game

All eyes were on Fernando Mendoza on Monday as he warmed up on the field and prepared to lead the Indiana Hoosiers into the College Football Playoff national championship game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. But there was one group in the building whose stakes in watching Mendoza were a bit higher than most.

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis and general manager John Spytek were spotted on the sideline by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, presumably to get one more in-game look at the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft (as predicted in USA TODAY’s latest mock draft). The Raiders, who finished the season with the worst record in the league at 4-13, hold that pick.

To remove any ambiguity that might have remained as to why they were there, minority owner Tom Brady was later seen standing alongside Davis and Spytek donning a silver hoodie with ‘Raiders’ printed in bold letters across his chest.

As explained in USA TODAY’s latest mock draft, Mendoza has virtually no competition for the top spot in the draft, even less so now that Oregon quarterback Dante Moore decided to stay in school for another year. The Raiders have been in dire need of a signal caller ever since parting ways with Derek Carr at the end of the 2022 season, so it seems all but inevitable that Mendoza will be getting a call from the Las Vegas brass this spring.

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Kansas head coach Bill self hospitalized, did not travel with team

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self was reportedly hospitalized on Monday and did not travel with the team to Colorado ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ according to ESPN.

Per ESPN, the school said Self was feeling ‘under the weather’ and was later taken to LMH Health, where he was reportedly given IV fluids. According to a statement released by the school, Self is ‘feeling better but did not accompany the team to Boulder.’

Self had another health scare last summer, when he was hospitalized in July after experiencing ‘some concerning symptoms,’ wrote Bozello. He was released two days after undergoing a medical procedure in which two stents were placed. He also underwent a similar procedure in 2023 and missed that year’s Big 12 and NCAA tournaments due to chest tightness and balance concerns.

Self has been one of the most decorated coaches in college basketball history since taking the helm at Kansas in 2003, leading the Jayhawks to 14 consecutive Big 12 championships from 2004-2018. He’s coached Kansas to four final four appearances and national titles in 2008 and 2022 — making him the only coach in school history to win multiple national championships. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. On Nov. 12, 2024, Self passed Allen Phog as the winningest coach in Kansas history.

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Goalie fight! Panthers, Sharks netminders square off

Goalie fights are rare in the NHL nowadays because linesmen try to keep combative netminders apart.

But there was one Monday night because Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky charged down the ice and went after the San Jose Sharks’ Alex Nedeljkovic before anyone could react.

The scrap happened during the third period after Florida’s Evan Rodrigues hit Vincent Desharnais, who had tripped the Panthers’ Mackie Samoskevich. Nedeljkovic left the crease to join the scrum, which drew the ire of Bobrovsky.

Bobrovsky had the gloves off and Nedeljkovic dropped his, and both masks came off. Nedeljkovic eventually took Bobrovsky down.

Each goalie got five minutes for fighting and two minutes for leaving the crease.

This was the NHL’s first goalie fight since Mike Smith and Cam Talbot in February 2020.

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Paige Bueckers wins Unrivaled’s inaugural $50K free throw challenge

Dallas Wings and Breeze BC guard Paige Bueckers is $50,000 richer.

On Monday, following Breeze’s 83-64 win over Mist — a 37-point performance from Bueckers — the league announced the rookie won its inaugural $50,000 free throw challenge. Bueckers, who said she was ‘pretty aware’ she was leading the competition the whole time, made a perfect 13-of-13 free throws.

“I got some good plans, but no pocket watching over here,’ Bueckers said with a smile when asked what she might do with the money. ‘Imma take care of it.”

As part of the challenge, the Unrivaled player who recorded the highest free throw percentage across the league’s first five games of the season (Jan. 5–19) would earn a $50,000 prize. Players were required to appear in a minimum of three games and attempt at least six free throws to qualify for consideration.

Bueckers is having a standout debut season for Unrivaled, averaging 23.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game.

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Frank Pepe’s delivers pizza to meet UConn’s Geno Auriemma’s standard

STORRS, CT — UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma was famously unhappy with the Huskies postgame pizza on Jan. 15.

“The Pizza Capital of the world, my ass,” Auriemma said, adding the meal was basically ‘some red stuff they poured on the box and called it pizza, that must have been delivered hours before at shootaround.’

Not one to settle, Auriemma made sure ‘the standard’ was met after UConn’s 85-47 beatdown of Notre Dame on Monday at Gampel Pavilion.

The 12-time national champion coach came into the postgame press conference with a pizza from Frank Pepe’s, a New Haven standard known for its misshapen, chewy, charred crust. Pepe’s pizzeria has earned numerous ‘Best Pizza’ awards from publications like The Daily Meal, Food & Wine and USA TODAY.

‘Hey, we have high standards here,’ said Auriemma, when asked about how his rant about pizza blew up. ‘We have high standards, and now we get the best,’ he added, motioning to the Pepe’s box.

Pepe’s sent dozens of pies that were enjoyed by the team, coaches, staff, reporters and even folks cleaning Gampel Pavilion postgame.

UConn star Azzi Fudd, seen leaving the arena with some of the Pepe’s leftovers, confirmed the pizza on Thursday was bad. But Pepe’s? Worth taking home.

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