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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Ian Jackson scored a season-high 26 points, RJ Davis added 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and North Carolina beat Campbell 97-81 Sunday night in the Tar Heels' final nonconference game of the season. Elliot Cadeau added 12 points and a career-high 12 assists, Drake Powell also scored 12 points and Jalen Washington added 10 for North Carolina (8-5). Cadeau made a jumper to spark a 15-3 run, Davis followed with a 3-pointer that gave UNC the lead for good with 16:09 left in the first half and Cadeau capped the spurt with a layup that made it 22-12 with 12:41 to go until halftime. Colby Duggan responded with back-to-back 3-pointers for the Fighting Camels to make it 22-18 less than a minute later and Nolan Dorsey's tip-in again trimmed the deficit to four points with 7:51 left in the first half. North Carolina scored 12 of the final 17 points to take a 40-29 lead into the intermission and Campbell got no closer than nine from there. Duggan hit a jumper to open the scoring in the second half, but Washington threw down a dunk with 18:53 to play and the Tar Heels led by double figures the rest of the way. Duggan led Campbell (5-8) with a career-high 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 5 of 9 from 3-point range. The rest of the Camels combined to make 17 of 45 from the field (37.8%). Jasin Sinani scored 15 and Cam Gregory 14 for Campbell. Seth Trimble (upper-body injury), who is averaging 14.8 points per game this season, did not play for North Carolina. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballFlag football uses talent camps to uncover new stars

StoneX group chief governance officer sells $696,494 in stockATLANTA (AP) — Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes, with some calling the move misguided and unwise after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law. The president pardoned Hunter Biden late Sunday evening, reversing his previous pledges with a grant of clemency that covers more than a decade of any federal crimes his son might have committed. The 82-year-old president said in a statement that his son’s prosecution on charges of tax evasion and falsifying a federal weapons purchase form were politically motivated. “He believes in the justice system, but he also believes that politics infected the process and led to a miscarriage of justice,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who along with Biden and other White House officials insisted for months that Hunter Biden would not get a pardon. That explanation did not satisfy some Democrats, angry that Biden’s reversal could make it harder to take on Trump , who has argued that multiple indictments and one conviction against him were a matter of Biden and Democrats turning the justice system against him. “This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wrote of Biden on the social media platform X. “When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation,” the governor continued, a reference to the president invoking fatherhood in explaining his decision. “Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President’s son.” Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., said on X: “This wasn’t a politically motivated prosecution. Hunter committed felonies and was convicted by a jury of his peers.” Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet said Biden “put personal interest ahead of duty” with a decision that “further erodes Americans’ faith that the justice system is fair and equal for all.” Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., called the pardon “understandable” if viewed only as the “action of a loving father.” But Biden's status as “our nation's Chief Executive," the senator said, rendered the move “unwise.” Certainly, the president has Democratic defenders who note Trump’s use of presidential power to pardon a slew of his convicted aides, associates and friends, several for activities tied to Trump’s campaign and first administration. “Trump pardoned Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort, as well as his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner — who he just appointed US ambassador to France,” wrote prominent Democratic fundraiser Jon Cooper on X. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said there “is no standard for Donald Trump, and the highest standard for Democrats and Joe Biden.” Harrison pointed to Trump's apparent plans to oust FBI Director Christopher Wray and replace him with loyalist Kash Patel and suggested the GOP's pursuit of Hunter Biden would not have ended without clemency. “Most people will see that Joe Biden did what was right,” Harrison said. First lady Jill Biden said Monday from the White House: “Of course I support the pardon of my son.” Democrats already are facing the prospects of a Republican trifecta in Washington, with voters returning Trump to the White House and giving the GOP control of the House and Senate. Part of their argument against Trump and Republican leaders is expected to be that the president-elect is violating norms with his talk of taking retribution against his enemies. Before beating Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump faced his own legal troubles, including two cases that stemmed from his efforts to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Those cases, including Trump’s sentencing after being convicted on New York state business fraud charges, have either been dismissed or indefinitely delayed since Trump’s victory on Nov. 5, forcing Democrats to recalibrate their approach to the president-elect. In June, President Biden firmly ruled out a pardon or commutation for his son, telling reporters as his son faced trial in the Delaware gun case, “I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.” As recently as Nov. 8, days after Trump’s victory, Jean-Pierre ruled out a pardon or clemency for the younger Biden, saying, “We’ve been asked that question multiple times. Our answer stands, which is no.” The president’s about-face came weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges. It capped a long-running legal saga for the younger Biden, who disclosed he was under federal investigation in December 2020 — a month after his father’s 2020 victory. The sweeping pardon covers not just the gun and tax offenses against the younger Biden, but also any other “offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024.” Hunter Biden was convicted in June in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when , prosecutors said, he lied on a federal form by claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. He had been set to stand trial in September in a California case accusing him of failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. But he agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges in a surprise move hours after jury selection was set to begin. In his statement Sunday, the president argued that such offenses typically are not prosecuted with the same vigor as was directed against Hunter Biden. “The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” Biden said in his statement. “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son. ... I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.” Associated Press journalists Will Weissert aboard Air Force One and Darlene Superville, Mary Claire Jalonick and Michael Tackett in Washington contributed to this report.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle kicks off a brand-new adventure with nostalgia. The start of the game, serving as a tutorial, is pretty much a one-to-one re-creation of the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark . You get to incarnate Indy, but only slightly — you’re constantly interrupted with cutscenes featuring dialogue and camera frames matched to the original film. It’s a showcase of how, 40 years later, CG technology can recreate movies to a painstaking degree of fidelity. This sequence’s presence is passed off as a flashback dream for Indy. The rest of The Great Circle takes place a year after the events of the homaged movie. But even if the tribute is a commendable effort, it sets a precedent for the experience as a whole. The clear obsession to deliver a cinematic story around the character of Indiana Jones constantly clashes with this modern video game rendition of the films. Which is a shame, because there are plenty of interesting ideas when you actually have control. Developed by MachineGames of Wolfenstein fame and published by Bethesda, The Great Circle is a first-person action-adventure game. After an ominous character breaks into Marshall College to steal a specific treasure in exhibition, archeology teacher and renowned tomb raider Indiana Jones is tasked with retrieving the item. The search leads you to travel across multiple locations, presented as open areas to explore, while gradually uncovering a web of leads around the namesake mystery. During some cutscenes, of which there are many (almost four hours of them), the scene freezes and you’re given a button prompt to perform certain actions. Not in quick-time event form, but almost in a Telltale-esque fashion. In the introductory Raiders re-creation sequence, playing on PC, Indy lifts his hand to activate the light trap with W. Removing the spiders from Alfred Molina’s back with Indy’s whip? That’s A instead. Even traditional cutscenes manage to be disruptive. Oftentimes, after you’ve completed a puzzle and gained access to a secret room, you have to investigate the area for clues, which usually involves manually picking up evidence. The way it plays out? Move to the object, grab it, watch a short cutscene. Repeat this two or three times until you get a longer cutscene, and then you’re finally allowed to move to the next objective. The overall intrigue of the story is interesting and prone to hook you in, although you may know what to broadly expect if you’ve watched the original trilogy. Thankfully, there’s plenty to do aside from watching cutscenes, which helps with the pacing. The open areas are packed with collectibles and side stories, some leading to one-shot puzzles while others unlock more involved quest lines, such as an underground fight club (sorry for breaking the first and second rule). Whether you’re looking for clues or just admiring the accurate historical re-creations of each locale, there’s one tool that ties Indiana Jones and the Great Circle together: a camera. To my surprise, you spend a ton of time taking camera shots of evidence and historical architecture for the main story, but also of people doing random and funny things. Some side missions involving the camera are quite silly, reinforcing this; in one, you have to search for a lost cat who happens to be all the way up on a rooftop inside the Vatican, take a picture of it, and then return to the wanted poster to place the cat picture on top of it. Some of my favorite moments didn’t come from a clear objective or lead for a side mission but rather from helping people out in small ways: picking up a book from a tall shelf for a nun, retrieving a lost paintbrush for a group of workers, fulfilling photo requests. You find these by literally listening to NPCs, which is a great motivator to ignore fast travel and instead take a different route during inevitable back-and-forth moments in hopes of encountering something new. For all of these activities, you’re awarded Adventure Points. It’s a similar concept to how MachineGames tackled skill progression in the Wolfenstein series (with the exception of Wolfenstein: Youngblood ). In short, you’re rewarded for your actions, rather than gaining experience simply by completing objectives. Instead of a menu with skill trees, you have to acquire Adventure Books. Some are scattered throughout levels, while others are part of side quests with vendors involved. In the Vatican, for example, the Nazis have been hoarding medicine for themselves, and you can find bottles hidden throughout the level. You can then use them as currency and trade them for a few books. On paper, it sounds like your usual fetch quest. But there’s always a story tie-in to make them feel organic rather than tedious. And again, they’re optional. The depth of exploration through the lenses of the camera as one of the game’s central mechanics is certainly welcome, as most portrayals of Indiana-specific traits don’t stand out as they should. Sure, the quips during combat are funny, and on par with Indy’s character. But I would often forget about the whip, which you can use to attack and disarm enemies. Given that there are usually plenty of melee weapons around, and that most enemies are happy with throwing fists with you in barehanded combat, the whip is strangely cast out of the spotlight. You do constantly use it for traversal, but that doesn’t feel that different than, say, a grappling hook — the only novelty being that the camera changes to third person to watch Indy slowly climb up walls after attaching the whip to a marked ledge. Even the fedora gets a more novel nod with the True Grit ability, in which you can get a second wind after you’re knocked down if you manage to crawl toward Indy’s hat and retrieve it before the time runs out. Another mechanic that serves as a nod to the films is the ability to wear disguises. Don’t expect the complexity of the Hitman series, where switching your attire is a recurring activity with plenty of strategic options. Here, disguises let you walk more freely in certain areas (as long as you can evade the gaze of some specific enemies who get immediately suspicious on sight), but they contribute little else. Wearing one adds a little touch to cutscenes, as well as the occasional dialogue quip when bumping into NPCs. But Indy will immediately switch back to his default look when approaching certain main story moments. (Some players will have paid to get DLC outfits, after all.) At times, it feels like the MachineGames team intended for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to lean more on immersive sim aspects at some point in development. The inclusion of disguises, as well as alternate paths to bypass enemies and Indy’s ability to pick up bodies and drop them in the nearest shadowy corner, all get tantalizingly close to the idea, not quite reaching the necessary depth and player agency that the genre is known for. You can throw bottles to distract enemies for a sneak attack, but you can’t turn off the light inside a room with an open door to prevent yourself from being discovered. Another aspect in which player agency seems oddly compromised is the game’s puzzle design. At first, I had fun trying to figure out solutions from environmental cues alone, but some, especially those tied to the main story, ended up being quite straightforward. Moreover, once Indy’s new sidekick Gina Lombardi showed up, she was prone to share hints about what I should be looking for (she isn’t as talkative as Kratos’ companions in God of War Ragnarök , though). You can also adjust the “adventure experience” in the settings, choosing between light or moderate options, with the latter not holding your hand for exploration as much and making puzzles more challenging. Alternatively, you have the option to take a photo of the puzzle and get hints that way. Reflecting on the overall experience, it’s the archeology side that remains in my mind. The journal, which collects evidence and clues, gets gradually filled by the pictures you take, rather than including preset ones. If you open the map (shown physically in Indy’s hands) before you get the actual area’s map, you’ll find a landscape sketch. These little details remind me of Heaven’s Vault , or the premise of the totally not canceled In the Valley of Gods . Combat sequences are fun enough — punching Nazis is always morally correct — but my biggest takeaway from these moments was a desire to replay the nü-Wolfenstein games. At times, the archeology and photography mechanics felt part of a separate game that, miraculously, was allowed screen time amid the demands of a film tie-in and evident desire to appeal to the widest possible audience. The Great Circle is at its best when you’re rewarded for paying attention to your surroundings and going off the beaten path. Yet, when the story assumes control once again, it makes for dissonant results. During the Raiders of the Lost Ark section, the game uses the light trap moment of the film to teach you how to crouch. In the movie, the carelessness around this contraption leads to the immediate death of two explorers, with both scenes faithfully recreated in-game. After the cutscene ended, I immediately started sprinting, missing the tutorial prompt as I stepped into the light straight on. But to my surprise, it wasn’t the end of Indiana Jones’ story — the spikes barely made a dent in his health bar. The push for a cinematic feel is constantly looming over The Great Circle , hindering the potential of its genuine novelty elements. The promise of a modern Indiana Jones game that allows you to fully embrace the fantasy of inhabiting the character in a new light, rather than repeating his greatest hits, remains a mystery yet to be solved. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will be released Dec. 9 on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. The game was reviewed on PC using a pre-release download code provided by MachineGames. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. You can find additional information about Polygon’s ethics policy here . Gaming PC Reviews Xbox Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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Share this Story : Federal departments still failing on bilingualism requirements: language watchdog Copy Link Email X Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Breadcrumb Trail Links Public Service Federal departments still failing on bilingualism requirements: language watchdog "Things are moving forward, it's just that they're moving slowly." Get the latest from Catherine Morrison straight to your inbox Sign Up Author of the article: Catherine Morrison Published Dec 05, 2024 • Last updated 45 minutes ago • 4 minute read Join the conversation You can save this article by registering for free here . Or sign-in if you have an account. Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on May 9, 2019. Photo by Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content A review of 10 federal departments and agencies by the government’s language watchdog found they aren’t doing enough to accurately and objectively define the language requirements needed for employees filling their positions. Article content Article content In a report released on Dec. 5 , Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge said that while some progress had been made since he last made recommendations on the issue in 2020, the extent of the progress and the rate of implementation within federal institutions was “concerning.” Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. 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Activate your Online Access Now Article content Between March 2023 and February 2024, the office reviewed 10 federal departments and agencies that saw “a high volume” of complaints about Section 91 of the Official Languages Act, which requires federal institutions to establish the language requirements of their jobs objectively. They included the Canada Border Services Agency, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Health Canada, Correctional Service Canada, the RCMP, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Global Affairs Canada and Shared Services Canada. The review also looked at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. “Results such as these are worrisome, especially given that members of the public and federal public servants can all be adversely affected when section 91 of the Act is not respected, since an employee who does not have the necessary language requirements for a position will not be able to provide quality service in both official languages,” Théberge said in the report. The 2020 report concluded that there was “a systemic problem” within federal organizations when it came to complying with the language requirements and gave the government two years to implement its recommendations. But the results of the new review showed some positive signs and most organizations ensured their employees had access to key terms and links to resources around official languages. Advertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content However, it also found that “more needs to be done to equip employees — and managers in particular — with the appropriate resources for establishing the language requirements of positions objectively.” The new report said that almost half of the organizations couldn’t show that they had developed a policy, a procedure and a tool to establish language requirements, as recommended by the office. It also said that many organizations didn’t offer mandatory training on how to determine jobs’ language requirements, that they didn’t have plans to increase their staff’s awareness of Section 91 and that they didn’t conduct regular assessments of positions’ language requirements. Having accurate language requirements in place, Théberge said in an interview, allows for the employees that are hired to be able to work and be supervised in their language of choice and to deliver services to members of the public in their language of choice. He noted that language requirements are supposed to be included in job postings, but that the level needed is sometimes underestimated. Théberge said that, in the interim, there are situations where people are hired that don’t necessarily have the language level that was posted about initially, even though that goes against the Officials Languages Act. Advertisement 4 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “You should follow some kind of checklist to determine objectively the language requirements,” Théberge said, noting that the office has a tool to help managers do so on its website. “We have a lot of turnover in the public service, people move around, so we need some kind of better integration within all the organizations for better training and a better understanding of Section 91 and also other parts of the Official Languages Act, but clearly managers have to understand their obligations with respect to Section 91.” While the report found that the Treasury Board was taking steps to review its policies and improve training, Théberge said the results from the departments and agencies were “disappointing.” According to 2022 data shared on the Library of Parliament website, 42 per cent of positions in the public service are designated as bilingual. Most bilingual jobs are in the National Capital Region (63 per cent), Quebec (66 per cent) and New Brunswick (52 per cent). Théberge’s office conducted the review after receiving more than 1,500 complaints related to Section 91 between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022. Advertisement 5 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content The language watchdog’s office has received complaints about jobs being listed as “English essential” when they should be listed as bilingual. When this happens and people aren’t comfortable using the language of their choice, Théberge said it can lead to “linguistic insecurity” in the workplace and impact services to Canadians. Théberge said that the more federal institutions ignore their obligations, the more difficult it will be to “create and maintain inclusive and respectful workplaces that are representative of the richness of Canadian diversity.” On a positive note, Théberge said the Treasury Board is working on new guidelines for the objective determination of language requirements for positions, which responds in part to his recommendations in the 2020 report. “Things are moving forward, it’s just that they’re moving slowly,” Théberge said. Our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark our homepage and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed. Recommended from Editorial Layoffs could be on the table for public servants. 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Trending Hum: This dim sum brings the magic of Hong Kong to Ottawa Life Tent structure debate boils over in Nepean News Ottawa police begin criminal investigation into alleged kickback-for-rent scheme News Ottawa tow truck companies, driver charged after complaints made to police News Woman in critical condition after Mooney's Bay shooting News Read Next Latest National Stories Featured Local SavingsCeltics injury report: 3 rotation players listed for Bucks gameTrump supporters review-bomb B.C. floral shop by accidentVANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Lumina Gold Corp. (TSXV: LUM) (OTCQB: LMGDF ) (the "Company" or "Lumina") is pleased to announce that it has completed negotiating the terms of the Exploitation Contract with the Government of Ecuador and signed a binding term sheet (the "Term Sheet") in preparation for the finalization of the Exploitation Contract for its 100% owned Cangrejos project (the "Project"), located in southwest in Ecuador . Marshall Koval , CEO & Director commented: "This is a major step for the Project and Ecuador on the path to the development of the largest primary gold deposit in the country. Lumina Gold would like to thank all the Government representatives that worked on the negotiations and all our local stakeholders that have supported the Project to date. The royalty terms we have agreed upon are in line with Lumina's 2023 Pre-Feasibility Study and position the Project well for the upcoming Feasibility Study expected in Q2 2025." In addition, the signing of the Term Sheet satisfies a required condition of the amended precious metals purchase agreement (the "PMPA") with Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. ("Wheaton"). It is expected that Wheaton will fund the remaining US$6.0 million of the Early Deposit under the PMPA on December 2, 2024 . Term Sheet Summary: The Advance Royalty Payments will be credited to the accrued amount of each period against the lesser of 50% of the royalties payable in each semester or 10% of the total advance royalty payments in the semester until the advance royalty is settled in full. In accordance with current legislation, the Exploitation Contract also provides that the Government of Ecuador's share of cumulative discounted benefits derived from the Project will not be less than 50% on a net cumulative present value basis. Each year, to the extent that the Government of Ecuador's cumulative Project benefit falls below 50% on a net present value basis, the Company will be required to pay an annual sovereign adjustment. The Government of Ecuador's benefit will be calculated as the present value of the cumulative sum of taxes paid, including corporate income taxes, royalties, labour profit sharing paid to the State, non-recoverable VAT and any previous sovereign adjustment payments. Based on the 2023 Pre-Feasibility Study assumptions included in the Project's financial model, it is not expected that the Company would be required to make any such payments. The Term Sheet also includes a mechanism for correcting any economic imbalance for the Company as a result of changes in taxes, laws and regulations in place at the date of the signing of the Exploitation Contract. This mechanism removes a significant amount of uncertainty for the economic regime governing the Project in the future. The Term Sheet also contains various investor protection rights, ensuring the protection of the Company's interest in the Project including, among other things, autonomy and freedom of the Company to make its commercial decisions and a dispute resolution mechanism through international arbitration. In the following months, the Company will apply to Ministry of Energy and Mines to change the Project's official status from exploration phase to exploitation phase (the "Phase Change Application"). The Company has up to six months after registering the approval of the Phase Change Application with the Mining Registry to execute the Exploitation Contract with the Government of Ecuador . Once executed, the Exploitation Contract is required to be registered with the Mining Registry and will be made publicly available on the Company's profile on the SEDAR+ website maintained by the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedarplus.ca . Once the Exploitation Contract is signed, an Environmental License must be obtained in order to start the exploitation phase. The Company expects to complete applications and supporting public hearings for the Environmental License in 2025. About Lumina Gold Lumina Gold Corp. (TSXV: LUM) is a Vancouver, Canada based precious and base metals development company focused on the Cangrejos Gold-Copper Project located in El Oro Province, southwest Ecuador . In 2023, the Company completed a Pre-Feasibility Study for Cangrejos, which is the largest primary gold deposit in Ecuador . Lumina has an experienced management team with a successful track record of advancing and monetizing exploration projects. Follow us on: Twitter , Linkedin or Facebook . Further details are available on the Company's website at https://luminagold.com/ . To receive future news releases please sign up at https://luminagold.com/contact . LUMINA GOLD CORP. Signed: "Marshall Koval" Marshall Koval , President & CEO, Director Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information Certain statements and information herein, including all statements that are not historical facts, contain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Such forward-looking statements or information include but are not limited to statements or information with respect to: the signing of the Exploitation Contract, the timing for completion of a Feasibility Study for the Project; the development of the Project; receiving the remaining US$6 million from Wheaton; the application to change the Project's official status from "exploration" to "exploitation" and completing applications and supporting public hearings for the Environmental License. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements or information can be identified by the use of words such as "will" or "projected" or variations of those words or statements that certain actions, events or results "will", "could", "are proposed to", "are planned to", "are expected to" or "are anticipated to" be taken, occur or be achieved. With respect to forward-looking statements and information contained herein, the Company has made numerous assumptions including among other things, assumptions about: the terms of the Exploitation Contract aligning with the Term Sheet, without material variation; the Company's ability to meet its obligations under the PMPA; general business and economic conditions; the prices of gold and copper; and anticipated costs and expenditures. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive. Although management of the Company believes that the assumptions made and the expectations represented by such statements or information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that a forward-looking statement or information herein will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements and information by their nature are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements or information. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the business of the Company; business and economic conditions in the mining industry generally; the supply and demand for labour and other project inputs; changes in commodity prices; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; risks relating to inaccurate geological and engineering assumptions (including with respect to the tonnage, grade and recoverability of reserves and resources); risks relating to unanticipated operational difficulties (including failure of equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations, cost escalation, unavailability of materials and equipment, government action or delays in the receipt of government approvals, industrial disturbances or other job action, and unanticipated events related to health, safety and environmental matters); risks relating to adverse weather conditions; political risk and social unrest; changes in general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets; and other risk factors as detailed from time to time in the Company's continuous disclosure documents filed with Canadian securities administrators. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. SOURCE Lumina Gold Corp.

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