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VANCOUVER, BC, March 23, 2021 /CNW/ - Trading resumes in:

Company: NOVA CANNABIS INC. (formerly 'YSS CORP.')

TSX-Venture Symbol: NOVC (formerly 'YSS')

Resumption (ET): 9:30 AM 3/24/2021

IIROC can make a decision to impose a temporary suspension (halt) of trading in a security of a publicly-listed company. Trading halts are implemented to ensure a fair and orderly market. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

SOURCE Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) - Halts/Resumptions

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