TORONTO, June 5, 2018 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: AKITA Drilling Ltd.

TSX Symbol: AKT.A; AKT.B (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 8:00 AM

Company: Xtreme Drilling Corp.

TSX Symbol: XDC (all issues)

Reason: Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 8:00 AM

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