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CANADIAN COPPER ANNOUNCES 2026 EXPLORATION PLANS AND PROPERTY CONSOLIDATION

Canadian Copper Inc. has provided its exploration strategy for 2026, focused on the Bathurst camp of New Brunswick. The focus of the company's exploration activities this year is to expand the Murray Brook deposit resource, further advance the company's regional targets across the 18-kilometre contiguous Caribou horizon trend, including Murray Brook West, and integrate geophysical data to refine the company's decisions. Canadian Copper's Murray Brook project plus Caribou development activities remain unchanged.

Summary of 2026 exploration program

The company's exploration plan includes three primary components:

1. Complete approximately 2,500 metres of diamond drilling, including downhole surveys, to target the open western copper mineralization extensions of the Murray Brook deposit:
   1. An untested stringer zone horizon adjacent to the known deposit was discovered in 2019 and hole MB-2019-01 returned 26.4 metres grading 1.35 per cent copper, 19 grams per tonne silver and 0.75 per cent zinc starting from 26 metres of surface; these intersections remain largely open and are the focus of this 2,500-metre program; other western boundary drill hole intersections can be found in Table A below;
2. The company has engaged Earth Ex Geophysical Solutions Inc. (EarthEx) to compile modern exploration data sets and assist in target generation (phase 1); further, the objective is to improve the understanding of subsurface geological controls and to assist in refining drill and regional exploration activities; it is expected that new surveys and geophysical interpretations will occur once the first phase is complete;
3. Complete a five-month regional exploration campaign across the 18-kilometre Caribou horizon consisting of:
   1. Geologic mapping, chip sampling and mechanical trenching across currently known target anomalies identified last year at Murray Brook East and West; additional follow-up exploration is anticipated following the receipt and interpretation of EarthEx's geophysical results.

Schedule of activities

The company expects to commence the 2,500-metre drill program in Q2 2026. EarthEx's phase 1 is already under way and new geophysical surveys are expected to start in Q2 2026, which will be used to assist in refining Canadian Copper's five-month regional program starting in early April this year.

Securing 100-per-cent ownership in the Murray Brook West property

With the final closing of the Raptor Resources Ltd. on Jan. 14, 2026, Canadian Copper has fulfilled all obligations outlined in the Puma exploration option agreement to acquire the Murray Brook west project. As a result, the company will receive title and 100-per-cent ownership as outlined in the prior press release on March 4, 2024, by issuing Puma Exploration 1,179,0901 Canadian Copper common shares. This transaction will settle in Q1 2026.

Qualified person

Dominique Gagne, PGeo, is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 standards who is working for Geominex Inc., an independent contractor of the company. Mr. Gagne has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this news release.

About Canadian Copper Inc.

Canadian Copper is a Canadian-based mineral exploration company with a copper and base metals portfolio of historical resources and grassroots projects. The company is focused on the prolific Bathurst mining camp (BMC) of New Brunswick, Canada. There are currently 185,777,361 shares issued and outstanding in the company.

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