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VANCOUVER, July 28, 2016 /CNW/ - The following issues have been halted by IIROC:

Company: Rye Patch Gold Corp.

TSX-Venture Symbol: RPM

Reason: At the Request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 15:25 PM

Company: Aphria Inc.

TSX-Venture Symbol: APH 

Reason: At the Request of the Company Pending News

Halt Time (ET): 15:28 PM

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