Northern Superior Reports on Progress of its $110 Million Lawsuit Against Government of Ontario

SUDBURY, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 27, 2014) - Northern Superior Resources Inc. ("Northern Superior" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SUP) reports the following progress on the Company's $110 million lawsuit against the Government of Ontario:

1. Since the appointment at the Company's request of a Judge to manage its case against the Ontario Government, lawyers for Northern Superior and the Government of Ontario have attended three (3) case conferences before Mr. Justice Lederer of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice;

2. As a result of these case conferences, various outstanding procedural issues have now been resolved and the case can now move to the next stage;

3. Northern Superior obtained further documentation previously undisclosed by the Ontario Government, and on August 21, 2014 delivered its final "Reply" in response to the Ontario Government's "Fresh and Amended Statement of Defense" (copies of all pleadings can be found on "Northern Superior's website www.nsuperior.com under the heading "Claim"); and

4. Northern Superior and the Ontario Government have agreed that in addition to managing procedural aspects of the court action, Justice Lederer will also hear and rule on the merits of the case.

As the next stage in this process, Northern Superior has given notice of its intention to bring a motion before Justice Lederer for decision on several key issues, central to the case. It is expected that a timetable leading up to a hearing on these issues in late 2014 or early 2015 will be set in mid-September.

Northern Superior will keep its shareholders apprised of developments as they occur.

About Northern Superior

Northern Superior is actively exploring four key mineral properties: Croteau Est, Lac Surprise, Grizzly and Ti-pi-kaa-haa-ning ("TPK"). These mineral properties represent regional-scale exploration programs, either 100% owned and operated by Northern Superior, or Northern Superior having the right to earn a 100% interest in the properties. Exploration to date has identified numerous drill-ready targets for gold, copper and silver mineralization on the TPK property in northwestern Ontario, gold/volcanic copper-zinc-silver and magmatic nickel-copper-platinum-palladium mineralization are targeted on the Grizzly property, and shear -- hosted gold on the Company's Croteau Est and Lac Surprise properties. Grizzly, Lac Surprise and Croteau Est mineral properties are all located in west- central Québec.

Northern Superior is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec, and trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol SUP.

For Investors

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