CML Canickel Mining Limited

CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC. (Crowflight, the Company) (TSX VENTURE:CML) today
announced final assay results from its 2008 winter exploration drilling program
in the Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba. Results include hole HW08-11 drilled at
Halfway Lake that intersected 15.12 metres (49.6 feet) grading 1.24% nickel, as
well as other encouraging assay results from the Halfway Lake and Bucko North
target areas.


A key objective of the 2008 winter exploration program was to identify
additional sources of potential mill feed proximal to the Company's Bucko Lake
Nickel Project (Bucko), located outside Wabowden, Manitoba. The program was
successful in identifying new occurrences of mineralization at Halfway Lake, the
M11A North Zone and the Bucko North target. These areas are located 20
kilometres, 5 kilometres, and 400 metres respectively from the mill at Bucko,
which is scheduled to commence production by the third quarter of 2008.


In summary, 21 holes for a total of 8,200 metres were completed during the
winter program. Please refer to Figure 1 for a map depicting the drilling
locations and Table 1 for a summary of new and previously-released assays for
the 2008 winter program.




Table 1.

      Winter 2008 Exploration Program - Summary of Assay Results

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                                  Core    Core
Drill Hole      From       To   Length  Length  Nickel  Copper    PGEs(1)
----------      ----       --   ------  ------  ------  ------    -------
             (metres) (metres) (metres)  (feet)     (%)     (%)     (gpt)

Halfway Lake

HW08-01(2)    348.20   351.60     3.40    11.2    0.90    0.08      0.11

 and          366.00   370.00     4.00    13.1    0.69    0.05      0.13

HW08-02(2)    334.22   347.25    13.03    42.7    1.58    0.09      0.26

 Incl.        334.22   339.45     5.23    17.2    1.76    0.07      0.24

 Incl.        338.45   339.45     1.00     3.3    2.44    0.05      0.23

HW08-03(2)         No significant assays

HW08-04(2)    183.62   199.23    15.61    50.1    1.03    0.06      0.16

 Incl.        198.82   199.23     0.41     1.3    8.35    0.03      2.15

HW08-05(2)    135.66   139.00     3.34    10.7    1.16    0.09      0.16

HW08-06(2)    181.98   182.28     0.30     1.0    5.11    0.27      0.63

HW08-07            No significant assays

HW08-08            No significant assays

HW08-09            No significant assays

HW08-10       186.60   192.69     6.09    20.0    0.97    0.07      0.02

HW08-11       222.95   226.21     3.26    10.7    1.03    0.06      0.02

 and          231.79   246.91    15.12    49.6    1.24    0.11      0.03

 Incl.        236.69   243.83     7.14    23.4    1.57    0.15      0.04


Bucko North

BX08-01(2)    321.47   330.00     8.53   27.99    0.45    0.02      0.05

BX08-02(2)         No significant assays

BX08-03            No significant assays

BX08-04       294.69   295.67     0.98    3.22    1.09    0.05      0.02

 and          300.25   300.64     0.39    1.28    2.31    0.05      0.04

 and          309.54   309.98     0.44    1.44    1.56    0.21      0.04


M11A Zone

M08-01        403.84   413.84    10.00    32.8    0.59    0.05      0.02

M08-02(2)          No significant assays

M08-03(2)     357.05   383.73    26.68    87.5    1.30    0.06      0.41

 Incl.        357.05   360.05     3.00     9.8    2.24    0.14      0.75

 Incl.        374.54   380.30     5.76    18.9    3.06    0.16      1.02


Apex

Zone

AP08-01(2)         No significant assays

AP08-02(2)         No significant assays

AP08-03            No significant assays
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(1) Combined platinum and palladium values

(2) Previously reported results - see press releases dated
    February 29, 2008 and April 21, 2008



Intersection intervals reported are core lengths; actual true widths are unknown
at this time but are generally 70 to 80% of core length. Once known, true widths
are calculated for each intersection. These could vary somewhat from time to
time as the zones are re-interpreted thereby altering the geometry.


Greg Collins, Vice President of Exploration for Crowflight Minerals, commented
on the results of the winter program stating: "The results from the winter
exploration program continue to demonstrate the potential of our 700 square
kilometre land package in the Thompson Nickel Belt. Drilling at the M11A Zone
resulted in the discovery of a new high grade lens, less than 5 kilometres north
of milling operations at Bucko. At Halfway Lake, drilling confirmed extensions
that we expect to enhance the grade and tonnage of the current resource.
Drilling on the Bucko Lake North intrusion has confirmed the presence of higher
grade nickel sulphide mineralization at depth less than 400 metres north from
the planned underground workings at Bucko. These activities are positive
developments for our Company in that they further expand our options for growth
at our soon-to-be producing Bucko mine in Wabowden."


Discussion of Results

Halfway Lake

At Halfway Lake, 11 holes totaling 4,529 metres were completed. Highlights
include hole HW08-02, intersecting 13.03m grading 1.58% nickel (previously
released) and hole HW08-11 which intersected 15.12m grading 1.24% nickel,
including 7.14m grading 1.57% nickel. Drilling has confirmed extensions to the
previously identified resource that are expected to enhance the grade and
tonnage of the known resource.


M11A Zone

Near the M11A target, three holes totaling 1,315 metres were completed.
Highlights include hole M08-03, a new high grade lens located beneath the known
M11A North resource which intersected 26.7m grading 1.30% nickel including 5.76m
grading 3.06% nickel (previously released). Holes M08-01 and M08-02 targeted
other portions of the M11A intrusion located more than 500 metres south of the
mineralization intersected in M08-03.


Bucko North

Drilling on the Bucko North target included the completion of four holes
totaling 1,638 metres. Two holes investigated the near surface potential of the
intrusion for condemnation purposes and have confirmed that there is no open pit
potential beneath the site of the future tailings storage area. Deeper drilling
targeting areas 300 metres below surface confirmed the presence of higher grade
nickel sulphide mineralization first identified by drilling in 2007. Hole
BX07-01 intersected 7.5 metres grading 0.78% nickel including 1.5m grading 2.19%
nickel (previously released). Highlights from hole BX08-04 include narrow
intervals of nickel sulphide mineralization containing up to 2.31% nickel. The
results of the 2008 program indicate that future work on this target located 400
metres north of planned workings at Bucko may be best achieved once underground
access from the Bucko Mine is available.


Apex Zone

Near the Apex target, three holes for 718 metres were completed. The holes were
drilled to test exploration targets located more than 500m north and south of
the previously defined resource at Apex. One hole (AP08-02) was lost in casing
and did not reach its target objective. Holes AP08-01 and AP08-03 intersected
magnetic gneiss, explaining the targeted geophysical anomaly. The resource
potential at Apex zone remains open for expansion at depth.


Results from this program will be used to generate updated resource calculations
at Halfway Lake and M11A North and be used to further refine the focus of
resource expansion drilling near Bucko.


2008 Summer Drilling Program at Manibridge

Crowflight and Pure Nickel plan to commence drilling nickel exploration targets
identified close to the past-producing Manibridge Mine in early June. Results
from this program will be released through the summer and early fall of 2008 as
they become available.


Underground Drilling at Bucko

Crowflight continues to conduct underground drilling from the 1,000 foot level
of the Bucko Lake Nickel Project, with the intent of obtaining further
geotechnical information on the deposit and upgrading the mineral resource and
reserve estimates. It is expected that results from this program will be
released through the late spring and fall of 2008 as they become available.


Qualified Person/Quality Control Procedures

This press release has been prepared and reviewed by Mr. Greg Collins, P.Geo
(APGO/APEGM), who is the Vice President Exploration of the Company and a
Qualified Person under the National Instrument 43-101 guidelines. Fire assays
were performed at the ALS-Chemex laboratory in Vancouver on all the samples for
Gold and PGEs which undergo an ICP-AES finish and Sodium Peroxide Fusion. All
other metals undergo an ICP-AES finish at the ALS-Chemex laboratory in
Vancouver. Standards and blanks are submitted with each sample batch.


Crowflight Minerals - Canada's Next Nickel Producer

Crowflight Minerals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CML) is a Canadian junior mining
exploration and development company focused on nickel, copper and Platinum Group
Mineral (PGM) projects in the Thompson Nickel Belt and Sudbury Basin. The
Company currently owns and/or has under option approximately 800 square
kilometres of exploration and development properties in Manitoba and Ontario.


Crowflight's priority is to bring the fully-funded Bucko Lake Nickel Project
located near Wabowden, Manitoba into production by the third quarter of 2008.


Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Information

Except for statements of historical fact contained herein, the information in
this press release constitutes "forward-looking information" within the meaning
of Canadian securities law. Such forward-looking information may be identified
by words such as "plans", "proposes", "estimates", "intends", "expects",
"believes", "may", "will" and include without limitation, statements regarding
mineralization projections; mineral reserve and resource estimates; scheduled
exploration programs and costs thereof; estimated capital and operating costs;
expected production timeline; requirements for additional financing. There can
be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate; actual results
and future events could differ materially from such statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially include, among others, ability
to realize mineral reserve and resource estimates; ability to obtain financing;
metal prices, competition, risks inherent in the mining industry, including
risks relating to mine development, and regulatory risks. Most of these factors
are outside the control of the Company. Investors are cautioned not to put undue
reliance on forward-looking information. Except as otherwise required by
applicable securities statutes or regulation, the Company expressly disclaims
any intent or obligation to update publicly forward-looking information, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


To view Figure 1. 2008 Winter Exploration Program Location Map, please visit the
following link: http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/CROW0520b.pdf.


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