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OTTAWA — Top cybersecurity officials are urging technology firms to bake safeguards into the futuristic artificial intelligence systems they're cooking up, to prevent them from being sabotaged or misused for malicious purposes.

NEW YORK — Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov, San Jose centre Tomas Hertl and Florida Panthers centre Sam Reinhart have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. has signed a reinsurance deal with Global Atlantic that it says will free up $1.2 billion in capital that it plans to use to buy back shares.

Korean-Canadian indie darling Celine Song captured five Golden Globe nominations Monday with her debut feature "Past Lives," a tender love story that has ridden a wave of critical acclaim to marquee races for best drama, best direction and best writi

SOURIS, Man. — A 70-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment building in western Manitoba last week after police responded to a fire. Mounties say they were called to an apartment building in the town of Souris, Man.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have been forced to pivot after missing out on two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who agreed to a US$700-million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week.

SURREY, B.C. — B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell says his entire coaching staff from the 2023 season will return next year.

TORONTO — Ontario's ombudsman says his office has launched an investigation into the province's direct payment programs for students and parents. Paul Dubé says there are concerns about a lack of fairness and transparency.

BlackBerry Ltd. has promoted John Giamatteo to chief executive and called off plans for an initial public offering of its Internet of Things business, but still plans to split its operations.

RIMOUSKI, Que. — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Rimouski Océanic will host the 2025 Memorial Cup, the Canadian Hockey League announced Monday.