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HAMILTON — A toddler has died in a house fire in Hamilton. Hamilton Fire spokesman Claudio Mostacci says crews responded to a call around 10 a.m. He says heavy smoke and flames billowed from a basement window of the home when firefighters arrived.

OTTAWA — Paul Kershaw loves his 72-year-old mother and his 101-year-old grandmother.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill says his party will spend $120 million over four years to build new primary care clinics and to hire more doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners.

TORONTO — At 13, Christie was smoking pot daily. In time, she began dabbling in cocaine.

TORONTO — A shareholder advisory firm is recommending shareholders of Chicago-based PrivateBancorp vote against a proposed takeover deal by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM).

TORONTO — Equitable Group (TSX:EQB) shares soared on Monday after the alternative mortgage lender said it reached a deal to borrow up to $2 billion, if needed, from a syndicate of Canadian banks. Shares of Equitable rose 33.89 per cent to $48.

HALIFAX — Stephen McNeil is a soft-spoken man with a lower-register voice and a somewhat imposing 6-foot-5 frame. He doesn't always exude warmth on TV, and he understands that.

TORONTO — YouTube mega-star Lilly Singh didn't want to pen just any old self-help book — she wanted her advice to rock the shelves. So when she embarked on writing "How to Be a Bawse" — her slang for an epic "boss" — it was an all-or-nothing affair.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — A 46-year-old man is facing dozens of charges after allegedly defrauding his parents out of thousands of dollars. Police in Peterborough, Ont.

TORONTO — Veteran offensive lineman Jeff Perrett has retired, the Toronto Argonauts announced Monday. The six-foot-seven, 320-pound Perrett signed with Toronto after spending 10 seasons with the Montreal Alouettes.