The U.S. and Turkey agreed Thursday to a five-day ceasefire in the Turks’ attacks on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria to allow the Kurds to withdraw to roughly 20 miles away from the Turkish border. The arrangement appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey’s position in the weeklong conflict.

A U.S. Coast Guard plane and a Mexican Navy vessel are searching the Gulf of Mexico for a small plane and the surgeon who flew it far beyond his Louisiana destination. The Coast Guard said Thursday that Steven Schumacher’s family reported him overdue at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, two hours after he was scheduled to land near Baton Rouge, La. A Coast Guard spokesperson says an online flight tracker showed the Piper Aztec’s last known position about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, about 700 kilometres past Louisiana’s coast. FAA spokesperson Lynn Lunsford says Schumacher never checked onto the Houston air traffic control centre’s frequency and didn’t respond to attempts to contact him. St. Francis Healthcare System of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, says he’s a trauma surgeon with partner organization Cape Trauma Specialists.

Premier Jason Kenney said the bill, modelled after Clare’s Law in the United Kingdom, could save lives if it’s passed.

Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 organizations and many countries opposed to Nicolas Maduro’s government and its rights record.

The filings say the officers were inadequately trained and outfitted to deal with a heavily armed shooter.

At an event in Kenora, Ont., Ford said Bell Mobility has been awarded the contract to make the changes and maintain the service for 15 years.

Premier Jason Kenney has said the Alberta government won’t seek out a meeting with the teen, but hopes she takes time to learn how the province has some of the greenest oil and gas rules in the world.

Mark Edward Grant alleges he was subjected to a “never-ending nightmare” in prison due to negligence by police and prosecutors.

Forecasters said sustained winds of about 60 kilometres per hour hit parts of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, with some coastal gusts expected to reach 90 kilometres per hour.

The annual Fall Garden and Mum Show runs Oct. 18 to Oct. 27. The theme is The Secret Life of Bugs. The floral display, created by the city’s horticulturalists, is in the new tropical greenhouse at Gage Park. Free parking. Admission is $7 for adults; $6 for seniors and children (5 to 12); free for under five. More at hamilton.ca/mumshow or 905-546-2489.

The two-minute skit, which recently aired on the TV show, focuses on three women — two of whom recently moved to Hamilton.

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

The convention is on at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum from Oct. 19 to 20 and features the original batcopter, Lou Ferrigno and a Brady Bunch 50th reunion.

Ontario’s changes to law which limit segregation time, are not yet enacted, and they could be better, says Human Rights Commission.

Edibles and other cannabis products will be legal on Thursday, but you won’t be able to find them on shelves for several weeks at least.

Justin Trudeau isn't saying whether the Liberal leader's team asked former U.S. president Barack Obama to endorse his campaign.

We provide a breakdown on everything from climate change to affordability and where each of the leading parties stand on the issues that will ultimately win your vote.

The issueThe Jack Parent Reading Program has come to St. David Catholic Elementary School.The local impact16 children at the school and more than 200 at 14 other Hamilton elementary schools are expected to improve their reading skills with the help of volunteer tutors from the program.

Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country

Officer facing careless use of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, theft under $5,000 and disguise with intent, among other counts.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday its investigation continues into the Toronto-based slaughterhouse Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd., which had its licence suspended Sept. 17 due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

The Financial Accountability Office says the $3.7-billion deficit in former premier Kathleen Wynne’s final full year in office ballooned to $7.4 billion under Premier Doug Ford due in part to cancelled initiatives and subsidizing hydro bills.

The incident occurred on Monday on Upper Middle Road near Dorval Drive.

I hope for a change in our electoral system in the long run as, currently, only a minority government allows more voices to be heard, Marie Jacobs writes.

You can expect ‘The Nutcracker,’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ when you want them.

"This will give residents a little bit of a sigh of relief...," said Glanbrook Coun. Brenda Johnson.

Devyn (Jayden) Eastmond-Rowe is “safe and in good spirits,” police said

Suspect captured on surveillance during separate mischief incident

Members of “Extinction Rebellion Hamilton” say they want draw attention to the climate crisis.

As Canada marks the first year of legal recreational cannabis, Alberta is the country’s reigning retail pot capital.

The stretch of the Wilson Street hill in Ancaster that widens for an upbound passing lane is being touted as a potential spot to relieve parking congestion at Tiffany Falls on weekends and holidays.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best pictures yet of our newest interstellar visitor.

Documents have become the ‘gems’ of the Royal Botanical Garden archives

Attawapiskat musician releases protest song with Justin Trudeau in mind

Investors need to shop around for the best rate when parking cash

Farrow books sells across Australia despite legal threat

Toronto homicide detective tells court Sherman murder probe advancing “significantly.”

Members of “Extinction Rebellion Hamilton” say they want draw attention to the climate crisis.

Getting you to work and school. Traffic and weather for your morning commute. School and cancellation information.

Hamilton police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a robbery at the Royal Bank at 545 Rymal Rd. E. on Sept. 10.

Music with a message

Scheer’s platform sounds too much like the Ford government for our comfort.

Members of “Extinction Rebellion Hamilton” say they want draw attention to the climate crisis.

The city has a limited number of incentives it can offer to spur the creation of subsidized units.

Subsidized housing units are hard to come by in Hamilton’s affluent neighbourhoods. This matters because when people live in mixed-income neighbourhoods, they have better health and educational outcomes.

Britain and the European Union said Thursday that they have struck an outline Brexit deal after days of intense see-saw negotiations — though it must still be formally approved by the bloc and ratified by the European and U.K. Parliaments.

Council made the emergency change late Wednesday night

Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canada.

Conservative leader’s local stop part of campaign swing through Ontario and Quebec ahead of Monday’s federal election.

Cameron March, 4, a blond-haired and blue-eyed boy, was last seen in a neighbour’s yard at around 3 p.m. on May 7, 1975.