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This news I read yesterday and in this news I came to acknowledge that this murder has been charged with 7 counts of murder he did at the parade of 4th July in Illinois. He fired around 70 rounds and has been found with mental issues. This mews put an emotional effect on my mind and I think I would be very careful at public events.

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Has history of mental health problems, fired more than 70 rounds, police say

Posted: July 05, 2022
Last Updated: July 05, 2022

Brooke and Matt Strauss, who were married Sunday, pause after leaving their wedding bouquets in downtown Highland Park, Ill., on Tuesday, after the shooting during the community's Fourth of July parade. (Charles Rex Arbogast/The Associated Press)

The man alleged to have opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., is facing seven counts of first-degree murder, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart announced Tuesday night.

"What should have been a celebration of freedom has ended in despair for our community. All of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom, all of it," he told an assembled crowd not far from the crime scene.

Rinehart said more charges will follow, but the seven counts alone will keep the suspect in prison for life without a possibility of parole if he is convicted.

Police allege the man fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun from atop a commercial building into a crowd gathered for a parade on Monday, killing seven people, then evaded initial capture by dressing in disguise and blending into the fleeing crowd.

More than 45 people were killed or wounded in the attack, including one who died Tuesday, according to Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Christopher Covelli.

Police allege that after the shooting, the suspect dropped the rifle and escaped, blending into the crowd as though he was an "innocent spectator," dressing as a woman to conceal his facial tattoos. He walked to his mother's house and borrowed her car, according to police.

A police officer pulled over the suspect about eight kilometres north of the shooting scene several hours after police released his photo and warned that he was likely armed and dangerous, Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said.
WATCH | History of mental health problems, police say:

The Highland Park Police Department describe two separate incidents in 2019 where they were made aware of suicidal and potentially violent intentions from the alleged gunman in the deadly mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb. 1:22

In one of two news conferences held earlier Tuesday, police said they had previously had two previous encounters with the suspect, Robert E. Crimo III. In April 2019, police were notified he had attempted suicide. That September, a family member advised police Crimo had said he was going to "kill everyone" and had a collection of knives, Covelli said.

Police removed 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from Crimo's home. "At that time, there was no probable cause to arrest," Covelli said.

Law enforcement officials gather data and evidence along Central Avenue on Tuesday. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/The Associated Press)

Crimo is believed to have legally bought guns after that encounter, Covelli added.

Crimo, who goes by the name Bobby, was an aspiring rapper with the stage name Awake the Rapper, posting on social media dozens of videos and songs, some ominous and violent.

In one animated video since taken down by YouTube, Crimo raps about armies "walking in darkness" as a drawing appears of a man pointing a rifle, a body on the ground and another figure with hands up in the distance.

'It's commonplace now'

The shots at the parade were initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panicked revellers fled in terror.

A day later, baby strollers, lawn chairs and other items left behind by panicked parade-goers remained inside a wide police perimeter. Outside the police tape, some residents drove up to collect blankets and chairs they had abandoned.

The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together.
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The suspected gunman spent weeks planning a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Ill., and dressed as a woman to avoid being identified, police said Tuesday. 2:33

"It's commonplace now," resident Ron Tuazon said as he and a friend returned to the parade route Monday evening to retrieve chairs, blankets and a child's bike that he and his family abandoned when the shooting began.

"We don't blink anymore. Until laws change, it's going to be more of the same."

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered American flags be flown at half-staff through Saturday as a "mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on our Independence Day."

Most victims identified

The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration. Police announced six of the slain victims' names on Tuesday. Most of them lived in Highland Park.

The list included Jacki Sundheim, a lifelong congregant and "beloved" staff member at nearby North Shore Congregation Israel, which announced her death on its website. She was 63.

Nicolas Toledo, left, and Jacki Sundheim are among the victims killed in the shooting. (Xochil Toledo/GoFundMe, NSCI.org)

Also killed was Nicolas Toledo, who was visiting his family in Illinois from Mexico. He died at the scene, his granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Chicago Sun-Times. He was 78.

Since the start of the year, there have been 15 shootings where four or more people have been killed, including the Highland Park one, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University Mass Killing database.

Shots fired amid fireworks in Philadelphia

Gunshots also rang out during a Fourth of July fireworks show in Philadelphia on Monday.

Two Philadelphia police officers working at the event in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art suffered graze wounds. The gunfire came hours after the shooting in Illinois.

Witnesses in Philadelphia said they saw some people being run over or banged into as others tried to flee the packed crowd. No serious injuries were reported, although many people said they had scrapes and bruises.

Investigators have not yet determined where the shots came from or how many were fired. It's also unclear whether someone intentionally fired at the officers or if the shots possibly came from someone shooting off a weapon to celebrate the holiday. No arrests have been made.

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Alleged gunman facing 7 counts of 1st degree murder after mass shooting at Fourth of July parade in Illinois

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Posted: July 05, 2022 Last Updated: July 05, 2022 The man alleged to have opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., is facing seven counts of first-degree murder, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart announced Tuesday night. "What should have been a celebration of freedom has ended in despair for our community.

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https://globalnews.ca/news/8967231/ontario-canola-field-photos-opp-trespassing/ (Harwinder Kaur)
Few days ago, i go Through this article and i knew that Fields don’t require signage or fencing. If you enter a field uninvited, it is trespassing. If you cause damage you could be charged criminally,” the OPP said.
I got the value that agricultar is part of our life and also source of farmers, so we should not damage.

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The Ontario Provincial Police are urging the public to stop pulling over to snap photos in a canola field as crop damage could cost farmers around $2,000 if at least one acre is affected.

"It is NOT a right to enter a field to get a perfect photo," OPP Central Region tweeted.

The Dufferin OPP detachment said they were made aware of two instances of canola field trespassing over the Canada Day long weekend in Melancthon Township, a rural Ontario township located about 30 kilometres northwest of Orangeville.

A picture posted by the OPP shows about a dozen people in the middle of the bright yellow field with several cars pulled over to the side of the road.

"Fields don't require signage or fencing. If you enter a field uninvited, it is trespassing. If you cause damage you could be charged criminally," the OPP said.

It is unclear how much damage was caused due to selfie-takers.

Police are asking anyone who sees people trespassing onto fields for photos to call them right away at 1-888-310-1122.

"Fields containing crops are not required to have fences or signage to deter people from entering, as stated in the Trespass to Property Act," police said. "Therefore, entering a field, whether it is on foot or with an off-road vehicle, is trespassing,"

If a person damages crops, then a criminal charge of mischief could be considered by a responding officer, police said.

The OPP said it has noticed an increase in agricultural trespassing in Dufferin County.

"Canola is the new sunflower field," one person wrote on Facebook.

In Ontario, canola is typically planted in the spring and ready to harvest in the early part of the summer.

"While canola is beautiful at this time of year, it is a crop. It is a large part of plant-based diets and a source of income for our farmers," the OPP said.

Fields don't require signage or fencing. If you enter a field uninvited, it is trespassing. If you cause damage you could be charged criminally.

- OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) July 4, 2022

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The Ontario Provincial Police are urging the public to stop pulling over to snap photos in a canola field as crop damage could cost farmers around $2,000 if at least one acre is affected. "It is NOT a right to enter a field to get a perfect photo," OPP Central Region tweeted.

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Two-day heat event continues in Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon with temperatures expected to reach low thirties

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In its latest advisory, the agency said maximum temperatures are expected to reach the low thirties Wednesday while "minimum temperatures tonight are expected to bring an end to the heat event with cooler temperatures arriving."

Environment Canada warns the risks of heat-related illnesses are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and those working or exercising outdoors. (Gurmeet Kaur)

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I have read the stories of those people who have experienced the Covid 19. Their stories are part of the extraordinary trends seen in the province's hospitals over the past few months. Their stories have given me the positive energy to deal with my hard time.

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People who have visited a hospital emergency room in Ontario recently are describing their experiences of lengthy waits for treatment or to get a bed.

Their stories are part of the extraordinary trends seen in the province's hospitals over the past few months. Although spring is usually a time when the emergency departments are less backlogged, the latest statistics from Ontario Health show that wait times for ER patients to be admitted hitting all-time highs.

As previously detailed in reporting by CBC News, the record-setting ER bottlenecks are being caused by a variety of factors outside the emergency rooms, including a crunch in getting patients admitted because hospital wards are operating at or above full capacity, staffing shortages from COVID-19 exposures and burnout, and limited access to family doctors.

Dozens of patients and their family members reached out to CBC News to tell their emergency room stories. Here are a few of them.

Family doctor wouldn't see feverish child

When Mia Hutchinson took her daughter Téa to the emergency room at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto on a Wednesday night in June, the board in the waiting room indicated a wait time of three-and-a-half hours.

"So we thought maybe four, four and a half hours. We never thought it would be eight hours," said Hutchinson.

"We sat in a hallway with three other families for about five hours, then moved to a room where we waited another three hours."

By the time the family made the decision to go to the emergency room, Téa had been running a fever of 39 to 40 degrees with a bad cough for four days, and had become dehydrated.

"We could not get the fever down. We called our family doctor and were not allowed to bring her in [to the doctor's office] because of her symptoms," said Hutchinson.

"When we call the doctor and are told because we are sick we can't come in, it makes no sense," she said. "Aren't doctors for the ill? Being refused to be seen caused us to go to the emergency room."

Hutchinson says she saw other children in the ER with high fever and cough, symptoms that she believes - like her daughter's - could have and should have been handled at a family doctor's office.

Cancer patient endures 3 lengthy waits in ER

Nancy Hunter says her husband Kevin received marvellous care from the staff on the cancer ward at Victoria Hospital in London, Ont., but his experiences in its emergency room were anything but ideal.

After Kevin's diagnosis of lymphoma, cancer ward staff issued him a special card with instructions that while undergoing chemotherapy, he should get to the ER immediately if a fever develops.

"They assured us that this 'fever card' would help the ER staff in identifying Kevin as a cancer patient," said Nancy. "The impression was we would be given priority. Our experience was completely the opposite: no priority given."

On his three visits to the hospital's emergency room over the course of two months last fall, his wait was never less than 10 hours.

"Each time we went to the hospital ER, our wait to even get a bed was painfully long," said Nancy. "Kevin was immune compromised from his cancer treatment, therefore our perceived risk created another level of anxiety."

During one wait in the emergency department, he vomited on the washroom floor, yet did not get a bed for several hours after that. Even arriving by ambulance on his third visited did not shorten the wait: he was not admitted for 13 hours.

Kevin Hunter died of lymphoma in November. The couple had been married for 47 years.

"I still don't understand why very ill cancer patients have to endure hours in any ER," said Nancy.

14 hours in a chair, 48-hour wait for a bed

On a Wednesday in mid-June, Fiona Hammett's blood pressure was dropping and she passed out. She was taken to the emergency room at Hamilton's Juravinski Hospital, where her son Greg Noonan says she waited 14 hours in a chair before she was seen.

"A nurse came to help her go to the washroom when she passed out again, she was showing signs of a stroke," said Noonan. "After 20 hours they told her she was being admitted and then offered her a stretcher to let her lay down."

Noonan emailed CBC News that Friday morning, 39 hours after Hammett arrived at the ER.

"She is still in emergency today on a stretcher because there are no beds available," he wrote. "This health system is broken. These nurses are overworked. Something needs to be done."

Hammett eventually got a bed on a ward at 8 p.m., after more than 48 hours in the emergency room, Noonan said. She stayed in hospital until being discharged in late June and she is now waiting for an MRI.

A broken bone, a long night in ER

Mona Romeh had been waiting in the emergency room at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital for nearly six hours with a broken bone in her right hand when she spotted this story about ER backlogs in Ontario, and sent an email to CBC News.

"Funny how I came across your article now. As I sit here. So fitting," Romeh wrote.

"I have not seen a doctor yet," she said. "I'm here for a broken bone requiring surgery and now I just may just leave. This is absolutely ridiculous. It's a horrible feeling, the ping pong back and forth of thoughts, do I stay, do I go?"

Romeh said she was feeling "frustrated and tired and just plain defeated" but also worried that leaving the ER would make her feel worse and risk damage.

She stayed, and took part in what she described as a large early-morning conversation about the current state of health care in Ontario among some of the patients and a group of nurses. "They were empathetic and were just trying to deal with the situation they were handed," said Romeh.

She was eventually seen by a doctor and was referred to Milton Hospital for surgery in late June.

'Something has to change'

On Father's Day, William Walker's blood pressure spiked. "He was feeling very dizzy, had a headache and was nauseous," said his wife Grace Walker. "He has a heart condition so we didn't want to take any chances."

She called Telehealth Ontario for advice and was told that William's symptoms warranted going to the emergency department. His wait at Lakeridge Health in Oshawa lasted nine hours.

"Something has to change when you see very young babies and the elderly waiting for hours to be seen by a doctor," said Grace.

She and her husband saw a lot of people in the ER with what appeared to be minor injuries such as sprained ankles.

"Surely some of them could have been taken care of at an after-hours clinic or waited until the next day to seek treatment," said Grace.

"At one point one of the nurses came to the waiting room to announce that there would be a three- to four-hour wait from here on and suggested some alternatives, like another hospital, urgent care or family doctor. No one moved."

A hip fracture at age 100

Irene Fraser has only been to an emergency room twice in her life, and that is all the more remarkable given she's 100 years old.

Fraser suffered a fall at her long-term care home on a Sunday in mid-June and was brought to the emergency room of Hamilton Health Sciences' Juravinski Hospital before noon. Her son Jim and daughter-in-law Janet Fraser, a retired registered nurse, say Irene was still in the hallway at 10 p.m., hadn't seen a doctor and was not permitted to drink anything.

"It seemed there was nothing that could be done for her until she was seen by a physician," said Janet, who took turns along with her husband staying with Irene.

"I wondered why they had not started an IV on her. I did tell the nurse at the desk that I was concerned that she had had nothing to drink all day and dehydration had been a problem for her in the past. She also was without her regular meds all day, as far as we know."

Janet says she knows how well-educated and capable nurses are, so she doesn't understand why tests and X-rays could not have been ordered by the emergency room RNs or nurse practitioners.

"The whole time we were there, no one had come to speak to us about her care, nor did anyone ask us about her health, her needs, her habits, cognitive abilities, her pain, her hearing or vision, health issues," said Janet.

"We could have provided much needed information."

Irene was seen after midnight by a doctor, who promptly called Jim with what he says was a kind and thorough explanation of the benefits and risks of surgery for her fractured hip.

She is now back in her long-term care home, recovering from the surgery and receiving physiotherapy.

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I was new in Canada few months ago and I was not aware about such scam texts . I got these type of calls twice and i got scared and stayed in depression . This thing put alot bad affect on my life

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By Declan Finucane

Police are once again alerting Mississauga and Brampton residents to any number of scams that target potential victims by text message.

Numerous fraudulent enterprises operate by contacting people at random via text message, phone calls, emails and through other social media channels, Peel Regional Police say.

The key, authorities stress, to avoid becoming a victim is simply to not respond to any communications from people you don't know.

And definitely don't provide any personal information, police say.

A warning posted by Peel police to Twitter today focuses specifically on text messages, and urges people who receive texts from "a random phone number" to not respond.

"...it may be someone trying to gather your personal information for a fraudulent purpose," police tweeted.

In some cases, the messages received can seem quite innocent, including a number of scams that simply begin with a "Hi" or "Hello there" text message.

Earlier this year, insauga.com reported on separate incidents in which two people reported receiving suspicious messages via text.

In one case, a woman who lives in Peel said she received multiple texts about a "fund return from a previous bill."

The text included her phone number and police at the time suspected it was likely a fraudster fishing for a response and personal information.

Around the same time, a Mississauga resident said he received a text message from an unspecified group "giving away $3 million worth of cash prizes" to the community.

Attached was a link with which to join in the supposed good fortune.

The text in question addressed the recipient by his full name and knew he was in Mississauga.

In all such cases, police advise people to not respond and delete the messages, as any response could signal to scammers that your number is active, prompting further spam messages.

People might also want to block the number, police add.

The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, which keeps track of major scams and frauds throughout the country, advises residents to never share personal or financial information with unverified people or groups.

That includes information such as your:

name

address

birth date

social insurance number

credit card or banking information

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Gas Prices about to take huge drop. This change made people affordable. Now they have choice to fill up the gas either wait for dropping the price more. (Rajan Darji)

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Ontario gas prices are about to take a huge drop and one expert says it will be "well worth waiting" if drivers can hold off on filling up.

"Finally some good news," President of Canadians for Affordable Energy Dan McTeague told CTV News Toronto on Friday.

McTeague said gas prices will drop 11 cents per litre on Friday morning, partly due to Ontario cutting the provincial gas tax.

"Of the 11-cent drop, 6.5 cents is because of the provincial government dropping in the gas tax, and 4.5 cents is because of the markets," McTeague said.

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He said the average gas price in Ontario on Friday will be $1.93 cents per litre, which is the lowest it has been since May 12.

"If that isn’t enough for people, I’m now looking at things dropping even further," McTeague said.

McTeague said on Saturday, gas prices will likely drop another six cents per litre.

That would bring gas prices to $1.879 cents per litre on average, marking the lowest price since April 30.

"Anyone who is reading this, I am telling you, don’t visit a gas station if you don’t have to," McTeague said. "You don’t see these big decreases often. It’s well worth waiting."

McTeauge said this will be a "short-term reprieve" for motorists, and that prices will likely rise back above $2.10 by mid-July.

"I don't think this is going to hold," he said. "So take advantage of it."

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I came across this article yesterday and surprised to know that we should be more careful in selecting and storing sunscreens. I think it changed some of my  perspectives about sunscreen use which is especially important during this summer season. I will be more careful in choosing and using sunscreen
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Five simple steps helped Australia bring down high skin cancer rates - and could help others stay safe in the sun.
When it comes to lowering the risk of developing skin cancer, childhood and adolescence are critical periods. The amount of sun exposure a person has in the first 20 years of their life determines to a substantial degree the likelihood of developing skin cancer, research shows. Just one case of blistering sunburn as a child or teenager has been found to double the risk of developing melanoma, which is the most serious form of skin cancer, later in life.

Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with a prevalence roughly double that of the UK and United States, due to its intense sun. In fact, melanoma is the most common cancer for Australians aged 20 to 39, and is so common that it has come to be known as Australia's "national cancer" (in the US, it is the third most common cancer in that age group). But in response to that threat, the country has also developed some of the world's most effective measures for skin cancer prevention - which hold powerful lessons for other countries dealing with ever-hotter summers.

Since early sun protection can make such a big difference, one key message from Australian experts is for families to be aware of the danger of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun, and take a few simple protective steps.

"The UV sort of 'zaps' the DNA in healthy cells," says Justine Osborne, programme manager at Cancer Council Victoria in southeastern Australia. "The cells will repair themselves when the UV exposure disappears, but if you're constantly hitting them with UV there's no chance for them to repair. That is when skin cancer develops." Globally, skin cancer was diagnosed in 6.7 million people in 2019, and it killed 118,000.
Thin skin needs protection
While most of the guidance around sunscreen is applicable to both adults and children, protecting infants from sunburn requires a different approach. Sunscreen should never be used on a baby who is six months or younger, and a child under one year should not be directly exposed to UV rays, according to the Cancer Council. Instead, appropriate protections for babies include lightweight, loose-fitting clothes that allow airflow, dense shade and a soft hat that will not become a choking hazard.

"A baby's skin is very thin and sensitive, and babies tend to suck on things, which means they could ingest the sunscreen," says Osborne. "Babies and young children are particularly susceptible to UV damage, so it's really important that they are well protected whenever the UV index is three or more." The World Health Organization's UV index measures the strength of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun on a given day and place, and ranges from 0 (low) to over 11 (extreme). A higher number means the potential damage to the skin and eye increases, and also, that it can occur more quickly.

Sunburn in children can be particularly dangerous, also because they are more likely to suffer from related conditions such as heat stroke. Experts recommend using sunscreen formulas designed for children, and testing the cream on a small patch of skin first. "True allergies to sunscreen are very rare, but when they occur it is usually caused by the extra ingredients in a sunscreen [such as fragrance], rather than the sun-protective properties," says Osborne.

She points out that sunscreen should be stored below 30C (86F) because if it overheats, the ingredients will start to separate and lose efficacy. "If you're at the beach, keep sunscreen in the cooler box with your drinks. Don't keep it in the glove box of your car. Treat it as a precious thing."
How much suncream should you use?
"UV is not related to temperature. It is possible to get sunburnt on a cold but clear day. You can also get sunburnt on a cloudy day. You don't feel it until it is too late," says Stuart Henderson, a radiation scientist at the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPNSA). He has co-authored a review of the effectiveness and use of sunscreen in Australia that found that sunscreen is safe for the skin, but the amount of sunscreen and the way it is applied varies considerably between individuals.

Sunscreen should be the last resort - Stuart Henderson

"Sunscreen is not a suit of armour: it should be used in combination with some other protection measures," says Henderson. "It should generally be thought of as the last resort when you haven't got any other way to protect your skin."

In Australia, the Cancer Council recommends another four sun protection measures: clothing, shade, a broadbrimmed hat and sunglasses. Their use was popularised through an unusually successful health campaign, launched decades ago in Australia in response to the country's particular melanoma risk.

Annual rates of melanoma in women in Australia are 10 times higher than those of women in Europe. For men, they are 20 times higher. This is partly due to climatic conditions and the fact that the Earth's orbit is not perfectly circular: the southern hemisphere is closer to the Sun during its summer months than the northern hemisphere is in its own summer. As a result, the Sun feels more intense in places like Australia, where UV rates are higher by comparison. (Incidentally, the highest level of ultraviolet radiation ever recorded on Earth's surface was measured in 2003 in the Bolivian Andes, with a UV index of 43).

In 1981, when the dangers of UV rays were becoming apparent, the then Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria launched an education campaign that is ongoing 40 years later.

The SunSmart campaign - also known as the Slip, Slop, Slap campaign - used a cheerful seagull called Syd to encourage people to "slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on a hat." Crucially, one of its central messages is that sunscreen alone is not enough. Covering up with clothing, and seeking shade, is also important. It is considered one of Australia's most successful community health campaigns, which is attributed to its longevity, consistency and being well-funded.

"We've seen a decline in melanoma rates in people under 60 in Victoria and under 50 in Australia since the 1980s, when the SunSmart campaign began," says Osborne. "This is a cohort of people who used to embrace the sun and loved getting a tan. It was a huge ask to tell them to take protective measures, and it was a big cultural shift."

The message needs to be constantly reinforced - Phil Barker

"There's absolutely no doubt that the Slip, Slop, Slap campaign increased public awareness of sun exposure, and it has been hugely effective in influencing our behaviour," says Phil Barker, honorary principal fellow in chemistry at the University of Wollongong. "But the message needs to be constantly reinforced to educate the new generations of parents and their children."

Indeed, recently there have been alarming incidents of sunburn reported in Australia. A report on cases of sunburn at Victorian emergency departments showed that the summer of 2018-19 had the second highest number of cases since 2004. One in two hospital presentations for sunburn were children and adolescents, and one in five were children under nine years of age.

An app developed in Australia, and co-designed by Cancer Council Victoria, ARPANSA and other organisations, aims to help prevent skin cancer skin cancer by showing users the UV index in their local area. A global version, the free SunSmart Global UV phone app, was launched by the World Health Organization and its partners this year. The app will be especially helpful for those holidaying in new destinations, according to Barker.

"If you're going to an unfamiliar place, make sure you know what the expected UV index is, and amend your sun protection strategies accordingly," says Barker.

Barker is currently working on developing "next generation" sunscreens that are specifically designed to provide protection in Australia's extreme exposure conditions. He estimates they may be on the market by 2026.
The future of suncare?
Developing new ways to remind people to reapply their sunscreen can be a difficult area for scientists to research, says Elke Hacker, a senior research fellow in public health at Griffith University. "We need to know whether the technology developed in the lab is useful in the real world, but it is morally inappropriate for scientists to put people potentially in risky environments where they will be wearing their sunscreen out."

However, Hacker and her team at Queensland University of Technology found an environment where people voluntarily sit in the sun for over four hours: a cricket match.

The team studied the effect of UV detection stickers reminding people to reapply their sunscreen during the four-day Ashes Test of 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. The stickers change colour in response to UV. A total of 428 people completed the study, which made it the largest of its kind. The sticker was clear when the sunscreen was freshly applied, and when the sunscreen wore off it and it was time to re-apply, the sticker's colour changed to purple. There was also a control group of people who were provided with free sunscreen, but no stickers; while the sticker group were provided with free sunscreen, and stickers.

The stickers were found to improve the frequency of sunscreen reapplication, prompting 80% of cricket goers to reapply their sunscreen as compared with 68% in the control group. However, the results also highlighted the challenges of sunscreen use: 39 people wearing stickers still experienced sunburn, perhaps because they were simply exposed to the sun for too long, or because the sunscreen was not properly reapplied.

" Previous studies have shown that people sometimes apply only half the recommended thickness to cover the skin," says Hacker.

The correct amount is two milligrams per square centimetre, which is equal to seven teaspoons of sunscreen for an adult body. That equates to one teaspoon for each arm and leg, two for the torso, plus one teaspoon for the face, neck and ears. It needs to be reapplied every two hours.

Experts recommend using a broad-spectrum sunscreen lotion that has a sun protection factor (SPF) 30 or above and putting it on 20 minutes before you go out in the sun. This will give it a chance to sink into the skin's pores and prevent it from immediately being brushed or sweated off. If you're going out doing things like swimming and then toweling off, or exercising and sweating, you'd need to reapply. "With kids, the same rules apply," says Henderson.

Lotions may be more effective than aerosols, with research suggesting the latter can be insufficiently protective in windy conditions. Hacker's latest study at Griffith University tested five aerosol sunscreens and found 28% to 93% of aerosol sunscreen was lost in 20 kilometre per hour winds, and 32% to 79% of aerosol sunscreen was lost when the wind dropped to 10 kilometres an hour. These winds are considered everyday conditions at Australian beaches.

"In some cases, a person would need to spray an aerosol sunscreen for up to 250 seconds per limb, or more than a bottle's worth, to provide adequate protection to the whole body," says Hacker.

Some may consider just staying out of the sun altogether, but Barker says that would be neither practical nor healthy. Others agree.

"Our bodies need some sunlight for vitamin D production and there are other benefits to running around outdoors, especially in childhood. There's been links with children not spending enough time outdoors and developing short-sightedness," says Henderson.

Instead, a good option is to enjoy the summer sunshine at the start and the end of the day, when the UV rays are lower. In Australia, there's yet another mnemonic for that: Between 11 and 3, slip under a tree.

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Why sunscreen is not enough to prevent sunburns

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Five simple steps helped Australia bring down high skin cancer rates - and could help others stay safe in the sun.

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Indian police have made fresh arrests over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, which sparked tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority and a clampdown on protests and the internet to prevent them from escalating.

Three senior police officials said on Saturday that two Muslim men based in Rajasthan were being held for planning Teli's murder in his shop in Udaipur, a popular tourist destination. Two other Muslim men were already under arrest.

"We have now arrested the two masterminds, and previously we had arrested two men who committed the heinous crime," said Prafulla Kumar, a senior police official based in Udaipur.

The murder was filmed and posted online, allegedly as a response to the victim's support for a politician's derogatory remarks. The victim, Kanhaiya Lal Teli, had allegedly made a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma - a former spokesperson for the party of Narendra Modi, the prime minister - who made anti-Islam comments in May.

Kumar said internet services were being gradually restored and security forces continued to be on alert.

An angry mob including some lawyers slapped and shoved the four accused in the murder case when they were presented before a trial court on Saturday.

Judges from the supreme court said on Friday that Sharma must apologise to the whole nation after her remarks intensified religious fault lines in India, angered Islamic nations and triggered diplomatic strains.

Local media reported a separate incident on 21 June in which a chemist was stabbed to death in the western state Maharashtra for allegedly supporting the remarks made by Sharma on social media.

"Five persons were arrested in connection with the murder of the chemist, and a search is on to trace the prime accused," Aarti Singh, a chief regional police official, was quoted by local press as saying.

In Afghanistan, the militant group Islamic State last month claimed an attack on a Sikh temple that killed at least two people and injured seven was in response to insults levelled at the Prophet Mohammad in India.

Police in New Delhi arrested the journalist Mohammed Zubair, a vocal critic of the Modi government, who had helped draw attention to Sharma's remarks through his fact-checking website Alt News and on social media.

Zubair's bail plea was rejected on Saturday and a local court sentenced him to two weeks' custody, a court order said.

The National Investigative Agency (NIA) - India's top anti-terrorism agency - said it was carrying out a probe into Teli's killing.

A senior NIA official in New Delhi said agents were questioning Muslims linked with the four accused in Udaipur to identify whether they had links with militant networks.

Muslims living about 3km from the tailor's shop said they felt nervous and feared a social and economic boycott by powerful Hindus residing in Udaipur.

"I know what has been done is barbaric, but the community should not be held responsible for the deed of two people," said Mohammad Farukh, a medical representative living in a Muslim-dominated area of the city.

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Indian police have made fresh arrests over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, which sparked tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority and a clampdown on protests and the internet to prevent them from escalating.

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Independent contestant Balan Shah, one of the popular rapper of Nepal won the position of Kathmandu's Mayor. I now have different and positive perspectives towards Nepalese politics and hope him to perform goods deeds for people. (Srijana Aryal)

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Independent contestant Balan Shah, one of the popular rapper of Nepal won the position of Kathmandu's Mayor. I now have different and positive perspectives towards Nepalese politics and hope him to perform goods deeds for people. (Srijana Aryal)

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Four people have been taken to the hospital after a shooting at an unsanctioned car rally in Scarborough on Sunday night.

Toronto police said it happened in a parking lot near McCowan Road and Milner Avenue, north of Highway 401, around 8 p.m.

Duty Insp. Paul Krawczyk said officers arrived and found three men and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds.

According to Toronto paramedics, one of the victims suffered severe, life-altering injuries, two others sustained severe injuries and a fourth victim had minor injuries.

Krawczyk noted that they currently don't have any suspect information but said the shooter or shooters possibly left the area in a white or light-coloured Honda Civic.

"This has been a busy day in Toronto, obviously, for this type of event. And it's very concerning for us," he said.

Police are looking to speak to anyone who attended the car meet and witnessed the incident. Krawczyk said many people were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting.

"There were a lot of nice, high-end cars here, which I believe probably have dash cam footage. And we're asking anybody with that dash cam footage to please provide it to police or if they want to remain anonymous to go through Crime Stoppers at 222-TIPS (8477)," he said.

Officers have cordoned off the entire parking lot as they collect evidence.

"You can see some markings down by some white vehicles there. I believe there was at least one of the shootings (that) occurred over there," Krawcyzk said. "We obviously have some (of the) victims' cars here as well, who have now gone to the hospital."

"We're going to do our best to have a successful conclusion to this investigation," he added.

The shooting in Scarborough was the fourth in the city on Sunday. Earlier this afternoon, police responded to three separate shootings in the span of two hours that left one man dead and three others critically injured, including two teenage boys.

Police have also not released suspect information on those incidents.

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Four people have been taken to the hospital after a shooting at an unsanctioned car rally in Scarborough on Sunday night. Toronto police said it happened in a parking lot near McCowan Road and Milner Avenue, north of Highway 401, around 8 p.m. Duty Insp.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White House to come to the US leader's defense on Sunday.

"My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril," Biden tweeted Saturday.

"Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you're paying for the product. And do it now," Biden added.

Bezos said Biden's remarks amounted to "either straight ahead misdirection or a deep misunderstanding of basic market dynamics."

"Ouch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this," the US billionaire tweeted Saturday.

Gasoline prices at the pump have become a symbol of broader price rises in the United States, and they are sapping Biden's approval rating ahead of legislative elections in November.
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Biden has regularly attacked oil companies, saying they only care about profits and not the well-being of the average consumer.

The companies say in turn they have increased production to try to tame prices but that these are set on the world market and are subject to dynamics that are not under the control of US oil giants.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Twitter Sunday that oil prices have dropped about $15 a barrel over the past month.

"But prices at the pump have barely come down. That's not 'basic market dynamics.' It's a market that is failing the American consumer," she wrote.

Gasoline prices have been above $5 a gallon since early June, which is unprecedented in the car-crazy nation. Prices have fallen slightly since, but remain far from the $3 a gallon level of a year ago.

John Kirby, White House spokesman on national security issues, also defended the president Sunday in an appearance on Fox News.

"The president is working very, very hard across many fronts... to try to bring that price down," Kirby said.

He cited Biden's proposal to suspend the federal gas tax this summer -- this would need congressional approval -- and his decision to tap the US strategic oil reserves to put more product on the market.

"He knows that it is not going to solve all the problems, but it will help if everybody cooperates on this. We could bring the price down at least by about one dollar a gallon," Kirby said.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White House to come to the US leader's defense on Sunday. "My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril," Biden tweeted Saturday.

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Mask mandates change in Ontario, providing further options to public transit riders in Ontario. I now have the choice of wearing a mask or not (Edward Perry)

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Mayor John Tory is urging commuters to continue to wear masks on the TTC, even though they will no longer be required to as of Saturday.

Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore announced on Wednesday that the mask mandate that had remained in place for a number of high-risk settings, including public transit, will be mostly lifted as of 12:01 a.m. on June 11.

In the wake of the announcement both the TTC and GO Transit have confirmed that they will follow the provincial guidance and no longer require that masks be worn on their vehicles and in their stations. The TTC, however, has said that it will continue to mandate masks for customers and employees using Wheel-Trans and is “strongly recommending” that masks be worn elsewhere in the system.

“I hope people will continue to wear a mask as often as they can on the TTC because I think it just provides an extra measure of safety for them as we continue to battle the hopefully later stages of COVID but it is not done yet, COVID is not gone,” Tory told reporters during a press conference on Thursday morning. “In that sense people are being given advice (to continue to wear masks) and I hope they follow it.”

As of this weekend the province will only mandate that masks be worn in long-term care and retirement homes, though the vast majority of hospitals in the GTA have announced that they will keep mask policies in place for patients, visitors and employees.

Ontario mask mandates lift on June 11

When it comes to transit, Tory said that TTC officials made a decision to no longer mandate masks while continuing to recommend they be worn in consultation with a number of public health excerpts, including Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa.

He said it is a decision he “respects.”

Meanwhile, at GO Transit employees will continue to be required to wear masks for now.

But riders will be permitted to make their own decisions.

Unlike the TTC, GO has not made a formal recommendation that riders should wear masks.

“As of Saturday masks will be optional on transit, that's going to be consistent it looks like throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) so that makes it easier for customers when it's consistent from one system to another and one area from another,” Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins told CP24 on Thursday morning.

“We expect customers will still choose the option to wear a mask and we'll see some of that because that's what they feel comfortable with and we'll see customers without and what we ask of all of our customers is just to respect each other's personal circumstances and choices.”

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The TTC was one of the first transit agencies in the province to make masks mandatory, introducing a policy in July 2020.

GO Transit followed with a mandatory mask policy of its own a few weeks later.

Both policies were in place before the Ontario-wide mandate went into effect in October 2020.

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Mask mandates will lift on Toronto transit, but mayor hopes riders still use them

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Mayor John Tory is urging commuters to continue to wear masks on the TTC, even though they will no longer be required to as of Saturday.