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Trump supporters booed and hissed.
But what if those people protesting are yelling anti-Semitic things?
The president took the stage as the crowd cheered and parents put their young children on their shoulders. He spent the next three minutes marveling at his crowd size, claiming “there aren’t too many people outside protesting,” attacking the media and reminiscing about the debates.
Following Charlottesville, he said antifa has become misunderstood and that the violence seen earlier this month doesn’t “reflect the group’s cause.” That includes letting the president know that many people oppose how his actions perpetuated racism and prejudice that polarize the country, he said.
Inside the rally, Trump declared that “this entire arena stands united in forceful condemnation of the thugs who perpetrate hatred and violence” and that the media fabricates information and invents sources.
Desire Ontiveros, a 50-year-old Phoenix native, joined the protest with her daughters, 11-year-old Evangelia and Kavina Sai Pen, 9, who are of Cambodian, Mexican, Thai and Native American descent.
Inside the arena, Trump launched into a 16-minute defense of his response to Charlottesville that included reading snippets of the statements he made over several days. He also denounced the removal of Confederate statues underway in many communities.
Eric Wilson, a 42-year-old Army veteran who now runs a mobile mechanic service, nodded his head in agreement and often shouted encouraging things to the president. At one point, he rolled up his “Veterans for Trump” sign into a megaphone to yell “good riddance” at the media.
He said that while he doesn’t agree with the statues coming down, he understands why it’s happening.
Outside the convention center, many people thought the rally had ended because hundreds of Trump supporters had left early and were streaming into the streets.
Jaclyn Boyes, a nonprofit employee with dark braids, held a sign with a photo of Heather Heyer, the woman who died while demonstrating against bigotry in Charlottesville. Boyes, 35, wanted Trump to refer to the violence as she saw it: terrorism.
“He’ll speak out against terrorists within hours if it happens in Barcelona,” she said.
Dejan Knezevic, a 44-year-old Phoenix resident who supports Trump, pointed his phone at Boyes — he was live-streaming the evening — and asked if she would say the same of antifa.
Knezevic, an IT specialist, said he stood against neo-Nazis and the KKK but that Democrats need to condemn protesters on the left sparking mayhem.
“They have the communist flag, but none of you guys will denounce them,” Knezevic told Boyes.
“Why isn’t the president standing up against domestic terrorism?” she shot back.
The rally ended with Trump declaring he would “make America great again.” Although many media outlets characterized Trump’s appearance and speech as being politically and racially divisive, many of his supporters said they heard a message of unity.
Many protesters had already left the area, but others stood defiant, and officers blasted them with gas that made their eyes sting. Those who lacked goggles and bandannas dashed away. A woman smoking a cigarette doused her face with milk of magnesia, an over-the-counter stomach medicine that also washes out eye irritants.
Gabriel Hernandez, a 33-year-old Web designer from the area, backed away from a row of officers with riot shields as smoke filled the air. He pulled a black bandanna over his nose.
To his left was a parking garage, cloudy now with what looked like tear gas. Moments ago, the structure had provided a perch for people decked out in American flag gear, dropping empty water bottles on the crowd below.
Now men and women stood outside, wiping their eyes.
IMAGE Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores their first goal. Photograph: Rebecca Naden Livepic/ Reuters.
Manchester City beat Swansea 3-1 to make it a perfect 10 victories under Pep Guardiola, including six in the Premier League, as they recorded their best start to a top-flight campaign.
City's victory was the perfect riposte to the Spaniard's old rival Jose Mourinho, who earlier saw his remodelled Manchester United sparkle without the dropped Wayne Rooney, thumping Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1.
On a day of goals, both Manchester sides were outscored by Liverpool, who crushed Hull City 5-1 to take their tally to 24 in the past eight games.
As usual, Manchester City's victory owed much to Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, who scored twice to take his tally to 11 in six games in all competitions.
With Raheem Sterling adding a superb third, City increased their lead at the top of the table to four points, although an injury to Kevin De Bruyne took some gloss off their day.
Everton's unexpected 1-0 loss at Bournemouth meant Tottenham Hotspur moved into second place, on 14 points, after Son Heung-min scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Middlesbrough.
The Korean striker has now scored four times in three games to equal his tally for the whole of last season.
IMAGE: Manchester United's Paul Pogba scores their fourth goal. Photograph: Carl Recine Livepic/Reuters.
Manchester United were fifth on 12 points, ahead of Saturday's late game between Arsenal and Chelsea, but Mourinho will not be looking too closely at the table just yet after going into the early kick-off under unexpected pressure following back-to-back league defeats.
His response was to drop Rooney, who cut a slightly bemused figure on the sidelines as United, and Paul Pogba in particular, made light of his absence.
The world's most expensive footballer was at the centre of most of United's best moves, heading his first goal for the club on 42 minutes and starting the move that set up Juan Mata, Rooney's replacement, for another.
Three of the goals came via Danny Blind corners from the left as Leicester plunged to their third defeat, as many as they suffered in the whole of last season.
Although Mourinho said Rooney was "happy" after the game, it is hard to see how England's record scorer, who came on as a late substitute, will force his way back into the starting lineup.
"Of course, he is as happy as I am," Mourinho told reporters. "His team won. He is a big player for me, for United and for this country. I trust him completely."
Liverpool went one better than United at Anfield where Adam Lallana, James Milner (two penalties), Sadio Mane and a trademark special from outside the area by Philippe Coutinho brushed aside a Hull side demoralised by the dismissal of Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady.
There was late drama at Stoke City, where West Bromwich Albion forward Salomon Rondon rescued a point for Tony Pulis in his 1,000th game as a manager, whose opposite number Mark Hughes was denied a first league win of the season.
With October not yet arrived, it is already looking tough at the bottom.
Another injury-time strike, this time by Christian Benteke, completed a remarkable comeback for Crystal Palace as they came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Sunderland, who are now in last place.
Deputies in the area later saw a man matching Shaw's description in a Chevrolet pickup, and a chase ensued, Koon said. Shaw led officers on a chase that went through Lexington County, into the city of Columbia and back into Lexington County, Koon said.
A witness to part of the chase, Leroy Barnes, lives just off Exit 115, which is near where the truck eventually crashed.
"The guy passed me with three wheels on the truck. The other wheel was gone," he said of the suspect. "All of a sudden ... Lexington County was behind him. As I got down the road, I guess all the tires blew out."
Cayce Public Safety officers intercepted the vehicle as it made its way onto the eastbound lanes of I-26, stopping it with tire-deflating strips, Koon said. The car spun out and came to a stop, where it was surrounded by law enforcement officers.
"Immediately when he spun out, we saw he had a small handgun to his head," Koon said.
As deputies tried negotiating with Shaw, they learned he was wanted on General Sessions court warrants for failing to appear in court, unlawfully carrying a pistol, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine and failure to stop for blue lights, Koon said.
"Negotiations were going good for several hours, then it just kind of broke down," Koon said. After 2.5 hours of negotiating, the tactical team began "tactical maneuvers."
"We gave this individual every opportunity to peacefully surrender," Koon said. "As we did our approach, he made a sudden movement in the car and we fired some rounds to stop the threat."
The standoff was over about 1:45 p.m. No officers were injured.
Traffic congestion, shutdown on I-26 highway in Cayce, SC near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport due to police chase and standoff between police and suspect.
Deputies began first aid on Shaw, and EMS crews who were on standby took him to Lexington Medical Center, Fisher said.
The State Law Enforcement Division will investigate the shooting, which is standard for all officer-involved shootings. The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave, Koon said.
"Our hearts go out to the family of the suspect," the sheriff said. "But unfortunately, in the course of us doing business and serving warrants, we encounter people sometimes who just don't want to go back to jail, and I think that was the case today."
West Columbia police, the Richland County Sheriff's Department, the Cayce Department of Public Safety, the Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals also were involved in Wednesday's pursuit and standoff.
By 2 p.m., the westbound lanes of I-26 had reopened. Two eastbound lanes were open by Wednesday evening, but troopers say the other eastbound lanes will remain closed for several hours.
Photojournalists Tim Dominick and Ashlen Renner contributed.
Leroy Barnes witnessed the police chasing a car with three wheels on I-26 during what became a police standoff.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As Mark Ingram leaves New Orleans to continue his football career with the Baltimore Ravens, the running back posted a farewell message on Instagram to the city and team where his NFL career started.
Ingram, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2011 draft, signed with the Baltimore Ravens after becoming a free agent at the end of the season.
The post continues on to thank Tom and Gayle Benson, Mickey Loomis, Sean Payton and the rest of the Saints organization.
A £3 million football pitch has arrived in the North of Edinburgh.
World of Football opened the state of the art venue, which includes six dome covered pitches and four uncovered pitches, at Marine Drive in Granton today.
It makes a return to the area by the Demarco family, who set up the Jubilee Ice cream and Fish & Chip shop in 1935. Now in its third generation, the business is run by managing director Paul Demarco.
Cicely Tyson to Star in "Bountiful"
Cicely Tyson poses for a photo during a November event sponsored by the National Domestic Workers Alliance in Washington, D.C.
“In many ways Broadway is my ‘Bountiful’ and I’m eager and honored to return with this strong, passionate and funny character in a timeless American classic," Tyson said Monday in a statement distributed by producers.
The 14-week run will begin on March 31 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Opening night is scheduled for April 23. Additional casting has not been announced.
Foote’s drama tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who dreams of returning to her small hometown of Bountiful, Texas one last time against the wishes of her overprotective son and domineering daughter-in-law.
Tyson became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for 1974’s “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.” She was Oscar-nominated for the 1972 feature film “Sounder.” Her last Broadway appearance was the 1983 revival of "The Corn Is Green."
“The Trip to Bountiful” will be directed by Michael Wilson.
At a public workshop scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Corte Madera Town Hall, 300 Tamalpais Drive, community members will have an opportunity to weigh in on new regulations that would govern marijuana businesses and cultivation in Corte Madera. Reporter Matthew Pera posts live @MatthewRPera. Join the conversation on Twitter with #CMCannabis.
This summer has been the driest in Toronto in almost 50 years, Environment Canada says.
And don't look for the situation to change anytime soon.
Many parts of Ontario, from Kitchener-Waterloo to York Region, are experiencing near-record droughts.
In Toronto, where we've had only 9.2 millimetres of rain since July 20, this summer has been the driest in almost 50 years, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.
Only 99.8 millimetres of rain has fallen since between June 1 and Yesterday (Aug. 16), which is only 51 per cent of normal, Phillips said in an interview.
The driest on record was 1959, which recorded only 65.2 millimetres of rain in the same period.
Records kept at Toronto's Pearson International Airport only go back to 1938.
It's so dry this summer that trees are losing their leaves at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, corn harvests are taking a beating and fish stocks are under stress as water levels drop and water temperatures rise, officials say.
York Region has been among the hardest hit areas.
In fact, in some areas of York and Peel Regions, lawn-watering bans have been implemented.
Cities such as Hamilton, Kitchener, Richmond Hill and Aurora have received only about 30 to 40 per cent of the rainfall they normally receive.
But this is not all doom and gloom. Some people even like it.
"This has been an urban summer," Phillips, the climatologist said.
For people living in the city, it's been a great summer, he said.
Although it's been dry, it's also been exceptionally sunny.
Toronto has been blessed with 100 more hours of sunshine than normal so far this summer, Phillips said.
The temperature has also been about 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than normal, but the number of smog days is coming down.
For the month of June, 19 smog advisories were issued.
But there have only been five issued since the first of July.
Looking toward the Labour Day weekend, temperatures are expected to stay warm.
"We're calling for warmer than normal temperatures through to mid-September and dryer than normal conditions," Phillips said.
Cover of Elle U.K. February 2019.
NEW MOVES: Hearst U.K. has appointed Farrah Storr as Elle U.K.’s new editor in chief. Storr will oversee the magazine’s print, digital and experiential outputs.
Storr replaces Anne-Marie Curtis, who helmed the British title for the past two years, part of her 15-year tenure at Elle. During her last year at Elle U.K., Curtis helped the magazine to achieve 6.91 percent growth in the July to December period with a combined circulation figure of 162,243 during a period when other print titles fell flat.
“Anne-Marie Curtis has decided to leave Elle to focus on other opportunities. She leaves Elle having achieved circulation gains in print and strong digital growth,” the publication said.
Storr is making an in-house move at Hearst, having joined Elle from Cosmopolitan, where she was previously editor in chief. The company has yet to name her successor.
“Elle is a truly iconic brand, which is steeped in style history, and I am incredibly proud to be taking the helm at such an exciting time in our industry. My aim is to deliver impactful content, initiatives and experiences, which will play a significant role in our audience’s lives,” said Storr.
Storr has been brought on to launch Elle Weekender and Elle List events, as well as support the magazine’s print and digital growth.
“Farrah has a proven track record in delivering strong results in the world of aspirational women’s media. She is whip-smart, highly creative and commercially savvy. I am excited for her planned vision of the brand,” said James Wildman, ceo of Hearst U.K.

Trump supporters booed and hissed.

But what if those people protesting are yelling anti-Semitic things?

The president took the stage as the crowd cheered and parents put their young children on their shoulders. He spent the next three minutes marveling at his crowd size, claiming “there aren’t too many people outside protesting,” attacking the media and reminiscing about the debates.

Following Charlottesville, he said antifa has become misunderstood and that the violence seen earlier this month doesn’t “reflect the group’s cause.” That includes letting the president know that many people oppose how his actions perpetuated racism and prejudice that polarize the country, he said.

Inside the rally, Trump declared that “this entire arena stands united in forceful condemnation of the thugs who perpetrate hatred and violence” and that the media fabricates information and invents sources.

Desire Ontiveros, a 50-year-old Phoenix native, joined the protest with her daughters, 11-year-old Evangelia and Kavina Sai Pen, 9, who are of Cambodian, Mexican, Thai and Native American descent.

Inside the arena, Trump launched into a 16-minute defense of his response to Charlottesville that included reading snippets of the statements he made over several days. He also denounced the removal of Confederate statues underway in many communities.

Eric Wilson, a 42-year-old Army veteran who now runs a mobile mechanic service, nodded his head in agreement and often shouted encouraging things to the president. At one point, he rolled up his “Veterans for Trump” sign into a megaphone to yell “good riddance” at the media.

He said that while he doesn’t agree with the statues coming down, he understands why it’s happening.

Outside the convention center, many people thought the rally had ended because hundreds of Trump supporters had left early and were streaming into the streets.

Jaclyn Boyes, a nonprofit employee with dark braids, held a sign with a photo of Heather Heyer, the woman who died while demonstrating against bigotry in Charlottesville. Boyes, 35, wanted Trump to refer to the violence as she saw it: terrorism.

“He’ll speak out against terrorists within hours if it happens in Barcelona,” she said.

Dejan Knezevic, a 44-year-old Phoenix resident who supports Trump, pointed his phone at Boyes — he was live-streaming the evening — and asked if she would say the same of antifa.

Knezevic, an IT specialist, said he stood against neo-Nazis and the KKK but that Democrats need to condemn protesters on the left sparking mayhem.

“They have the communist flag, but none of you guys will denounce them,” Knezevic told Boyes.

“Why isn’t the president standing up against domestic terrorism?” she shot back.

The rally ended with Trump declaring he would “make America great again.” Although many media outlets characterized Trump’s appearance and speech as being politically and racially divisive, many of his supporters said they heard a message of unity.

Many protesters had already left the area, but others stood defiant, and officers blasted them with gas that made their eyes sting. Those who lacked goggles and bandannas dashed away. A woman smoking a cigarette doused her face with milk of magnesia, an over-the-counter stomach medicine that also washes out eye irritants.

Gabriel Hernandez, a 33-year-old Web designer from the area, backed away from a row of officers with riot shields as smoke filled the air. He pulled a black bandanna over his nose.

To his left was a parking garage, cloudy now with what looked like tear gas. Moments ago, the structure had provided a perch for people decked out in American flag gear, dropping empty water bottles on the crowd below.

Now men and women stood outside, wiping their eyes.

IMAGE Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores their first goal. Photograph: Rebecca Naden Livepic/ Reuters.

Manchester City beat Swansea 3-1 to make it a perfect 10 victories under Pep Guardiola, including six in the Premier League, as they recorded their best start to a top-flight campaign.

City's victory was the perfect riposte to the Spaniard's old rival Jose Mourinho, who earlier saw his remodelled Manchester United sparkle without the dropped Wayne Rooney, thumping Premier League champions Leicester City 4-1.

On a day of goals, both Manchester sides were outscored by Liverpool, who crushed Hull City 5-1 to take their tally to 24 in the past eight games.

As usual, Manchester City's victory owed much to Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, who scored twice to take his tally to 11 in six games in all competitions.

With Raheem Sterling adding a superb third, City increased their lead at the top of the table to four points, although an injury to Kevin De Bruyne took some gloss off their day.

Everton's unexpected 1-0 loss at Bournemouth meant Tottenham Hotspur moved into second place, on 14 points, after Son Heung-min scored both goals in the 2-1 win at Middlesbrough.

The Korean striker has now scored four times in three games to equal his tally for the whole of last season.

IMAGE: Manchester United's Paul Pogba scores their fourth goal. Photograph: Carl Recine Livepic/Reuters.

Manchester United were fifth on 12 points, ahead of Saturday's late game between Arsenal and Chelsea, but Mourinho will not be looking too closely at the table just yet after going into the early kick-off under unexpected pressure following back-to-back league defeats.

His response was to drop Rooney, who cut a slightly bemused figure on the sidelines as United, and Paul Pogba in particular, made light of his absence.

The world's most expensive footballer was at the centre of most of United's best moves, heading his first goal for the club on 42 minutes and starting the move that set up Juan Mata, Rooney's replacement, for another.

Three of the goals came via Danny Blind corners from the left as Leicester plunged to their third defeat, as many as they suffered in the whole of last season.

Although Mourinho said Rooney was "happy" after the game, it is hard to see how England's record scorer, who came on as a late substitute, will force his way back into the starting lineup.

"Of course, he is as happy as I am," Mourinho told reporters. "His team won. He is a big player for me, for United and for this country. I trust him completely."

Liverpool went one better than United at Anfield where Adam Lallana, James Milner (two penalties), Sadio Mane and a trademark special from outside the area by Philippe Coutinho brushed aside a Hull side demoralised by the dismissal of Egyptian winger Ahmed Elmohamady.

There was late drama at Stoke City, where West Bromwich Albion forward Salomon Rondon rescued a point for Tony Pulis in his 1,000th game as a manager, whose opposite number Mark Hughes was denied a first league win of the season.

With October not yet arrived, it is already looking tough at the bottom.

Another injury-time strike, this time by Christian Benteke, completed a remarkable comeback for Crystal Palace as they came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Sunderland, who are now in last place.

Deputies in the area later saw a man matching Shaw's description in a Chevrolet pickup, and a chase ensued, Koon said. Shaw led officers on a chase that went through Lexington County, into the city of Columbia and back into Lexington County, Koon said.

A witness to part of the chase, Leroy Barnes, lives just off Exit 115, which is near where the truck eventually crashed.

"The guy passed me with three wheels on the truck. The other wheel was gone," he said of the suspect. "All of a sudden ... Lexington County was behind him. As I got down the road, I guess all the tires blew out."

Cayce Public Safety officers intercepted the vehicle as it made its way onto the eastbound lanes of I-26, stopping it with tire-deflating strips, Koon said. The car spun out and came to a stop, where it was surrounded by law enforcement officers.

"Immediately when he spun out, we saw he had a small handgun to his head," Koon said.

As deputies tried negotiating with Shaw, they learned he was wanted on General Sessions court warrants for failing to appear in court, unlawfully carrying a pistol, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine and failure to stop for blue lights, Koon said.

"Negotiations were going good for several hours, then it just kind of broke down," Koon said. After 2.5 hours of negotiating, the tactical team began "tactical maneuvers."

"We gave this individual every opportunity to peacefully surrender," Koon said. "As we did our approach, he made a sudden movement in the car and we fired some rounds to stop the threat."

The standoff was over about 1:45 p.m. No officers were injured.

Traffic congestion, shutdown on I-26 highway in Cayce, SC near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport due to police chase and standoff between police and suspect.

Deputies began first aid on Shaw, and EMS crews who were on standby took him to Lexington Medical Center, Fisher said.

The State Law Enforcement Division will investigate the shooting, which is standard for all officer-involved shootings. The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave, Koon said.

"Our hearts go out to the family of the suspect," the sheriff said. "But unfortunately, in the course of us doing business and serving warrants, we encounter people sometimes who just don't want to go back to jail, and I think that was the case today."

West Columbia police, the Richland County Sheriff's Department, the Cayce Department of Public Safety, the Highway Patrol and the U.S. Marshals also were involved in Wednesday's pursuit and standoff.

By 2 p.m., the westbound lanes of I-26 had reopened. Two eastbound lanes were open by Wednesday evening, but troopers say the other eastbound lanes will remain closed for several hours.

Photojournalists Tim Dominick and Ashlen Renner contributed.

Leroy Barnes witnessed the police chasing a car with three wheels on I-26 during what became a police standoff.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As Mark Ingram leaves New Orleans to continue his football career with the Baltimore Ravens, the running back posted a farewell message on Instagram to the city and team where his NFL career started.

Ingram, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2011 draft, signed with the Baltimore Ravens after becoming a free agent at the end of the season.

The post continues on to thank Tom and Gayle Benson, Mickey Loomis, Sean Payton and the rest of the Saints organization.

A £3 million football pitch has arrived in the North of Edinburgh.

World of Football opened the state of the art venue, which includes six dome covered pitches and four uncovered pitches, at Marine Drive in Granton today.

It makes a return to the area by the Demarco family, who set up the Jubilee Ice cream and Fish & Chip shop in 1935. Now in its third generation, the business is run by managing director Paul Demarco.

Cicely Tyson to Star in "Bountiful"

Cicely Tyson poses for a photo during a November event sponsored by the National Domestic Workers Alliance in Washington, D.C.

“In many ways Broadway is my ‘Bountiful’ and I’m eager and honored to return with this strong, passionate and funny character in a timeless American classic," Tyson said Monday in a statement distributed by producers.

The 14-week run will begin on March 31 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Opening night is scheduled for April 23. Additional casting has not been announced.

Foote’s drama tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who dreams of returning to her small hometown of Bountiful, Texas one last time against the wishes of her overprotective son and domineering daughter-in-law.

Tyson became the first African American to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for 1974’s “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.” She was Oscar-nominated for the 1972 feature film “Sounder.” Her last Broadway appearance was the 1983 revival of "The Corn Is Green."

“The Trip to Bountiful” will be directed by Michael Wilson.

At a public workshop scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Corte Madera Town Hall, 300 Tamalpais Drive, community members will have an opportunity to weigh in on new regulations that would govern marijuana businesses and cultivation in Corte Madera. Reporter Matthew Pera posts live @MatthewRPera. Join the conversation on Twitter with #CMCannabis.

This summer has been the driest in Toronto in almost 50 years, Environment Canada says.

And don't look for the situation to change anytime soon.

Many parts of Ontario, from Kitchener-Waterloo to York Region, are experiencing near-record droughts.

In Toronto, where we've had only 9.2 millimetres of rain since July 20, this summer has been the driest in almost 50 years, according to Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.

Only 99.8 millimetres of rain has fallen since between June 1 and Yesterday (Aug. 16), which is only 51 per cent of normal, Phillips said in an interview.

The driest on record was 1959, which recorded only 65.2 millimetres of rain in the same period.

Records kept at Toronto's Pearson International Airport only go back to 1938.

It's so dry this summer that trees are losing their leaves at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, corn harvests are taking a beating and fish stocks are under stress as water levels drop and water temperatures rise, officials say.

York Region has been among the hardest hit areas.

In fact, in some areas of York and Peel Regions, lawn-watering bans have been implemented.

Cities such as Hamilton, Kitchener, Richmond Hill and Aurora have received only about 30 to 40 per cent of the rainfall they normally receive.

But this is not all doom and gloom. Some people even like it.

"This has been an urban summer," Phillips, the climatologist said.

For people living in the city, it's been a great summer, he said.

Although it's been dry, it's also been exceptionally sunny.

Toronto has been blessed with 100 more hours of sunshine than normal so far this summer, Phillips said.

The temperature has also been about 2.5 degrees Celsius warmer than normal, but the number of smog days is coming down.

For the month of June, 19 smog advisories were issued.

But there have only been five issued since the first of July.

Looking toward the Labour Day weekend, temperatures are expected to stay warm.

"We're calling for warmer than normal temperatures through to mid-September and dryer than normal conditions," Phillips said.

Cover of Elle U.K. February 2019.

NEW MOVES: Hearst U.K. has appointed Farrah Storr as Elle U.K.’s new editor in chief. Storr will oversee the magazine’s print, digital and experiential outputs.

Storr replaces Anne-Marie Curtis, who helmed the British title for the past two years, part of her 15-year tenure at Elle. During her last year at Elle U.K., Curtis helped the magazine to achieve 6.91 percent growth in the July to December period with a combined circulation figure of 162,243 during a period when other print titles fell flat.

“Anne-Marie Curtis has decided to leave Elle to focus on other opportunities. She leaves Elle having achieved circulation gains in print and strong digital growth,” the publication said.

Storr is making an in-house move at Hearst, having joined Elle from Cosmopolitan, where she was previously editor in chief. The company has yet to name her successor.

“Elle is a truly iconic brand, which is steeped in style history, and I am incredibly proud to be taking the helm at such an exciting time in our industry. My aim is to deliver impactful content, initiatives and experiences, which will play a significant role in our audience’s lives,” said Storr.

Storr has been brought on to launch Elle Weekender and Elle List events, as well as support the magazine’s print and digital growth.

“Farrah has a proven track record in delivering strong results in the world of aspirational women’s media. She is whip-smart, highly creative and commercially savvy. I am excited for her planned vision of the brand,” said James Wildman, ceo of Hearst U.K.