Toronto police have charged an Alberta man following a hate crime investigation involving the city’s annual pride parade two years ago.
Police said they received multiple complaints in 2016 about a man handing out anti-gay material at the parade.
On Friday, William Whatcott, 51, of Leduc, Alta., was arrested in Calgary and was returned to Toronto.
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Police said he was charged with one count of wilful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, namely the gay community.
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He was scheduled to appear in court Monday.
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