Crowds rallied for unity in rainy Toronto on Saturday in response to an anti-LGBTQ2 group's march through the city's Church-Wellesley Village.

In a news release Wednesday, police said that some of his messages caused "alarm" in the community and in turn attracted a "large hostile crowd."

McArthur was living in Toronto’s Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood, but was known to frequent the Church and Wellesley area.

Police said the accused lived in the city's Thorncliffe Park area and may be connected to deaths of other men that have yet to be identified.

Homicide investigators are seeking to identify an unknown male following the death of missing 22-year-old Tess Richey in Toronto last week.

Tuesday's meeting comes after the Toronto Police Service recently announced it has set up a task force to investigate the disappearances of 49-year-old Andrew Kinsman and 44-year-old Selim Esen.

The final weekend of WorldPride has arrived and it means big business for shops along Yonge Street, where the massive parade will pass on Sunday.

When throngs of visitors come to Toronto to celebrate WorldPride 2014, they will be welcomed by rainbow crosswalks bookmarking the city's gay village.

Just a few months before World Pride descends upon Toronto, many ‘open for business’ signs are being replaced with ‘for lease’ signs in the city’s Church-Wellesley neighbourhood.

Members of Toronto’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community met recently at the 519 Community Centre met to discuss whether Canada should boycott the 2014 Sochi Olympics over Russia’s anti-gay laws.