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TORONTO — An Alberta man has been charged after allegedly handing out “anti-gay material” at Toronto’s annual Pride Parade two years ago.

Toronto Police say they received complaints about the alleged incident in 2016. They allege he “distributed anti-gay material which promoted hatred towards the gay community.”

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William Whatcott, 51, was arrested in Calgary on Friday — two days before this year’s Pride parade in Toronto.

Whatcott, from Leduc, Alta., was brought to Toronto, where he was charged with wilful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group.

He was scheduled to appear in College Park court Monday.