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Four teens arrested in connection to Pride flag taken from school and burned: Police

  • Four teenagers have been arrested after stealing and burning a Pride flag at a Kitchener high school. The flag was trampled on and thrown at a group of 2SLGBTQIA+ students, but no one was injured.
  • The incident has resulted in charges of mischief motivated by hate, public incitement of hatred, and theft against the arrested individuals. The police are treating it as a hate-motivated incident and are conducting an investigation.
  • The trial of Cameron Ortis, a former senior RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking top-secret data, is set to begin soon. Other current trials are also adjourned due to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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KITCHENER, Ont. — Four teens have been arrested and face multiple hate charges after an Ontario high school pride flag was burned. Waterloo Regional Police say the flag was damaged on the afternoon of September 21. According to police, a group of young people aged 15 to 17 picked up a pride flag at a school in Kitchener, Ontario, walked on it and then set it on fire. Investigators say no injuries have been reported. Four young people are now fac…

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CBC News broke the news in Canada on Monday, October 2, 2023.
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