Youths Charged With Hate-Related Offences After Pride Flag Damaged in Kitchener, Ont

A pride flag is photographed during a Pride flag raising ceremony in Saskatoon on June 1, 2023. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu

Police say four male youths have been arrested and are facing multiple hate-related charges after a Pride flag from an Ontario high school was lit on fire.

Waterloo Regional Police say the flag was damaged on the afternoon of Sept. 21.