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Police later confirmed the alleged weapon was a pellet gun.

The charges against the Toronto man announced Friday morning also include uttering threats and failure to comply with a court condition.

A debate was cancelled and several candidates paused their campaign activities Thursday after police reported a man allegedly entered a public location in the city's east end, threatened to shoot the candidates and then brandished what looked like a gun.

Police called it a blanket threat, not targeting any specific campaign, and say the location was unrelated to any candidate appearances.

The mayoral byelection is scheduled for June 26.

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published June 2, 2023.