A teenager from the Quebec City area has been charged with a terrorism-related offence. The teen allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of a group known as Atomwaffen Division, according to the RCMP.
Police says the teen allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology
CBC News · Posted: Feb 05, 2026 10:45 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The teen is being charged with participation in an activity of terrorist group and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday in Quebec City, according to the RCMP. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
A teenager from the Quebec City area has been charged with a terrorism-related offence.
The RCMP said in a statement Thursday the teen allegedly used social media to promote the violent ideology of a group known as Atomwaffen Division.
The international neo-Nazi group was founded in the U.S. in 2013 and was declared to be a terrorist entity by the Canadian government in 2021.
It claims to be inspired by the serial killer Charles Manson and posits that history will end in a race war.
RCMP Sgt. Éric Gasse confirmed the teen, who cannot be legally identified because he is a minor, was arrested in September 2024.
Gasse told CBC News the minor was questioned by investigators, who seized his electronic devices. He was released on a promise to appear.
The teen is believed to have produced and distributed online material with the goal of inspiring and recruiting others.
He is being charged with participation in an activity of a terrorist group and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday in Quebec City.
In 2022, around 60 RCMP officers conducted raids southwest of Quebec City, targeting people connected to the Atomwaffen Division.
Written by Rachel Watts with files from Stephen Rukavina
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