On October 2, the RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) arrested a 15-year-old form the Edmonton area for terrorism, violating a terrorism peace bond and child pornography offences.

The youth was already in custody at the Edmonton Youth Offender Centre at the time of the arrest and had been subject to a terrorism peace bond in relation to behavior during a February 2025 incident.

Following the initial arrest, an investigation including a forensic examination of the youth’s devices was completed and revealed information leading to the recently announced charges.

As a result, the youth was further charged with participation in activity of a terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity, willful promotion of hatred, uttering threa

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