B.C. Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges After Plane Hijacking

0:00A man from British Columbia just pleaded guilty to two terrorism charges after stealing a small plane on Vancouver Island last summer. She here could seem hijacked to Cessna from the Victoria Flying Club on July 15th, 2025, and fluid right to Vancouver International Airport, sparking a major security scare that had NORAD scrambling fighter jets. Earlier this week in a Richmond court, Casseme admitted to hijacking the aircraft and messing with airport operations. Others say those acts count as terrorist activities under Canada's criminal code tied to his wild ideological motives. The day before the theft, Casseme posted online claiming he was a messenger of a law here to save humanity from climate change. Police confirmed it was driven by those beliefs, and he got nabbed on the runway after landing with pics of the arrest blowing up on social media. Folks who knew him from his old job at Katie Air, a small airline on the island, called him a sharp, talented pilot who was convinced the world was, ending.

1:03That background adds some layers to why he snapped like that. Now he's set to return to court by the end of May to sort out sentencing, leaving everyone watching how this plays out in the fight against homegrown, threats. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.