Quebec Man Charged in Terrorism Case

0:00It's April 22nd. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A 26-year-old dude from the Quebec City area just got hit with terrorism charges by the RCMP for pushing a violent extremist crew called 7-64. This network praised on young folks online, and Jeffrey Wersel allegedly spread their twisted ideology through telegram with some seriously graphic, posts aimed at recruiting teens. The group runs cross-border ops, lurking on messaging apps and gaming platforms to hook in potential recruits with propaganda and mind games. Their whole play is to radicalize kids into real world violence, both digital and street level. No victims have been pinned down yet, but the impact hits hard families and communities now on edge about what kids stumble into online. Officials stress this shows how extremists exploit popular teen hangouts to manipulate the vulnerable. Wersel faces three counts, joining a terrorist group, helping their activities and committing crimes for them.

1:02He showed up in Quebec City Court Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the RCMP is calling on everyone to stay sharp and tiboff local cops about any terror red flags. Cases like this remind us the web's dark side never sleeps.