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Canada Discharges First Active-Duty Soldier Charged with Terrorism

8/5/2026

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Master-Corporal Marc-Aurèle Chabot was discharged after becoming the first active-duty soldier charged with terrorism.
The RCMP arrested Chabot, Raphaël Lagacé and Simon Angers-Audet in July 2025 for an anti-government militia near Quebec City.
Police seized dozens of restricted firearms and about 11,000 live rounds.
A Quebec Superior Court publication ban began in February 2026, with a hearing to lift it scheduled for September 2026.

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Story summary

Master-Corporal Marc-Aurèle Chabot was discharged after becoming the first active-duty soldier charged with terrorism.
The RCMP arrested Chabot, Raphaël Lagacé and Simon Angers-Audet in July 2025 for an anti-government militia near Quebec City.
Police seized dozens of restricted firearms and about 11,000 live rounds.
A Quebec Superior Court publication ban began in February 2026, with a hearing to lift it scheduled for September 2026.