Police say the teen was arrested today and is charged with using his profile page to spread hatred against different minority ethnic groups.
The 17-year-old faces two charges: one of uttering threats and one of inciting hatred on the Internet.
The boy is being tried as a minor, so his identity cannot be revealed.
Provincial police Sgt. Patrick Lowe says police began investigating in February after receiving a complaint from a citizen.
The arrest comes as Statistics Canada reported this week that hate crimes jumped by about 35 per cent across the country in 2008 compared to the previous year.
The agency did mention that the spike could simply be the result of better reporting by police across the country.
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