Alberta creating provincial hate crimes unit: Notley

Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta is creating a provincial hate crimes unit.

She says the unit of police and Crown prosecutors will focus exclusively on investigating the proliferation of hate groups and hate crimes in the province.

Notley says people must work together to fight against racism, hate, intolerance and religious persecution, including Islamophobia.

Creating a provincial hate crimes unit was one of the recommendations in a government report released last June.