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The Alberta government is creating a provincial hate-crimes unit with police as part of broad plan to combat racism in the province, Education Minister David Eggen announced Wednesday.

The province is also establishing the government’s first anti-racism advisory council and will award $2 million in grants to small organizations to fight racism.

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“We will not stop until we ensure all Albertans are treated with respect and have opportunities to build a prosperous life for themselves and for their families,” Eggen said outside Government House.

The moves are part of a long-promised report on racism in Alberta. Following a January 2017 attack on a Quebec mosque, in which a gunman killed six people and injured six others, Premier Rachel Notley tasked Eggen to meet with cultural groups across Alberta and make recommendations to stem a growing number of hate crimes reported to Alberta police.