Hate crimes unit investigates anti-immigrant banner at Olympic Stadium

The Montreal police department’s hate crimes unit has been assigned to investigate the posting of an anti-immigrant banner late Sunday outside the Olympic Stadium, which has been used to house the overflow of migrants who have been crossing into Canada from the United States.
But a police spokesperson stressed on Tuesday that the unit’s immediate mandate would be to determine whether any crime had in fact been committed.
“They’ll be verifying things,” said Const. Ma