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Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914 by The Canadian 58 12:00 pm MDT VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 passengers aboard a ship that was forced to return to India over a century ago. Mayor Kennedy Stewart says discrimination by the city had “cruel effects” on the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims aboard the Komagata Maru, which arrived in Burrard Inlet on May 23, 1914. Federal officials refused to allow the South Asians to stay in Canada, saying they were...
