Act with class: Canada, U.S. to battle in womens hockey amid anthem booing [Video]

Canada and the United States are set to battle in women’s hockey during a tense time that has seen fans boo the singing of the American anthem at sporting events.

The two nations will face off on Thursday in Halifax as part of the Rivalry Series — a five-game series put on by Hockey Canada and USA Hockey that wraps up Saturday in Prince Edward Island.

The Halifax match — the first in Canada since the series began in November — will be played at a time when political tensions between Washington and Ottawa reach new highs.

Those tensions, started by U.S. President Donald Trump, have spilled into professional sports with fans vocalizing their disapproval of the Trump administration’s actions on Canada.

“It’s definitely an interesting time, and I haven’t taken too much time to form an opinion either way, but I know there’s been games where fans have booed during …