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TORONTO — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada.
Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump made his threat of import tariffs on America’s northern neighbor a reality.
Ottawa Senators fans could be heard booing the U.S. national anthem before Saturday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canada.
After initially cheering for the 15-year-old female singer, fans booed throughout “The Star-Spangled Banner” performance. At the end, mixed boos and cheers could be heard before the crowd erupted in applause for the Canadian anthem, “O Canada.”
Joseph Chua, a Toronto resident who was at the game, said he’s going to be feeling the tariffs “pretty …
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