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The Star-Spangled Banner booed at multiple Canadian sporting events over the weekend

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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.” 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 US President Donald Trump made his threat of import tariffs on America’s northern neighbor reality. TORONTO — Fans at a Raptors game continued an emerging...

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