9 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: Scotiabank crowd gets into the boos for U.S. anthem

Scotiabank Arena was a little late flocking to the boo-bird nest, but made itself heard when the Star-Spangled Banner started up Saturday’s 6-3 Toronto win. The Maple Leafs had not played at home since Jan. 29, before Donald Trump ratcheted up the trade war and his rhetoric about the 51st state. However, after the Bell […]

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22 h. ago ‘I will die for this exhibition tournament’: The imagined thoughts of a Canadian NHL player

'Canadian sovereignty has been besmirched, and the anthem is now being booed. For that, the shattering of American bones is now like music to me'

Events

33 h. ago LEAFS NOTES: ‘Canes are back exactly five years since EBUG David Ayres

When the schedule first came out, you couldn’t blame the Maple Leafs for thinking someone at NHL headquarters was up to mischief. Buried in the busy post-4 Nations Face-Off slate Saturday is a visit by the Hurricanes, exactly five years to the day that Zamboni driver David Ayres was tossed into the Carolina crease and against all odds, […]

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55 h. ago ’O Canada’ booed in Boston as Kreviazuk alters anthem to protest Trump

Jeers rang out at the 4 Nations Face-Off final when Chantal Kreviazuk began the Canadian anthem, despite an announcement to show respect

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55 h. ago WARMINGTON: For once, perhaps, the booing of our national anthem was justified

There was booing of O Canada, but perhaps not for the reason Canadians thought. Even most Canadians who loath the idea of disrespecting a national anthem were surrendering to the notion that perhaps this time the booing was justified. At least of the singer. “That was the absolute worst butchering of the Canadian National Anthem […]

Society

4 d. ago Canadians won’t stop booing U.S. anthem if tariffs stay: Survey

If you are tired of the American anthem getting booed during sporting events, blame U.S. President Donald Trump, according to results from a new survey. The survey of 2,000 Canadian sports fans was conducted by Casino.org to better understand the motivations behind those booing and how different fan bases feel about the action in response […]

Economics

5 d. ago Canadian national anthem booed, but only lightly, at 4 Nations hockey tournament

The Canadian fans drowned out any negativity with cheers when star Connor McDavid scored just four minutes into the game

Society

7 d. ago Hockey players should ask why Canadians are booing American anthem

Patrick Johnston: Don't hide behind history to ignore history. Canada is now in a literal struggle for its identity; what goes on on the ice does matter.

Sport