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Vancouver hockey fans boo U.S. national anthem following Trump tariffs

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Fans boo U.S. national anthem at Vancouver Canucks game
Vancouver Canucks fans boo during most of the U.S. National Anthem at Sunday's hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings. – Feb 3, 2025

Vancouver Canucks hockey fans showed their disapproval of the United States by booing its national anthem at Rogers Arena on Sunday night.

The booing continued through most of the Star-Spangled Banner but it changed to rowdy cheers for the Canadian anthem.

Anthem singer Agasha Mutesasira posted a video of her singing the Canadian anthem on her Instagram account. She did not mention what happened during the U.S. anthem.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canadian goods came into effect on Saturday.

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Canada then hit back with a lengthy list of counter-tariffs of its own.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measures — $155 billion worth — Saturday, in response to Trump’s executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian (and Mexican) goods.

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