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Customers looking for deals walk in a mall on Black Friday in Arlington, Virginia on November 29, 2024. Roberto Schmidt, AFP/File

Customers looking for deals walk in a mall on Black Friday in Arlington, Virginia on November 29, 2024. - The annual Black Friday shopping day has always been about finding the best deals, but this year retailers are preparing for a US consumer more zealously fixated than ever on getting value for their money. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<p>OTTAWA, Canada -- Boos rang out during the US national anthem at a basketball game in Canada on Sunday amid anger over President Donald Trump&#x27;s decision to slap tariffs on imports from the country.</p><p>A rendition of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner&quot; sung before the Toronto Raptors&#x27; home NBA game against the Los Angeles Clippers drew loud boos from Canadian sports fans at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.</p><p>The incident mirrored a response to the US anthem at a National Hockey League game on Saturday between the Minnesota Wild and the Ottawa Senators.</p><p>Ottawa&#x27;s home crowd booed loudly during the US anthem, before switching to rapturous applause for Canada&#x27;s national anthem &quot;O Canada.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/2/canada-to-file-wto-claim-against-trump-tariffs-0644">READ: Canada to file WTO claim against Trump tariffs</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/2/2/trump-says-tariff-pain-will-be-worth-the-price-0053">READ: Trump says tariff &#x27;pain&#x27; will be &#x27;worth the price&#x27;</a></div><p>The incidents appear to be linked to Trump&#x27;s decision on Saturday to impose broad tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, citing a &quot;major threat&quot; from illegal immigration and drugs.</p><p>Canada said Sunday it would file a World Trade Organization claim against the tariffs and seek redress under a regional free trade deal.</p><p>Trump has also called for Canada to become a US state, and repeated those calls on Sunday, claiming the United States pays &quot;hundreds of billions of dollars&quot; to subsidize its northern neighbor.</p><p>&quot;Without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable country,&quot; Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. &quot;Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st state.&quot;</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Boos rang out during the US national anthem at a basketball game in Canada on Sunday amid anger over President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imports from the country.</p>

Boos rang out during the US national anthem at a basketball game in Canada on Sunday amid anger over President Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imports from the country.

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Canadian sports fans boo US anthem amid Trump tariff fury

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Published February 03, 2025 02:54 PM PHT

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