{
  "id": 2697061,
  "title": "Vancouver, Montreal soccer fans boo U.S. anthem after trade talks break down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/vancouver-montreal-soccer-fans-boo-u-s-anthem-after-trade-talks-break",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T02:00:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/08/22/vancouver-montreal-soccer-fans-boo-u-s-anthem-after-trade-talks-break-down"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vancouver and Montreal soccer fans have once again expressed their discontent over trade relations between the United States and Canada by booing the American national anthem. At BC Place in Vancouver, prior to a Major League Soccer match between the Whitecaps and FC Dallas, fans jeered as singer Emma Currie performed the opening notes of \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" A similar reaction occurred at Stade Saputo in Montreal before CF Montreal took on the L.A. Galaxy. The protests followed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's suspension of trade talks with the U.S. and the recall of his negotiators to Ottawa. In response, the Americans imposed 50% tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of Canadian exports. Carney later claimed he abandoned a subpar trade agreement and vowed that Canada would match the U.S. tariffs on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Canadian sports fans have previously booed the American anthem at various venues across the country when U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at raising tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports in early 2025.",
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  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}