{
  "id": 7998238,
  "title": "Why are Bills playing the Canadian national anthem? Here's why you'll hear 'O Canada'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-are-bills-playing-the-canadian-national-anthem-heres-why-youll",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T09:30:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/why-bills-playing-canadian-national-093030939.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Buffalo Bills are set to play the Canadian national anthem, \"O Canada,\" before their Thursday night game against the Detroit Lions at the new Highmark Stadium. Barenaked Ladies will perform the Canadian anthem, followed by Auli i Cravalho, an actress and singer, who will sing \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" The Bills are playing the Canadian anthem to recognize their significant Canadian fanbase, with Southern Ontario being an essential part of the Bills' regional market. The team has been working to expand its fanbase north of the border and has partnered with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to do so. Barenaked Ladies are a Canadian rock band that has had a major commercial success in the United States, and they have previously performed both national anthems at a Bills home game.",
  "summary": "Barenaked Ladies will sing \"O Canada\" before Bills vs. Lions. Here's why the Canadian anthem is being played at Highmark Stadium.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Why Barenaked Ladies are singing Canadian national anthem in NFL first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/why-barenaked-ladies-are-singing-canadian-national-anthem-in-nfl-first",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:30:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}