Buffalo Bills to 'celebrate' O Canada at home opener amid more Trump threats during trade war

Amid a trade war that includes President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty and his plan to ban imports of several Canadian products to the U.S., the NFL's Buffalo Bills have made an unexpected announcement. On Wednesday, the team said on will be performed before its Sept. 17 home opener against the Detroit Lions, the first regular-season game at the new Highmark Stadium. The Bills announced that "for the first time in Highmark Stadium history, we will celebrate the American and Canadian anthems during pregame." Actress and singer Auliʻi Cravalho will perform the American anthem and Toronto band Barenaked Ladies will sing The Barenaked Ladies' Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart and Jim Creeggan, left to right, are shown in Toronto on Sept. The band will perform O Canada before the Buffalo Bills’ home opener against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 'Unhinged' for Canada to call dispute with U.S. a trade war, says Trump's tariff chief In interview with Financial Times, Jamieson Greer says Canadians have 'whipped up' dispute into 'giant thing' 'Unhinged' to call it a trade war: Greer 'It's a little unhinged' for Canada to call dispute a trade war: Jamieson Greer U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is rejecting the notion that his country is in a trade war with Canada. 'We don’t talk about it that way.

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10 Sep 2026

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