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The Guardian - US
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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

hockey players embrace each other
The Boston Bruins play against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on 28 April 2026 in Buffalo, New York. Photograph: Joe Hrycych/Getty Images

The Electric City. Nickel City. Queen City. City of No Illusions.

Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years but, in an age of growing tensions between two traditional allies, one among them has taken on extra resonance: the City of Good Neighbors.

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