Editing O Canada (section)

==Performances==
[[File:Lyndon Slewidge singing.JPG|thumb|[[Lyndon Slewidge]] singing O Canada prior to a [[Ottawa Senators]] game.]]
"O Canada" is routinely played before sporting events involving Canadian teams. Singers at such public events often mix the English and French lyrics to represent [[Official bilingualism in Canada|Canada's linguistic duality]].<ref>{{cite news|access-date=May 4, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/sports/olympics/AP-OLY-Closing-Ceremony.html?pagewanted=print|title=Turin Bids Arrivederci to Winter Olympics|work=The New York Times|date=February 26, 2006|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=December 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210135851/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/sports/olympics/AP-OLY-Closing-Ceremony.html?pagewanted=print|url-status=live}}</ref> Other linguistic variations have also been performed: During the opening ceremonies of the [[1988 Winter Olympics]] in Calgary, "O Canada" was sung in the southern [[Tutchone language]] by Yukon native Daniel Tlen.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=March 31, 2010|url=http://www.yfn2010.org/cultural-contingent/performing-artists/daniel-tlen/|title=Daniel Tlen|publisher=Yukon First Nations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305114139/http://www.yfn2010.org/cultural-contingent/performing-artists/daniel-tlen/|archive-date=March 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|id=hFpoHYzM4iM|title=O Canada (Canada National Anthem) // Calgary 1988 Version}}</ref> At a [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) game in Calgary, in February 2007, [[Cree]] singer [[Akina Shirt]] became the first person to perform "O Canada" in the [[Cree language]] at such an event.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-girl-to-sing-anthem-in-nhl-first-at-saddledome-1.651358| title=Edmonton girl to sing anthem in NHL first at Saddledome| date=February 1, 2007| publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation| access-date=April 17, 2008| archive-date=August 8, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808185121/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-girl-to-sing-anthem-in-nhl-first-at-saddledome-1.651358| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Major League Baseball]], [[Major League Soccer]], the [[National Basketball Association]], and the NHL all require venues to perform both the Canadian and [[The Star-Spangled Banner|American national anthem]]s at games that involve teams from both countries (including [[all-star game]]s), with the away team's anthem being performed first, followed by the host country.<ref>{{cite web|last=Allen|first=Kevin|access-date=October 29, 2008|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2003-03-23-anthem-booing_x.htm|title=NHL Seeks to Stop Booing For a Song|work=USA Today|date=March 23, 2003|archive-date=March 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305040310/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2003-03-23-anthem-booing_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The NHL's [[Buffalo Sabres]] play both anthems before every home game, regardless of the opponent, in recognition of the team's significant Canadian fanbase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pepper |first=Tom |date=2022-01-30 |title=Buffalo Sabres' History with Canada |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-sabres-o-canada-history-relationship/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Hockey Writers |language=en-us |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001121451/https://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-sabres-o-canada-history-relationship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Major League Baseball]] teams have played the song at games involving the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and the former [[Montreal Expos]],<ref>{{cite book|author=Wayne C. Thompson|title=Canada 2012|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781610488839|url-access=registration|year=2012|publisher=Stryker Post|isbn=978-1-61048-884-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781610488839/page/11 11]}}</ref> and [[National Basketball Association]] teams do so for games involving the [[Toronto Raptors]], and previously, the [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]. [[Major League Soccer]] has the anthem performed at matches involving [[Toronto FC]], [[CF Montréal]], and [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]. In addition, in recognition of their Canadian fanbase, the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]] plays "O Canada" before "The Star-Spangled Banner" at their home games, despite there being no Canadian-based NFL team. "O Canada" has also been performed during NHL Global Series games involving Canadian teams as well as NBA Global Games involving the Raptors and MLB World Tour games involving the Blue Jays.