Immigration

NHL broadcaster Don Cherry fired after ‘divisive’ anti-immigrant remarks

By Mike Brest
Published November 11, 2019 10:08pm ET
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NHL broadcaster Don Cherry fired after ‘divisive’ anti-immigrant remarks
NHL broadcaster Don Cherry was fired from Sportsnet on Monday after making negative comments about immigrants in Toronto, Canada. During Saturday’s broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada, Cherry, 85, criticized Canadian immigrants for not celebrating Remembrance Day on Nov. 11, a holiday that countries of the British Commonwealth have commemorated the armed forces since the […]

NHL broadcaster Don Cherry was fired from Sportsnet on Monday after making negative comments about immigrants in Toronto, Canada.

During Saturday’s broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada, Cherry, 85, criticized Canadian immigrants for not celebrating Remembrance Day on Nov. 11, a holiday that countries of the British Commonwealth have commemorated the armed forces since the end of World War I.

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