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Don Cherry fired from 'Hockey Night in Canada' after discriminatory remarks on TV

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Don Cherry, the longtime analyst on "Hockey Night in Canada," has been let go by Rogers Sportsnet after almost 40 years as the face of the NHL on television.

During Cherry's popular "Coach's Corner" segment on Saturday night, the former Boston Bruins and Colorado Rockies coach shared some incendiary remarks about seeing people wear poppies to honor Canadian soldiers who have died.

Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations, including Canada, as it is Veteran's Day in America.