A Jersey Day event inspired by a group of B.C. hockey moms has gone national, with people across Canada sporting jerseys to send messages of support for the families who lost loved ones in last weekB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s horrific bus crash in Saskatchewan.
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Thousands have taken to social media to post messages of support, alongside photos of themselves and friends in hockey jerseys and the hashtag #jerseysforhumboldt.
The death toll in the highway crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior A hockey team reached . Thirteeen others were injured.
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Across Canada on Monday, people left hockey to honour the players.
An online campaign has raised more than $9 million to become the largest campaign in Canada and one of the five most successful campaigns ever on the platform.