Americas · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Canada
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Microsoft Outlook · Procreate · Wealthsimple · Solocator - GPS Field Camera. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 5,063 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- AGI Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results & Provides Turnaround Plan Update (stratfordbeaconherald.com)
- Montreal woman with ALS hears her own voice again thanks to AI app (niagarafallsreview.ca)
- Fort Steele Heritage Town brings wartime history to life with new tour (kimberleybulletin.com)
- Darth Vader's light saber used in 'I am your father' duel sells for nearly $5 million – Winnipeg Free Press (winnipegfreepress.com)
- Remembering and "Hope Scrolling" | Caledon Citizen (caledoncitizen.com)
- How the Cariboo-Chilcotin shapes B.C.'s next premier, Lorne Doerkson (theprovince.com)
- The real immigration 'fib'? Far fewer migrants are entering Canada than official figures say (theglobeandmail.com)
- Quebec must welcome more immigrants and embrace bilingualism, BMO chief warns (montrealgazette.com)
- Vancouver weather forecast hints at when sunshine might return | Daily Hive (dailyhive.com)
- Over 30 warm weather records broken across Metro Vancouver and B.C. | Daily Hive (dailyhive.com)
Survey · 2023 71% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Young Canadians are facing historically long bouts of unemployment (theglobeandmail.com)
- Stratford-area unemployment saw slight increase in October - Stratford Beacon Herald (parisstaronline.com)
- Brookfield enregistre une hausse de son bénéfice au 3T (lesaffaires.com)
- Baystreet.ca - Bank Of England Raises Interest Rates As Energy Prices Soar (baystreet.ca)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.3 words per 1,000usually 2.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual8.4 words per 1,000usually 7.8The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty698.5from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −20.8 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
Choinowski, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
NASA FIRMS, Public domain
Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
J. Malcolm Greany, Public domain John McCrae and Ernest Clegg, Public domain
Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Food & drink
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Gaming
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0
Society & beliefs
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Ramir Borja ., CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain Rising
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 20Gaming 18Travel & tourism 5Music 4Sports & fitness 4Government & public sector 4Tech & software 3
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news5reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 5 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news38reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 50 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation3.0%Jul 2026 · +0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment6.4%Jul 2026 · −0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · +0.25 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices-6.7%Q2 2026 · +0.1 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.7%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment13.8%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings104.71 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +6.4 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro1.579CAD per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro +0.7% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence99.5100 = long-run averageJan 2026 · +0.4 since Dec 2025OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Molecular Biology
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- People online94.4%2024 · +0.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government48.5%OECD Trust Survey2023 · +3.8 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change47.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority66.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
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2The One About Matthew Perry
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3Nobody Wants This
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4Love Is Blind
5A Couple of Lies
6Black Doves
7Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
8Below
9WWE Crown Jewel
10Lupin
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1A Dog's Perfect Christmas
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2Final Destination Bloodlines
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3The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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4Heist
5Collision Course
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6The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
8The Holiday
9SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
10My Best Friend
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Ella Langley
3Zach Bryan
4Morgan Wallen
5Drake
6Cameron Whitcomb
7Adéla
8Stella Lefty
9Ashe
10Olivia Rodrigo
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Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The Daily
2Dateline NBC
3The Joe Rogan Experience
4Spittin' Chiclets
532 Thoughts: The Podcast
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7Front Burner
8SmartLess
9OverDrive
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10Crime Junkie
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2ChatGPT
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3Claude by Anthropic
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4GoWish - Your Digital Wishlist
5Avion Rewards
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6Wealthsimple
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7Microsoft Outlook
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8Google Gemini
9Microsoft Authenticator
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10Gap: Apparel, denim and more
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2AnkiMobile Flashcards
3Procreate
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4Chromagraph Camera
5Moment Pro Camera II
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6Monash FODMAP Diet
7Créations Carotine
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8ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
9Solocator - GPS Field Camera
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10Tiny Computers
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App Store · 2026-11-13
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Counter-Strike 2
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3Aion 2
4Final Fantasy XIV
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5Phantom Blade Zero
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6MapleStory
7Probably Stolen
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9Loftia
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10Steam Deck
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.