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Google has unveiled its top searches, questions and moments that were most important to Canadians in 2023.

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Over the past year, Canadians turned to Google to learn more about the war between Israel and Hamas, the box office battle between Barbie and Oppenheimer, and two World Cups – in women’s soccer and cricket.

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Canada failed to advance to the qualification round of the Women’s World Cup tournament — hosted by Australia and New Zealand July 20-Aug. 20 — coming in third in Group B, behind first-place Australia and Nigeria.

Spain was eventually crowned champion after defeating reigning European champion England. It marked the first win for the country and they became the first European team to win since Germany in 2007.

Top Trending Searches in News and Events

Women’s World Cup
ICC Cricket World Cup
War in Israel and Gaza
Jeremy Renner
Inter Miami
Titan Submersible
Hurricane Lee
Chandrayaan-3
Temu
Turkey–Syria earthquake

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Here are other lists of what Canadians looked for on Google.

Top Trending “Why” Searches

Why is Israel-Hamas at war?
Why is Kleenex leaving Canada?
Why were teddy bears invented?
Why are people boycotting Starbucks?
Why do moose shed their antlers?
Why was Don Lemon fired?
Why is Gwyneth Paltrow in court?
Why is Twitter now X?
Why is the air quality bad today?
Why did Justin and Sophie separate?

Top Trending “What” Searches

What is Hamas?
What is happening in Israel-Gaza?
What is quiet quitting?
What is the Willow Project?
What is Threads?
What is Oppenheimer about?
What is Temu?
What is femicide?
What killed Mickey Mouse?
What is Burning Man Festival?

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Top “How” Searches

How deep is the Titanic?
How old was Elvis when he died?
How old is King Charles?
How long is the Barbie movie?
How many episodes in the Last of Us?
How much are Taylor Swift tickets?
How old is Lil Tay?
How many people died on the Titanic?
How old is Pamela Anderson?
How old is John Tory?

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Jeremy Renner’s progress following his snowplow accident had many concerned, while others wanted to know more about Bruce Willis’ health, Jamie Foxx’s mystery illness, and That ‘70s Show star and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.

Top Trending People

Jeremy Renner
Danny Masterson
Lil Tay
Tucker Carlson
Brendan Fraser
David Beckham
Pedro Pascal
Jenna Ortega
Bruce Willis
Jamie Foxx

“Barbenheimer,” the mind-boggling Cocaine Bear, post-apolcalyptic drama The Last of Us, and Bridgerton prequel Queen Charlotte were also popular pop culture searches.

Top Trending Movies

Oppenheimer
Barbie
Sound of Freedom
Everything Everywhere All at Once
John Wick 4
The Menu
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Cocaine Bear
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Top Trending TV Series

The Last of Us
Ginny & Georgia
Daisy Jones and the Six
Kaleidoscope
Queen Charlotte
That 90s Show
Beef
The Idol
The Fall of the House of Usher
One Piece

Top Trending Athletes

Damar Hamlin
Connor Bedard
Travis Kelce
Adam Johnson
David Beckham
Ryan O’Reily
Jon Jones
Patrick Kane
Bruce Boudreau
Kylian Mbappe

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