National

Blue Jays, Federal Election Top Google Canada Searches In 2015

The Canadian Press, 16 Dec, 2015 12:53 PM

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays and the federal election that saw Justin Trudeau become prime minister were the top Canadian subjects of Google searches in 2015.

Aaron Brindle of Google Canada says there's no doubt Canadians were passionate baseball fans in 2015, and the Blue Jays were "hands-down" the most-searched topic of the year.

Toronto surged into the American League playoffs after a series of trades that included the acquisitions of ace pitcher David Price and shortstop Troy Tulowitzki.

The Jays ended up falling in the AL Championship Series to the Kansas City Royals — the eventual World Series champs.

Brindle says the federal election that saw Trudeau lead the Liberals from third place to a majority government was a close second, and "how to vote" was a top-trending question.

Other trending searches this year included Edmonton Oilers rookie Connor McDavid.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Alberta Taxpayers' Federation Lists Who's Been Naughty, Who's Been Nice

The CTF has released its annual "Taxpayer Naughty and Nice List," targetting those politicians who misuse tax dollars but also those who put taxpayers first.

Alberta Taxpayers' Federation Lists Who's Been Naughty, Who's Been Nice

Mike Duffy Says He Resisted Harper PMO Scenario For Repaying Expenses

OTTAWA — Sen. Mike Duffy says he resisted "at every opportunity" a scenario laid out for him by the former Prime Minister's Office to tell the public he had made a mistake and was repaying his Senate expenses.

Mike Duffy Says He Resisted Harper PMO Scenario For Repaying Expenses

Kathleen Wynne To Apologize For 1912 Regulation Banning French In Ontario Primary Schools

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne is willing to apologize to Ontario Francophones for a 1912 regulation that prohibited teachers in elementary schools from speaking with students in French.

Kathleen Wynne To Apologize For 1912 Regulation Banning French In Ontario Primary Schools

BMO Report Suggests Canadian Drivers Not Reaping Full Benefit Of Lower Oil

TORONTO — A report by the Bank of Montreal suggests Canadian drivers aren't reaping the full benefit of lower oil prices when it comes to prices at the pump.

BMO Report Suggests Canadian Drivers Not Reaping Full Benefit Of Lower Oil

A Year Of Tough Choices Ahead In Defence For Justin Trudeau's Liberals

Harjit Sajjan, Canada's new defence minister, is uniquely qualified to know how Ottawa's abstract policy decisions can be bent, twisted and mangled in the far-flung corners of the globe — sometimes to the detriment of those in uniform.

A Year Of Tough Choices Ahead In Defence For Justin Trudeau's Liberals

Arvind Kejriwal Calls PM Modi a ‘Coward, Psychopath,’ After CBI Raid; BJP Hits Back

Kejriwal said the CBI team was looking for a report of the inquiry commission that had probed, on his instructions, the affairs of the DDCA which he alleged was a den of corruption.