Venezuela earthquake concern and impact updates: Recent strong earthquakes in Venezuela have led to significant destruction and casualties, driving major public concern and information seeking.
Archived Pulse in Canada
Country pulse digest
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Archived Pulse in Canada
In Canada, search interest is high for the Venezuela earthquake disaster, FIFA World Cup matches including South Africa's unprecedented progress, and severe weather alerts. Financial and entertainment topics also feature prominently with BCE dividend news and gaming promotions.
Active topics
24
Search volume
307K
Leading topic
Sports
Attention mix
What the country is searching
24
Sports42% (10)
World13% (3)
Money13% (3)
Entertainment13% (3)
Weather8% (2)
Technology4% (1)
Health4% (1)
Life4% (1)
Why people are curious
People are primarily curious to stay informed about significant events impacting global and local communities—such as the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and severe weather threats—indicating worrying intent. Sports fans seek live updates, highlights, and detailed analyses, especially around FIFA World Cup matches, showing an intent to watch and follow ongoing tournaments. Financial searches reveal a desire to understand company performance and investment potential, reflecting explaining and buying intents. Entertainment interest, including game releases and notable deaths, demonstrates an intent to buy, remember, and follow cultural news.
What to know now
The pulse, explained
South Africa reaches World Cup knockouts for first time: South Africa's historic victory over South Korea at the FIFA World Cup 2026 has captivated fans tracking match highlights and live streams.
FIFA World Cup 2026 bracket tracking: FIFA World Cup 2026 brackets are a focus as fans and analysts follow team seedings and potential knockout matchups.
Czechia vs Mexico World Cup match follow-up: The Czechia vs Mexico match at the World Cup draws attention with Mexico maintaining a perfect winning record so far.
Severe weather warnings and public safety concerns: Heightened concern about severe weather is seen in searches related to storms and floods in Ontario and surrounding regions.
Ranked searches
What people are curious about in Canada
The leading searches, their context, and the related questions forming around them.
01
SportsCooling
lamelo ball
There is a spike in searches relating to the NBA trade involving LaMelo Ball moving to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Naz Reid and other players.
10K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
lamelo ball tradenaz reidlamelo
02
WorldCooling
venezuela earthquake
The Venezuela earthquake refers to recent powerful quakes causing significant destruction and casualties.
50K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
venezuelavenezuela earthquakesearthquake
03
SportsCooling
south africa vs south korea
South Africa vs South Korea match gained attention as South Africa reached the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time.
50K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
korea vs south africasouth korea world cup
04
SportsCooling
fifa world cup brackets
The FIFA World Cup 2026 brackets are a major focus as fans track team seedings and potential matchups in the Round of 32.
50K+ searches · 400% growthLast seen 6 days ago
fifa world cup standingsworld cup standings
05
SportsCooling
czechia vs mexico
People are intensely following the Czechia vs Mexico match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Mexico maintaining a perfect winning record so far.
20K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
mexico vs czechia
06
SportsCooling
canada vs south africa
Interest in the Canada vs South Africa World Cup matchup has surged, especially after South Africa's upset win and Canada's upcoming knockout stage game.
20K+ searches · 800% growthLast seen 6 days ago
canada south africasouth africa world cup
07
WeatherCooling
severe weather
There is heightened concern about severe weather conditions, including storms and floods, impacting parts of Ontario and the wider region soon.
20K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
weatherontarioweather london ontario
08
SportsCooling
ecuador vs germany
Search interest has surged around the upcoming FIFA World Cup match between Ecuador and Germany, with fans seeking live updates and expert predictions.
10K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
09
MoneyCooling
bce
Searches are rising about BCE Inc., focusing on dividend changes, stock performance, and controversies involving office attendance policies.
10K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
10
WorldCooling
air canada passengers restrained a pilot experiencing a midair seizure
Passengers on an Air Canada flight restrained a pilot who became incapacitated due to a midair seizure.
10K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
air canada pilot incapacitated flight
11
EntertainmentCooling
sony playstation
Sony promotes PlayStation 5 as the best platform to play Grand Theft Auto 6 and offers incentives for pre-orders.
10K+ searches · 600% growthLast seen 6 days ago
gta 6
12
SportsCooling
curaçao vs côte d'ivoire
Fans are actively following the FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Curaçao and Côte d'Ivoire with live updates and coverage.
5K+ searches · 1,000% growthLast seen 6 days ago
Why it matters
CoolingThis topic was last observed 6 days ago; its earlier momentum should now be read as historical, backed by 10K+ recorded searches. People are searching to follow a developing event.
Last seen 6 days agoConfidence: high
Reporting and context
Source coverage helping explain why this topic is moving.
Live: Timberwolves trade Naz Reid to Charlotte Hornets in deal for LaMelo Ball - Star Tribune
Lakers get brutal Naz Reid, Rudy Gobert trade news after blockbuster LaMelo Ball Timberwolves deal - sportingnews.com
Charlotte Hornets trading LaMelo Ball to Minnesota Timberwolves - Charlotte Observer
Hornets trade LaMelo Ball to Timberwolves: Here are the reported details - NBC 6 South Florida
LaMelo Ball raises more questions than he answers in Minnesota - Yahoo Sports
The wider weekly pattern
Curiosity trail
Related searches that led here, appeared alongside it, or followed.