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Ukraine war, Rogers outage, and Wordle dominated Google searches in Canada

Canadians had a busy year on Google.

According to Google’s Year in Search report, Canadians used Google Search more than three times a day, equaling Google answering more than 3,000,000 questions every hour.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated the report, coming in second for searches, first for news, and third in “how to.”

Another top trending news search was the Rogers outage. A system malfunction impacted Rogers Internet Gateway, Core Gateway and Distribution Routers in July. 13 million wireless and wireline customers were left without service.

The outage also ranked second in Google searches asking “why.”

Other top trending searches in Canada include Wordle, World Cup, and Betty White.

Hollywood headlines and pop culture searches were also trending, with Canadians dialling into the news “more than ever,” Hibaq Ali, search trends expert at Google Canada, wrote in a blog post. This includes searches for Will Smith and Chris Rock, movies like Turning Red, and TV shows like Stranger Things.

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Source: Google

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Turning Red’s red panda has made her way to Google’s 3D animals

Google’s collection of 3D animals is getting the Toronto treatment.

The Android maker has added a new animal to its collection, Mei’s red panda from Pixar’s Toronto set movie, Turning Red.

Now, with Google Search on both Android and iOS, you can view a 3D model of the giant red panda (yeah, red pandas are typically pretty small) on your phone and in the world around you in augmented reality (AR).

This feature is pretty easy to access. First, navigate to Google Search on your phone and search for Turning Red. The red panda will appear in the search results. Then you can then press in ‘View in 3D’ and the panda will start dancing around with the style and grace of Mei’s character in the film.

Turning Red is available on Disney+ and included as part of the streaming app’s membership.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year. See what else is coming to Disney+ in March, here.

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‘Turning Red’ to skip theatre premiere in favour of Disney+ release

Turning Red will debut exclusively on Disney+ on March 11th.

The new feature-length film is full of Canadian connections. Chinese-born and Toronto-raised writer and director Domee Shi is the brains behind the operation. Shi previously won an Oscar for her 2018 animated short Bao.

Turning Red is based in Toronto and follows teenager Meilin (played by Rosalie Chiang) who turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets excited. She’s constantly followed around by her mother (played by Sandra Oh).

The CN Tower and Toronto’s famous Chinatown are some of the famous landmarks revealed in the trailer.

Turning Red is the third Pixar film to debut on the streaming service instead of opening in theaters, according to Fandango editor Erik Davis.

A Disney+ membership costs $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year.

Image credit: Pixar

Source: @PixarTurningRed