🇨🇦 1. Benjamin Netanyahu — the airspace question

Search volume: 10K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~15 hours ago (active)

Netanyahu trended in Canada with two connected queries: “benjamin netanyahu” (10K+, +1,000%) and the more specific “benjamin netanyahu canadian airspace flight” (1K+, +600%). The spark: Israel asked Canada for permission to use Canadian airspace — again — for the PM’s routing to the UN General Assembly in New York, while Ottawa checks the flight plan against the ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu, in effect since 2024. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed Canada is checking whether the flight will cross Canadian airspace; Canada, France, Italy and Greece have allowed overflights before despite the warrant, drawing fire from advocacy groups like CJPME.

The same story is spilling over into the US list: “susan sarandon” (100K+, +1,000%) spiked after she and “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder were detained by NYPD at an anti-Netanyahu protest outside the United Nations during his visit.

Sources: Middle East Eye (Sep 24), CTV News (Sep 24), thejournal.ie (Sep 24), CBC (Jul 28), CJPME (Feb 11)

🇨🇦 2. Canada–Vietnam air transport agreement

Search volume: 10K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~12 hours ago (active)

Vietnam’s leader To Lam visited Ottawa this week — the first-ever visit by a Vietnamese party chief — and the two countries announced a Strategic Partnership and an expanded air transport agreement that opens the door to nonstop flights. The joint statement came from pm.gc.ca, and the immediate commercial consequence: Air Canada is eyeing Ho Chi Minh City service, targeting a 2027 launch, per PAX News, TravelPulse Canada and The Globe and Mail. YVR welcomed the expansion in a statement. Vietnam Investment Review confirmed the agreement details.

Watch: a formal AC Vancouver–Ho Chi Minh City announcement, which would be the first nonstop Canada–Vietnam link. Note the pattern: this is Carney’s “middle powers” diversification strategy in action — Ottawa upgraded ties with Nigeria in August the same way.

Sources: pm.gc.ca joint statement (Sep 24), The Globe and Mail (Sep 24), PAX News (Sep 24), TravelPulse Canada (Sep 25), YVR News (Sep 24), CTV News (Sep 25)

🇨🇦 3. Teacher — the Iowa drowning and two courtrooms

Search volume: 20K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~18 hours ago (active)

“Teacher” surged to 20K+ in Canada — the highest-volume Canadian trend — driven overwhelmingly by spillover of the tragedy in Iowa: fifth-grade teacher Hannah Jorgensen, 24, and a 10-year-old student died during a field trip to Lake Macbride State Park, in what authorities describe as a “tragic accident” during a water emergency. In the US list it appears directly as “hannah jorgensen iowa” at 200K+ (+500%). Teacher searches also ride general back-to-school and contract-negotiation interest (Ontario teachers remain without a contract).

Secondary driver: former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn’s murder trial in his wife’s death — his former mistress testified this week, including texts and AI-generated songs played in court; the case is trending in both countries (2K+ in CA, +400%). Unrelated but also live: convicted murderer Mason Jenkins walked away from Collins Bay Institution in Kingston and Kingston Police are searching (2K+).

Sources: ABC News (Sep 24), New York Post (Sep 25), People.com (Sep 24), CNN (Sep 24), CBC (Sep 25, Collins Bay), Kingstonist (Sep 24)

🇨🇦 4. Store closures — Starbucks cuts 250 more

Search volume: 10K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~15 hours ago (active)

“Store closures” (10K+, +1,000%) is a North American retail-shrink story with a Canadian angle: Starbucks is closing another 250 coffeehouses in Canada and the US this week as part of a previously announced restructuring, per Global News, CTV and the Vancouver Sun (which noted no word yet on specific Vancouver locations). ABC10 compiled a running list of locations shuttering nationwide. Background noise from 2026’s ongoing retail shakeup (7-Eleven, Toys “R” Us Canada, mall closures) keeps the query hot.

Sources: Global News (Sep 24), CTV News (Sep 24), Vancouver Sun (Sep 24), ABC10 (Sep 24)

🇨🇦 5. Australia vs Brazil

Search volume: 10K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~3 hours ago (active)

Australia vs Brazil (10K+ in CA; 100K+ US; “Australie–Brésil” 5K+ in French-CA) is the Matildas’ marquee international friendly against Brazil’s big-name squad — a fixture with genuine rivalry history and heavy betting interest (“Brazil with too much attacking firepower” per bets.com.au). Kick-off coverage dominated Goal.com and Australian ABC. Canada’s interest is largely casual-soccer and streaming-driven; the same fixture sits in the US top 10.

Sources: Goal.com (Sep 25), ABC Australia (Sep 24), bets.com.au prediction (Sep 25)

🇨🇦 6. Aykroyd

Search volume: 5K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~8 hours ago (active)

“Aykroyd” (5K+ CA, 20K+ US) is a warm one: Dan Aykroyd marked Bill Murray’s birthday with a wild Ghostbusters II-era Central Park anecdote that lit up entertainment feeds (Detroit News, Economic Times, Ghostbusters News). Aykroyd has also been vocal this year on AI deepfakes of late stars and on praising life in Canada vs “medieval” California (Fox News, Aug 13), plus a JoBlo retrospective on Nothing But Trouble (Sep 23) — a stack of nostalgia triggers for one of Canada’s comedy icons.

Sources: The Detroit News (Sep 25), The Economic Times (Sep 25), Ghostbusters News (Sep 25), JoBlo (Sep 23)

🇨🇦 7. Leylah Fernandez upsets Andreeva

Search volume: 1K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~2 hours ago (active)

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez is through to the Singapore Open semifinals after upsetting second seed (and fellow 2026 rival) Mirra Andreeva — her second win over Andreeva this year — per Sportsnet, TSN and the WTA’s own site. It’s a strong week for Canadian tennis depth following the Singapore quarterfinals. The “patient zero lyrics” trend (see US section) is Taylor Swift’s new single, trending simultaneously in Canada at 10K+.

Sources: Sportsnet.ca (Sep 25), WTA Tennis (Sep 25), TSN (Sep 23)

🇨🇦 8. Carney × Trump — trending in America

Search volume: 50K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~18 hours ago (active, US list)

The US list carries “mark carney donald trump canada” at 50K+ — American readers discovering Carney’s New York Times interview, in which the PM laid out a vision for breaking Canada’s reliance on the US and revealed he has considered the possibility of US military action against Canada (BBC, Sep 24). Fox News ran it as “prepared for Trump ordering invasion.” The Independent and the FT contextualized it within Carney’s defiance strategy; Politico reported a poll showing Canadians and Americans agree Trump was in the wrong on the trade war. Related: Ottawa moving to rename a street “Trump Avenue” (Time, Sep 24).

Sources: The New York Times interview (Sep 23), BBC (Sep 24), Fox News (Sep 24), Politico (Sep 23), Time (Sep 24), The Hill (Sep 19)

🇺🇸 1. Falcons 1M+ — Thursday night blowout

Search volume: 1M+ / 500K+  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~13-16 hours ago (active)

The Falcons throttled the Packers on Thursday Night Football in Green Bay — “falcons” alone hit 1M+ searches, “falcons vs packers” 500K+, plus related spikes for Bijan Robinson (who made NFL history in the win per FOX 5 Atlanta), Drake London (20K+) and newly signed RB Brian Robinson Jr. scoring his first touchdown as a Falcon (50K+, +1,000%). ESPN and NBC Sports led with the blowout; Yahoo noted Packers fans booing during a “butt-whooping.”

Sources: ESPN (Sep 25), Atlanta Falcons (Sep 25), NBC Sports (Sep 25), FOX 5 Atlanta (Sep 25), Yahoo Sports (Sep 25)

🇺🇸 2. Fever vs Lynx — regular-season finale

Search volume: 200K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~13 hours ago (active)

The WNBA regular season ended with Minnesota blowing out Indiana — holding the Fever to a season-low points total (USA Today) — and the Fever suffering key injuries in the finale, with playoff seeding now set: Indiana faces Las Vegas in round one (WTHR, Yahoo). Caitlin Clark’s status remains the swing story for the postseason.

Sources: USA Today (Sep 25), WTHR (Sep 25), Yahoo Sports (Sep 25), Sports Illustrated (Sep 24)

🇺🇸 3. Taylor Swift lyrics — four simultaneous lyric trends

Search volume: 100K+ / 50K+ / 20K+  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~8-9 hours ago (active)

Taylor Swift’s new album era is flooding the list: “patient zero lyrics” (100K+), “pink clouding lyrics” (50K+), “babyloon…” er, “babyylon” — “babylon lyrics” (20K+), “cleveland taylor swift” (20K+) and cross-border “patient zero lyrics” in Canada (10K+). “Patient Zero” is about escaping a toxic relationship; a music video with Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell debuts at the VMAs (LatestLY). Fans are also playing detective about who “Patient Zero” is really about (Vulture, ELLE, The Statesman).

Sources: ELLE (Sep 25), TODAY.com (Sep 25), Vulture (Sep 25), Just Jared (Sep 25), LatestLY (Sep 25)

🇺🇸 4. Dolly Parton Day

Search volume: 20K+ (+1,000%)  •  Increase: +1,000%  •  Started: ~3 hours ago (active)

September 25 is officially Dolly Parton Day in Tennessee and it went national: parades, pink lights and book drives across Tennessee and beyond (WATE, The Tennessean, Good Morning America), with Nashville’s “Dolly Day” programming (WSMV, WKRN). Tennessee leaders pledged state funding for her Imagination Library earlier this month. A rare wholesome, statewide cultural observance driving a nationwide search spike.

Sources: Good Morning America (Sep 25), WSMV (Sep 24), WATE (Sep 25), The Tennessean (Sep 25)

🇺🇸 5. The rest of the US board

Search volume: mixed  •  Increase: +various  •  Started: past 24h

• USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) — 20K+, +600%: renewed public interest in the carrier’s position amid US–Iran tensions; fleet-tracker sites (USNI News) drive the searches. Watch for strike-group repositioning headlines.
• Wind advisory — 100K+, +1,000%: a broad coastal storm (nor’easter family) spawning advisories up the East Coast, alongside “coastal flood warning” and “what is a nor’easter” searches.
• Portugal vs Wales (200K+) — UEFA Nations League, also big in Canada (50K+).
• Dengue fever (10K+, +500%) — Florida-focused concern.
• Budget flags: “astros vs athletics” (50K+), “kelly clarkson new short haircut” (20K+), “dan levy” (10K+) — entertainment/awards-adjacent; “bankruptcy” (50K+) too generic to attribute.

Sources: USNI News, USA Today, Goal.com, CBS, ABC

🇨🇦 Thin-coverage flags & also-on-the-board

Search volume: various  •  Increase: +various  •  Started: past 24h

• Bougie (5K+) — no Canadian news driver found; likely word-game/quiz spillover (NYT Connections publishes daily; TechRadar hints game #1202 for Sep 25) plus lifestyle-commerce usage. Thin-coverage flag.
• Patient zero lyrics in Canada (10K+) — same Taylor Swift single as US; not a separate Canadian story.
• Afg vs nep (5K+ CA, 10K+ US) — Afghanistan vs Nepal cricket match; limited English coverage found.
• Inquest (500+, +700%, started 1 hour ago) — developing; not enough coverage at publish time.
• Portugal vs wales — Nations League, noted above.
• Thyroid medication / assemblée générale / nations league / presidents cup — aged or general terms.

Sources: TechRadar (Sep 25), Google News RSS