Canada

25 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (20).

What stood out Nothing about Canada stood out from its usual in these days.
Compared with the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
The evidence its 133 stories about people being harmed in these days →
Harm in the newsHelp & hopeParts of lifeHarm reportedFeelingsTone of words

Canada: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories

Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days.

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Key events

the events its news covered most, newest on the right

Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.

Its biggest days

when the news pointed at Canada most

Nothing about Canada stood out from its usual in these days.

In detail

against the world's news, same days

People and attention

a tenththe world's rateten times

About 39 million people live in Canada. Over these days its news carried 3.4 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 5 times the world's rate (0.8 per million).

How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).

Parts of life

Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.

Health32%41 stories
Disasters & accidents21%27 stories
Rights & justice19%25 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given14%18 stories
Food & livelihood7%9 stories
Conflict & violence4%5 stories
Shelter & services2%3 stories
Displacement2%2 stories

Harsh or warm words

harshwarm

Its stories' words were much warmer than the world's.

Filled dot: Canada. Ring: the world. Measured over 133 stories.

Feelings

Angermuch less angry than the world's Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little more grief-stricken than the world's Against its own usual: a little more than usual
Fearless fearful than the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout one and a half times as warm as the world's Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times

Dot: Canada in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Canada's own usual (the 30 days before).

Its neighbours, same days

Bahamas37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Greenland0 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed · mostly US17 in 100 of its 8,792 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Canada14 in 100 of its 934 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health

Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.

Where it happened

Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters

Canada (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.

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