Saturday, 2 January 2016

Top Canada News 2016

What category will the Google top Canadian News Story of 2016 belong to?
Politics/Elections: 25%
Terrorism/Crime: 20%
Sports/Entertainment: 20%
Business/Economics: 10%
Some Other Category: 25%
(see the "News Stories" list here for the 2015 stories.  If Google changes their categories, a similar category will be used, if available; if not, this question will be voided.)

Of the top news stories of 2015, 3 were Sports/Entertainment stories, 2 were Politics/Elections, 2 were Terrorism/Crime, and 3 were Business/Economics.  I think 2015 was an unusually good year for Sports/Entertainment stories.  The US Presidential Election and the Olympics are obvious contenders for biggest story of 2016.  An major terrorist attack could also become the biggest story.  Business/Economics rarely seem to win in this sort of competition.

My classifications for 2015 were as follows:
Blue Jays Playoff Run: Sports/Entertainment
Federal Election: Politics/Elections
Pan Am Games: Sports/Entertainment
Paris Attacks: Terrorism/Crime
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Terrorism/Crime
Mayweather Pacquiao Fight: Sports/Entertainment
Donald Trump Candidacy: Politics/Elections
Greece Debt Crisis: Business/Economics
Oil Prices: Business/Economics
Ashley Madison Leak: Business/Economics



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