Canada Tension Score
building record · 4 days on fileLive 0–100 tension reading for Canada, built by our own engine from 2,698 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.
Where Canada stands
#41 of 197 countries today, #6 of 35 in Americas (region score 60). Tension is steady this week.
Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.
Canada news pulse
37 headlines in 30 days · newest firstEvery story the engine read that names Canada, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.
What is driving Canada’s tension score
last 30 days- 53 headlines in 30 days — 1.96% of everything the engine read, in line with the previous 30 days (0).
- 8% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 8% scored as high-tension stories.
- Conflicts on the roster: none. Canada is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
- Region: Americas reads 60 today; it carries 15% of this score.
Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Canada) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.
Canada tension month by month
average score, headline counts| Month | Avg score | Zone | Headlines | Violent | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 21.2 | Calm | 53 | 4 | 4 |
Record for Canada began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.
How the Canada score is built
Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Americas region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.
Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.
No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.
Questions people ask about Canada
Is Canada in a war right now?
Not on our roster. Canada is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.
Is tension in Canada rising or falling?
Too early to say — the 7-day change appears once a week of data exists.
How does Canada compare with the rest of Americas?
Below its region: Canada reads 20 against 60 for Americas, ranking #6 of 35 there.
Keep exploring
Same region
United States 57 · Venezuela 31 · Brazil 25 · Argentina 25 · Haiti 22 · Mexico 18
The bigger picture
All countries on the map · Americas · World Tension Index · active conflicts · escalation watchlist
Canada and world tension: the long view
evergreen · World Tension Meter teamThe quiet neighbour with a loud border. Canada’s tension is economic: tariffs and trade with the United States, Arctic sovereignty and energy exports. It is a top oil, uranium, potash and grain exporter.
What our engine watches in Canada
- Trade disputes with Washington
- Arctic security
- Oil and potash exports
Indexes to follow: Energy Security · Food Security · Currency Stress.