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Robin Williams, Jennifer Lawrence among Yahoo Canada's most searched in 2014

Yahoo Canada's Year In Review is an annual look back at the top stories and trends of the year based on people's daily search habits.

Take a look at the stars and newsmakers who were trending this year

Canadians searched for information on big news stories this year, like the death of actor Robin Williams. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

What do Jennifer Lawrence, the Ebola virus and the iPhone 6 all have in common? 

They were all trending in Canada in 2014. 

Robin Williams, Rob Ford, ISIS, Kate Middleton, Malaysia Airlines, Joan Rivers and Frozen round out Yahoo Canada's list of top searches this year.  

Its Year In Review is an annual look back at the top stories and trends of the year based on the daily search habits of people on Yahoo Canada and Yahoo Quebec.

Yahoo Quebec's top searches included names like Julie Snyder, Ginette Reno, Giles Latulippe and Amal Alamuddin.

In terms of top newsmakers, the Ford family drama has finally been overtaken by events such as the Jian Ghomeshi scandal and criminal allegations and the sudden loss of former Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty.

“Yahoo's Year In Review reflects the true curiosity of our users," said Claude Galipeau, country manager for Yahoo Canada. 

Check out the full lists:

Top 10 Yahoo Canada searches:

1. Robin Williams.                                                                    
2. iPhone 6.                                                                 
3. Jennifer Lawrence.                                                          
4. Rob Ford.                                                         
5. ISIS.
6. Kate Middleton.
7. Malaysia Airlines.
8. Ebola virus.
9. Joan Rivers.                                                                       
10. Frozen.

Top 10 Yahoo Quebec searches:

1. Julie Snyder.                                                                     
2. Jennifer Lawrence.                                                            
3. Ginette Reno.                                                                   
4. Vol MH370.                                                         
5. Commission Charbonneau.                                          
6. Robin Williams.
7. Gilles Latulippe.
8. iPhone 6.
9. Ebola.
10. Amal Alamuddin.

​Top 10 news searches:

1. Flight MH370.                                                     
2. Ottawa shootings.                                   
3. ALS ice bucket challenge.                                       
4. Missing Calgary family (Nathan O'Brien).               
5. B.C. teachers strike.
6. Ukraine Russia.
7. Moncton shooting (Justin Bourque).
8. Ontario election.
9. Ferguson riots.                                        
10. Scotland referendum.

Top 10 newsmakers:

1. Jian Ghomeshi.                                                           
2. Jim Flaherty.                                           
3. Christy Clark.                               
4. Malala Yousafzai.                                                                  
5. Doug Ford.
6. Olivia Chow.
7. Justin Trudeau.
8. Luka Rocco Magnotta.
9. Alison Redford.                                                              
10. Stephen Harper.

Top 10 celebrities:

1. Kim Kardashian.                                                    
2. Justin Bieber.                                                            
3. Taylor Swift.                                                         
4. Angelina Jolie.                                                        
5. Amal Alamuddin and George Clooney.
6. Philip Seymour Hoffman.
7. Kaley Cuoco.
8. Beyonce, Jay Z and Solange.
9. Paula Patton and Robin Thicke.           
10. Matthew McConaughey.

​Top 10 sports stories:

1. Michael Schumacher.                                                           
2. Sochi Olympic Games.                                                   
3. FIFA World Cup 2014.                  
4. Eugenie Bouchard.                                    
5. Ray Rice.
6. Oscar Pistorius.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo.
8. Sidney Crosby.
9. Dufour-Lapointe sisters.                                                      
10. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.