Yahoo.ca search has taken over FF31 on my Win7 homePro stand alone - how do I get rid rid of Yahoo? it is not a toolbar & doesn't show in search dropdown

Yahoo.ca showed up as the result for any search I do in Google - starting about 48 hrs ago. I've searched everywhere I can think of & tried control panel but to no avail.
I'm using FF31 & Google - not sure of there is a google version.
The PC is standalone & uses Win 7 Home Pro (64bit I think) as OS
Every time I search for anything the results list come up as a Yahoo.ca page
I want nothing to do w/ Yahoo anything; The fact someone has imbedded this in/on my PC smacks of theft, B&E and invasion of privacy in my mind. I definitely NEVER enable or authorise additional or parralel downloads when I upgrade a product version
THX - Looking forward to be "Yahoo"-less soon

Check the programs that are on your computer
'''Windows:''' Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs.
'''Mac:''' Open the "Applications" folder
'''Linux:'''
* [http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/see_all_your_installed_applications_ubuntu_unity Ubuntu Unity]''' {web link}
* Xfce: Applications Menu category sections
* options depends on the package manager and the desktop environment
Go thru the list. If you find something that you don't
know what it is, use a web search.
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