Canada Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Canada with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top health headlines from Canada. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ca&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=health" \
  --data-urlencode "country=ca" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "health", "country": "ca", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "health",
    country: "ca",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "health",
    "country"  => "ca",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=health&country=ca&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 289654,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1c394dbbcf9e4d3290b66664906b2d98",
            "title": "Anémie chez les enfants, le déficit en fer menace aussi la réussite scolaire",
            "description": "La carence en fer chez les enfants peut se manifester par une fatigue persistante, une pâleur du visage, des vertiges, des maux de tête, une baisse de concentration et des difficultés d’apprentissage. Des études montrent que dans certains cas, elle peut également entraîner une perte de cheveux, des ongles fragiles, une diminution de l’appétit et un affaiblissement du système immunitaire.",
            "content": "La carence en fer chez les enfants peut se manifester par une fatigue persistante, une pâleur du visage, des vertiges, des maux de tête, une baisse de concentration et des difficultés d’apprentissage. Des études montrent que dans certains cas, elle p... [4980 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.seneplus.com/article/anemie-chez-les-enfants-le-deficit-en-fer-menace-aussi-la-reussite-scolaire",
            "image": "https://www.seneplus.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Capture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202026-11-04%20a%CC%80%2000.30.28.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T00:26:26Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "5ff6f4e60f2a21d60a3800e05cf7a2fd",
                "name": "SenePlus",
                "url": "https://www.seneplus.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "551be012713a867d334992564295e1dd",
            "title": "UCalgary prof advances balance impairment research with new devices",
            "description": "Hexapod platform is a honeycomb-shaped flat surface mounted on six motorized legs",
            "content": "The University of Calgary’s kinesiology department is researching treatments for people with balance impairments using a one-of-a-kind robotic device. Ryan Peters, lead researcher and associate professor at UCalgary, said that by studying older adult... [3451 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ept.ca/ucalgary-prof-advances-balance-impairment-research-with-new-devices/",
            "image": "https://www.ept.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Robotic.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:41:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "290116c514a01fb1f946422a1c3c4213",
                "name": "Electronic Products & Technology",
                "url": "https://www.ept.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8b5b14c8a9677ed112adfe72e5e29646",
            "title": "Saanich kid’s book idea balloons to raise funds for groundbreaking cancer research",
            "description": "A Million Acts of Love backs Eamonn Millar's joke book with funds, mentorship",
            "content": "Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...\nWhen they say laughter is the best medicine, it’s not likely to come from a 12-year-old with a recent history of debilitating cancer treatments.\nBut the isolation treatment can create, and the way his commun... [6867 chars]",
            "url": "https://castlegarnews.com/2026/11/03/saanich-kids-book-idea-balloons-to-raise-funds-for-groundbreaking-cancer-research/",
            "image": "https://castlegarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2026/11/261022-Eamonn-drawing.jpg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T21:13:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "934caea39936188d4477a463705b3c17",
                "name": "Castlegar News",
                "url": "https://castlegarnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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