Canada News API

Get the live top headlines from Canada with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top 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=general&country=ca&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --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": "general", "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: "general",
    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);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

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

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($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=general&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": 642514,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e5e69ae0fdbba3562d9f258a483fa8c6",
            "title": "A trip to Mars could come at a heartbreaking cost",
            "description": "When astronauts first travel to Mars or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with two problems that our planet protects us from on its surface—radiation and weightlessness. Scientists already know both can have a profound impact on the human body, but the extent of that impact and how long it can last remain a mystery.",
            "content": "When astronauts first travel to Mars or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with two problems that our planet protects us from on its surface—radiation and weightlessness. Scientists already know both can have a profound impact on ... [5943 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-heartbreaking.html",
            "image": "https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/2026/a-trip-to-mars-could-b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:00:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6063be7565dcd637bb5d2946ed6c5329",
                "name": "Phys.org",
                "url": "https://phys.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "15dadc5b421ed239a8d4e9ca8ac0ff16",
            "title": "19 vaccinations open in Saskatchewan",
            "description": "Northern Advocate Staff Beginning Oct. 6, Saskatchewan residents can start booking appointments to receive this year's influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. Immunization against respiratory illness is a safe and effective way to help stay healthy, prevent illness and save lives. \"As we head into the fall season, getting immunized is a simple step we can",
            "content": "Northern Advocate Staff\nBeginning Oct. 6, Saskatchewan residents can start booking appointments to receive this year’s influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations. Immunization against respiratory illness is a safe and effective way to help stay healthy, pre... [1926 chars]",
            "url": "https://paherald.sk.ca/fall-flu-and-covid-19-vaccinations-open-in-saskatchewan/",
            "image": "https://paherald.sk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/PADH.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:56:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "494d90694e274850d9e718495e048248",
                "name": "Prince Albert Daily Herald",
                "url": "https://paherald.sk.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e8721ee54390e80327f456cacfc8f629",
            "title": "Les États-Unis surveillent le Canada à la recherche de signes d’ingérence électorale",
            "description": "L'ambassadeur américain Pete Hoekstra a déclaré que les autorités américaines surveillaient de près le Canada pour détecter tout signe d'ingérence électorale.",
            "content": "L'ambassadeur des États-Unis au Canada, Pete Hoekstra, a déclaré que les autorités américaines « surveill[ai]ent de près » les responsables politiques canadiens afin de détecter tout signe d'ingérence électorale à l'approche des élections de mi-manda... [3469 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2292846/ambassadeur-americain-surveillent-canada-ingerence",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/pete-hoekstra-ambassadeur-americain-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T21:27:21Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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