Canada World News API

Get the live top world 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 world 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=world&country=ca&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --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": "world", "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: "world",
    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" => "world",
    "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=world&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": 324408,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "befeeca238e8f15ceaa679dfae965378",
            "title": "Trump Goon Makes Ominous Election Day Threat",
            "description": "The Homeland Security chief ramped up his rhetoric against ‘illegal’ voters.",
            "content": "Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has issued an Election Day decree on social media threatening anyone who attempts to “vote illegally.”\n“If you vote illegally in this country, and you are NOT eligible to vote, @DHSgov will f... [3523 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-markwayne-mullin-makes-ominous-election-day-threat-on-voter-fraud",
            "image": "https://media.thedailybeast.com/resizer/v2/Z5ADUWULHRHGPBZCXAKAE2QEAE.jpg?auth=0eb1bf0fd6ab7d6a20f02d4a6e7ea9a8e5064270d23a7253aa204f5eeecb1fc2&width=1200&height=630&focal=1500%2C844",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T23:11:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e3fd974e36370d094fc026102a75c80f",
                "name": "The Daily Beast",
                "url": "https://www.thedailybeast.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a5387cb390022188ef5e93b11e3804e8",
            "title": "Trump's tenure on the ballot",
            "description": "Americans are casting their votes Tuesday in U.S. midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s chaotic and controversial second term.",
            "content": "As Americans head to the polls for midterm elections Tuesday, the outcome could have significant consequences for Canada. CTVNews.ca will have live results, breaking updates, real-time election data and on-the-ground reporting from key battleground s... [5301 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/11/03/americans-head-to-the-polls-for-midterm-election-referendum-on-trumps-tenure/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/UFYHXDIDWQDNA5YV3VKKNZGK7I.jpg?smart=true&auth=83a247e93c874755a23e637d81cb87e54e9837a973b7170e216edae161461712&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:33:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ed1ed254d435e00cab40f3033af11421",
            "title": "‘Very important’ evidence in Florida plane crash found miles from site: NTSB",
            "description": "National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said most of the left elevator — part of the tail that controls the plane's pitch — was found in three pieces.",
            "content": "A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, was found nearly 4 miles from the crash site, investigators said Tuesday, confirming that the plane was breaking apart before impact.\nNational Transportat... [3795 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12135016/ntsb-florida-plane-crash-important-evidence-elevator/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/plane-crash-business-jet-florida.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-03T22:09:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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