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Canada Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Canada.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=ca&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 220934,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "784a8715acd655459d6abbb0fda8d277",
            "title": "Researchers validate Mpox antibody test during outbreak in Rwanda",
            "description": "An antibody test for the infectious disease Mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the first time that an assay of its kind has been validated within this setting.",
            "content": "An antibody test for the infectious disease Mpox was successfully developed during the new clade 1b outbreak in Rwanda, the first time that an assay of its kind has been validated within this setting.\nThe test, an IgG ELISA assay, is described in a n... [3768 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260309/Researchers-validate-mpox-antibody-test-during-outbreak-in-Rwanda.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/tags/TagImage-795-4470700085221076071.jpg-620x480.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T00:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1d0dbf39104f650b3793ac2d610b4f85",
            "title": "The issue no one wants to address about blood donation and Black Canadians",
            "description": "Canada’s blood system is not structured in a way that makes equitable participation for Black Canadians realistically possible.",
            "content": "For years, a peculiar narrative has circulated: around blood collection African, Caribbean and Black communities in Canada do not donate enough.\nThat claim deserves scrutiny.\nAcross the country, blood collection is managed by two institutions: Canadi... [3994 chars]",
            "url": "https://healthydebate.ca/2026/03/topic/blood-donation-black-canadians/",
            "image": "https://healthydebate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Untitled-design.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T23:32:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "342de186deb46a9bf922b44ee68c8b38",
                "name": "Healthy Debate",
                "url": "https://healthydebate.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c7337df7a3f75524f1f42d0fec031282",
            "title": "UVic study finds stronger alcohol policies could reduce cancer deaths",
            "description": "Study suggests warning labels and minimum pricing could prevent cancer cases in Canada",
            "content": "Wine, whiskey, beer, rum, gin or cider, Canadians love their spirits. But a recent study finds that this obsession could be deadly, and strong policies around alcohol consumption could save lives.\nAlthough Canada has a high survival rate from cancer,... [3392 chars]",
            "url": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com/2026/03/09/uvic-study-finds-stronger-alcohol-policies-could-reduce-cancer-deaths/",
            "image": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2026/03/41772948_web1_260304-SNE-Uvic-Alcohol-Policy_1.jpg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T22:56:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "605a31a3cea2225b4d57e398729b98b3",
                "name": "Ladysmith Chronicle",
                "url": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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