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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": 300548,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e16d2acc8b614f120941662ccffb22cf",
            "title": "Neuropathologists urge Ottawa to bring back autopsy services for patients suspected of having fatal brain illness",
            "description": "PHAC abruptly cut off funding in February for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease autopsies and biopsies to save money",
            "content": "Neuropathologists across Canada are urging the federal government to revive autopsy services for people suspected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the fatal brain illness best known for its links to mad cow disease.\nAs The Globe and Mail previous... [4309 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-neuropathologists-autopsy-services-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/FPKIOWRIHNFPBCSR6YLJ24E4FI.jpg?auth=1d39ce9c9d54ec24c69c4bba82976877221473169cf633714b102125fa1d33db&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T01:23:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1df8d25e3e78055bac58c42b10cd6009",
            "title": "U of T study finds that whole-fat milk lowers risk of child obesity",
            "description": "New research from the University of Toronto suggests that children who drink whole-fat milk in early childhood may have lower odds of obesity in middle childhood than those who drink reduced-fat milk.",
            "content": "“The most important learning from this study is that whole milk was not associated with higher adiposity or obesity risks risk in children, and may even be linked to healthier growth patterns,” says Kozeta Miliku, a professor of nutritional sciences ... [3187 chars]",
            "url": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-study-finds-whole-fat-milk-lowers-risk-child-obesity",
            "image": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/styles/social_image/public/assets/images/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-11397572.jpg?itok=9gZXfkla",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T20:53:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "664173e72b325f72942173e4283722ce",
                "name": "University of Toronto",
                "url": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5426c86aa7d0bdb967a34ef6d92c53a4",
            "title": "Fort St. John local talks new vaccine injury program VIAP concerns",
            "description": "Michelle Worton, a Fort St. John local, fears the new Vaccine Impact Assistance Program (VIAP) will be no change from the controversial Vaccines Injury Support Program (VISP).",
            "content": "FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A Fort St. John woman has raised concerns about the new vaccine program for people injured by the Covid-19 inoculation.\nOn March 31st, Marjorie Michel, federal minister of health, announced the Public Health Agency of Canada (PH... [3410 chars]",
            "url": "https://energeticcity.ca/2026/04/09/wrapped-up-like-broken-promises-fort-st-john-applicant-raises-concerns-about-new-vaccine-injury-compensation-program/",
            "image": "https://dqa39nkfbkgfv.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/05113857/Michelle-Worton.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-09T20:53:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "910cb3c0c675fbf36c2db9ebe3ce9a5d",
                "name": "Energeticcity",
                "url": "https://energeticcity.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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