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Canada Health News API

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

Get API key for the Canada Health News API

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": 221370,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0385bf09f309f6e7559cb69314418796",
            "title": "Measles outbreak in Mexico prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco",
            "description": "ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak",
            "content": "By Canadian Press on February 5, 2026.\nZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2... [2675 chars]",
            "url": "https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/02/05/measles-outbreak-in-mexico-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco/",
            "image": "https://lethbridgeherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_lethbridge_herald.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T19:10:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9f430deaca17c67452bdcf248b840fff",
                "name": "The Lethbridge Herald",
                "url": "https://lethbridgeherald.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "55854b1b27ed6ff36783261c33231749",
            "title": "‘Dangerous outcomes’: The limitations of BMI as a diagnostic tool",
            "description": "BMI is not a comprehensive indicator of health and using it can have disastrous results, especially for racialized populations.",
            "content": "Muna-Udbi Ali, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University, has experienced the dangers and unreliability of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a diagnostic screening tool first-hand.\n“Too often, Black women’s rea... [7159 chars]",
            "url": "https://healthydebate.ca/2026/02/topic/limitations-bmi-diagnostic-tool/",
            "image": "https://healthydebate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Untitled-design111.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T19:02:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "342de186deb46a9bf922b44ee68c8b38",
                "name": "Healthy Debate",
                "url": "https://healthydebate.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7802587f32a009caaa7d4624aa117918",
            "title": "Une étude appelle à des pratiques de recherche inclusives sur la démence au Canada",
            "description": "Une nouvelle étude canadienne a révélé que les personnes atteintes de démence (PLWD) sont souvent exclues de la recherche en raison d'hypothèses d'incapacité et de variations dans les processus institutionnels. Les auteurs soutiennent qu’avec des approches soutenues et fondées sur les droits, les personnes handicapées peuvent participer de manière significative aux décisions qui affectent leur […]",
            "content": "Une nouvelle étude canadienne a révélé que les personnes atteintes de démence (PLWD) sont souvent exclues de la recherche en raison d'hypothèses d'incapacité et de variations dans les processus institutionnels. Les auteurs soutiennent qu’avec des app... [4511 chars]",
            "url": "https://ma-clinique.fr/une-etude-appelle-a-des-pratiques-de-recherche-inclusives-sur-la-demence-au-canada",
            "image": "https://ma-clinique.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Le-vaccin-contre-le-zona-pourrait-beneficier-aux-personnes-deja.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T18:41:34Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "5be145cce4c6fc3fd58092061b7679cf",
                "name": "ma-clinique.fr",
                "url": "https://ma-clinique.fr"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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