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": 297082,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2f95bf0fce54ba03eb618a361814a76d",
            "title": "NorKam students mark five years of fundraising for childhood cancer research at BC Children’s Hospital",
            "description": "KAMLOOPS - The gym at NorKam Secondary was a hive of activity Thursday (April 30) afternoon as students and we...",
            "content": "“I’ve had some family members with cancer in the past so it’s a very close-to-heart issue for me,” added fellow Grade 12 student Dominic Benoit. “I think it was very important being around other people who have the same mindset as me towards cancer. ... [2377 chars]",
            "url": "https://cfjctoday.com/2026/05/01/norkam-students-mark-five-years-of-fundraising-for-childhood-cancer-research-at-bc-childrens-hospital/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2311/files/2026/05/f270eaa4-795c-4c9b-b1da-ed9a6f782afa-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T22:31:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7534a24e6bbb866db100bcab190a0617",
                "name": "CFJC Today Kamloops",
                "url": "https://cfjctoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ccd4a0453788a0040daee7ebc1f82f38",
            "title": "Calgary: Cryptosporidium outbreak reported, Linked to petting zoo",
            "description": "Alberta health officials announced the declaration of a cryptosporidium outbreak at the Butterfield Acres Petting Farm in Calgary.",
            "content": "Alberta health officials announced the declaration of a cryptosporidium outbreak at the Butterfield Acres Petting Farm in Calgary.\nIndividuals who have visited the petting farm on or after April 9 may have been exposed to cryptosporidium. Public Heal... [2238 chars]",
            "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/calgary-cryptosporidium-outbreak",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1bLw!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F55fb03ea-5cd8-406d-a6e6-4e1c6f395a84_700x467.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T22:06:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1e3a7a8ed1371209df6a04dee0f1869",
                "name": "Outbreak News Today",
                "url": "https://outbreaknewstoday.substack.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0962d418095db77e735feca519e9a03a",
            "title": "Public Health warns of ongoing spike in overdoses across Sudbury area",
            "description": "Emergency medical service calls surged in April, reaching their highest level since May 2020.",
            "content": "Article content\nWhile EMS activity has eased somewhat since a drug warning was issued on April 22, officials say other indicators continue to point to a high number of overdoses, many of them severe. The cause of the increase remains unknown.\n“This w... [2358 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesudburystar.com/news/public-health-warns-of-ongoing-spike-in-overdoses-across-sudbury-area",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/0402-ep-p1-inside.ep_.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-01T22:01:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4212b7ae16f179fb67162ff65ddb6375",
                "name": "Sudbury Star",
                "url": "https://www.thesudburystar.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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