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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": 230396,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8672ce9154756573154235d0015f6b22",
            "title": "Bird flu at Amherstburg poultry farm",
            "description": "Federal officials have confirmed bird flu at a commercial poultry farm in Amherstburg, prompting immediate containment measures across parts of Windsor-Essex.",
            "content": "Federal officials have confirmed bird flu at a commercial poultry farm in Amherstburg, prompting immediate containment measures across parts of Windsor-Essex.\nThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says highly pathogenic avian influenza was detec... [1473 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/02/24/bird-flu-confirmed-at-commercial-poultry-farm-in-amherstburg/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/H4L5ULRS7Z22VC42JGVMROJMDU.jpg?smart=true&auth=60e4e6c4bc4af818d620a3b61a7d2dc970c698dd28c2c561ffecedefb089e7ea&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T00:37:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c881d2ee27cb5ece8b356b1e067c8fb2",
            "title": "Nearly half of Americans unaware of link between eating processed meat and colorectal cancer",
            "description": "Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the US",
            "content": "Nearly half of American adults are unaware that eating processed meats may increase their risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a poll released Tuesday.\nThe poll, which was conducted earlier this month and included more than 2,000 partic... [2663 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nearly-half-americans-unaware-between-002735080.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/the_independent_635/c71b99fb37186d00a70eeedccfe8f955",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T00:27:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "021196a58dc74a0fa6adc23907e81cbd",
            "title": "Four outbreaks declared at healthcare facilities on Vancouver Island: Island Health",
            "description": "Four illness outbreaks are active at facilities across Vancouver Island, according to Island Health's active outbreak list.",
            "content": "Four illness outbreaks are active at facilities across Vancouver Island, according to Island Health’s active outbreak list.\nThree of the outbreaks are gastrointestinal or norovirus-like illnesses, while one is a flu outbreak.\nThe flu outbreak, identi... [1271 chars]",
            "url": "https://cheknews.ca/four-outbreaks-declared-at-healthcare-facilities-on-vancouver-island-island-health-1307582/",
            "image": "https://cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SAANICH-PENINSULA-HOSPITAL-BROLL-TL-2024-02-27_00025.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T00:09:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "51192d0d0d80b340629793791612a00c",
                "name": "CHEK News",
                "url": "https://cheknews.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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