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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": 225716,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e95307fd131116682fa956cc2f169988",
            "title": "'My shock at becoming a mum after teenage cancer treatment'",
            "description": "A woman left in chronic pain after cancer as a 13-year-old describes \"pure joy\" at having a baby.",
            "content": "A mum who was told as a teenager she would not be able to have children has spoken of her \"pure joy\" when found out she was pregnant.\nLeah Cullen was diagnosed with tailbone cancer when she was 13, but after surgery and radiotherapy doctors said she ... [2488 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/shock-becoming-mum-teenage-cancer-121025429.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/f0wr1akiGsnetvSFss1s7g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/b3ad8170c7543b91d9bcb90775376538",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T12:10:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "04b9a1e0606a6e42f897c460ae618da1",
            "title": "World Cancer Day",
            "description": "/CNW/ - World Cancer Day, observed on Wednesday, February 4, is a global moment to honour those affected by cancer, recognize the essential contributions of...",
            "content": "MONTREAL, February 3, 2026 /CNW/ - World Cancer Day, observed on Wednesday, February 4, is a global moment to honour those affected by cancer, recognize the essential contributions of researchers and health professionals, raise awareness and mobilize... [1981 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/media-notice-world-cancer-day-897313456.html",
            "image": "https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2875162/Canadian_Cancer_Society_Media_Notice___World_Cancer_Day.jpg?p=facebook",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T12:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cf555e7a9ba184ade8de566542781f7e",
                "name": "Newswire Canada",
                "url": "https://www.newswire.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "100fce7aa271979aff70023a57655c64",
            "title": "Nova Scotia becomes first in the world to launch new global cancer trial",
            "description": "Nova Scotia Health has reached a major milestone in international cancer research, becoming the first site in ...",
            "content": "Nova Scotia Health has reached a major milestone in international cancer research, becoming the first site in the world to launch — and the first to enroll a patient in — a large clinical trial led by AstraZeneca.\nThe study is being run through the A... [727 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ckbw.ca/2026/02/03/nova-scotia-becomes-first-in-the-world-to-launch-new-global-cancer-trial/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/uploads/station/1650/fbShare.png?r=56199",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-03T11:39:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd9d3eebff442afd6addcd1e5aa0caf8",
                "name": "CKBW",
                "url": "https://www.ckbw.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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