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": 269950,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2e934519b096db7bf53f04d31fe481cd",
            "title": "Gale : les autorités alertent face à la hausse des formes graves et atypiques",
            "description": "La gale n’a pas disparu. Alors que les Bouches-du-Rhône font face à une épidémie et que les chiffres explosent en Ile-de-France et que les formes graves se multiplient, les autorités sanitaires actualisent les recommandations de diagnostic et de traitement pour l'ensemble du territoire.",
            "content": "De nouveaux foyers de gale signalés ce 7 mai 2026 dans plusieurs écoles des Bouches-du-Rhône confirment une tendance inquiétante observée depuis plusieurs années. Cette dynamique, particulièrement marquée en Île-de-France, met en lumière non seulemen... [2594 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.medisite.fr/actualites-gale-les-autorites-alertent-face-a-la-hausse-des-formes-graves-et-atypiques.5717519.2071.html",
            "image": "https://www.medisite.fr/sites/default/files/2026-05/iStock-1455756713-20260507114507-dba1c55a.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T02:00:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "8cdb7fcf3967994e0b8de0095b6863e7",
                "name": "Medisite.fr",
                "url": "https://www.medisite.fr"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "49700fabd4babc9821d826b59b2ff5b9",
            "title": "Two Ontarians who came in contact with hantavirus live in Grey-Bruce: health unit",
            "description": "‘The individuals are well and are not experiencing any symptoms of illness,’ says acting medical officer of health",
            "content": "The two Ontario residents who are isolating at home after coming in contact with the hantavirus live in Grey-Bruce, according to the local health unit.\nOn May 8, the Grey Bruce Public Health announced that the two Grey-Bruce residents live in the sam... [2199 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/two-ontarians-who-came-in-contact-with-hantavirus-live-in-grey-bruce-health-unit-12255538",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/collingwoodtoday/images/health/gbph-jg.jpg;w=960;h=432;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T00:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "22b237a6be29f0a340297504c16c81a7",
            "title": "Hantavirus risk low in Ontario, no symptoms for exposed couple: province's chief medical officer",
            "description": "Ontario's chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are in good spirits and showing no symptoms, while isolating in their rural community.",
            "content": "Ontario's chief medical officer of health says two Ontario residents who were on a cruise ship with passengers infected with hantavirus are in good spirits and showing no symptoms, while isolating in their rural community.\nDr. Kieran Moore says the c... [1633 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-hantavirus-risk-low-9.7192767",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/71132caf-2af2-43ec-b67e-ac0694badb7f,1778258366307/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28972%2C684%2C5093%2C2864%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T19:44:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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