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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": 234108,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ba97511298e9afb389992cc923571e67",
            "title": "Shopper’s Mall, Sportsplex Pool among possible measles exposure sites",
            "description": "The province has listed several locations in Brandon as among possible sites of exposure to measles, and is as...",
            "content": "The province has listed several locations in Brandon as among possible sites of exposure to measles, and is asking anyone who may have been there at certain times to monitor for symptoms.\nAccording to the province’s website, the Community Sportsplex ... [529 chars]",
            "url": "https://qcountryfm.ca/2026/02/18/shoppers-mall-community-pool-among-possible-measles-exposure-sites/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/3178/files/2025/05/269600590-1200x675.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T10:32:26Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "48c1cd1d0725bb4920d52400c4238e9a",
                "name": "Q Country 91.5FM",
                "url": "https://qcountryfm.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "51229e4f1d0da83a9396e00d39848f1c",
            "title": "Pourquoi pleurons-nous ?",
            "description": "Tristesse, joie, colère… Pourquoi nos yeux se remplissent-ils de larmes ? La science pointe du doigt nos relations sociales et notre cerveau.",
            "content": "Les humains sont les seuls à pleurer sous l’effet des émotions. La science révèle ce que ces gouttes disent de notre cerveau et de nos relations.\nUn film, une dispute, un paysage grandiose et soudain, les yeux se brouillent. Les larmes coulent sans p... [4799 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com/pourquoi-pleurons-nous/",
            "image": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-Pourquoi-pleurons-nous.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T09:56:15Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "6478bd7ffafa0ee865a08cc34326ad44",
                "name": "sante-sur-le-net.com",
                "url": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ea72e6b9d92e8133025c5498151aad03",
            "title": "La malbouffe manipule notre cerveau, mais il est possible de lutter",
            "description": "De nouvelles études suggèrent que les souvenirs d’aliments gras et sucrés sont profondément enregistrés dans notre cerveau dès la première bouchée.",
            "content": "Croustillante, sucrée, addictive : la malbouffe ne séduit pas seulement nos papilles, elle façonne notre cerveau. Une mécanique redoutable, mais dont la science montre qu’il est possible de s’affranchir.\nUn sachet de chips ouvert « pour goûter ». Dix... [4770 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com/la-malbouffe-manipule-notre-cerveau-mais-il-est-possible-de-lutter/",
            "image": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Photo-La-malbouffe.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T09:01:05Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "6478bd7ffafa0ee865a08cc34326ad44",
                "name": "sante-sur-le-net.com",
                "url": "https://www.sante-sur-le-net.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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