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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": 256736,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ce426f1d3f699f1e8ec9973493c3ce70",
            "title": "Health authority warns of measles exposure on March 9 flight from Vancouver to Regina",
            "description": "“If you were on the listed flight or at the Regina airport at the stated times, please monitor for measles symptoms for up to 21 days after possible exposure,” the health authority said in a statement.",
            "content": "The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning travellers about a measles exposure risk on a flight from Vancouver to Regina earlier this month.\nThe flight – Air Canada AC 8196 – departed the Vancouver airport on March 9 at 8:54 p.m. and landed in Regi... [1877 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cjme.com/2026/03/20/health-authority-warns-of-measles-exposure-on-march-9-flight-from-vancouver-to-regina/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/648/files/2026/03/vaccine.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T14:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bf37b3a076d04d531737d7c7260a7a34",
                "name": "980 CJME",
                "url": "https://www.cjme.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b6de0fe8c97a8783346bf712f473c2e8",
            "title": "Diet and gene therapy together may affect liver health in a rare muscle condition",
            "description": "Research finds nutrition, disease biology and gene therapy delivery can interact to affect liver health in children with X-linked myotubular myopathy, offering insights for future gene therapy approaches.",
            "content": "Children with X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) face complex medical challenges from birth. This rare neuromuscular condition, caused by changes in a gene called MTM1, primarily affects muscle and leads to severe weakness, but non-muscle complicat... [4924 chars]",
            "url": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/news/diet-and-gene-therapy-together-may-affect-liver-health-rare-muscle-condition",
            "image": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/styles/social_image/public/assets/images/Pannia_Deshwar_Dowling.png?itok=-wDVymCI",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T14:25:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "664173e72b325f72942173e4283722ce",
                "name": "University of Toronto",
                "url": "https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1f3b31ed7481cd7fea441c4e854dd325",
            "title": "News Release: Progress on Student Immunization Record Updates",
            "description": "As of Friday, March 20, 99.7% of all elementary students in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) are up to date with the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requirements.",
            "content": "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nFriday, March 20, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. | Windsor-Essex County\nAs of Friday, March 20, 99.7% of all elementary students in Windsor and Essex County (WEC) are up to date with the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) requirements.... [1401 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wechu.org/news-release-progress-student-immunization-record-updates",
            "image": "https://www.wechu.org/favicon.ico",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T14:02:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3c9dd44039b07edd2776d07bdda38945",
                "name": "WECHU",
                "url": "https://www.wechu.org"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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