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": 276582,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8aec03e894ef80d987e22eb139576839",
            "title": "Ask the expert: Why do newborns get vitamin K shots?",
            "description": "As medical misinformation spreads online, medical professionals are routinely finding themselves having to combat the misguided advice many people come across.",
            "content": "As medical misinformation spreads online, medical professionals are routinely finding themselves having to combat the misguided advice many people come across. Vitamin K shots for newborns are one of the latest subjects being impacted, with many pare... [4661 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lhsc.on.ca/news/ask-the-expert-why-do-newborns-get-vitamin-k-shots",
            "image": "https://www.lhsc.on.ca/sites/default/files/favicon.ico",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T13:53:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bf525bb2c0fde423756636d64d281446",
                "name": "LHSC",
                "url": "https://www.lhsc.on.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f7a356c2af7dd96c127cb032e089b739",
            "title": "Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus on cruise ship has recovered",
            "description": "A statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon was discharged from hospital late last week.",
            "content": "British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered.\nA statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon ... [643 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11895909/canadian-tested-positive-hantavirus-cruise-ship-recovered/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CP176255158-e1778168174291.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T12:25:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7a6cd0a134b89b868d8aad62339f1a41",
            "title": "6 women’s health developments in 2026 you need to know",
            "description": "From heart health to menopause, endometriosis to chronic pain, the medical spotlight is turning to women - and it’s about time!",
            "content": "For decades, women have been told that their symptoms were normal: pain was “just part of being a woman”, exhaustion was stress, and brain fog was expected in ageing.\nIn 2026, that narrative is beginning to change, and it can’t come soon enough.\nAcro... [8144 chars]",
            "url": "https://community.thefemalelead.com/p/6-womens-health-developments-in-2026",
            "image": "https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-cgK!,w_1200,h_675,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24d041dd-e275-430c-8dfa-f1c4d8429bd4_1456x1048.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T12:12:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "499b2b9d62c9a8208b44a0f76476f3f1",
                "name": "The Female Lead | Substack",
                "url": "https://community.thefemalelead.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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