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": 280806,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "58cae33be445ebdedf6280b2315416b4",
            "title": "Mobile mammography service to visit Taber",
            "description": "Officials with Primary Care Alberta say the Screen Test program will be in Taber in July to provide screening ...",
            "content": "More information about breast cancer screening and who is eligible can be found by visiting https://screeningforlife.ca/breast/get-screened/#who_should_get_screened.\nVisit https://screeningforlife.ca/breast/screen-test-mobile-clinics/ for more inform... [637 chars]",
            "url": "https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2026/06/19/mobile-mammography-service-to-visit-taber/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2310/files/2026/06/020235b3-a23f-423a-af3e-0b2354a7d50b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T22:28:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ef658ac6e7f65d89c68408e77985f40f",
                "name": "Lethbridge News Now",
                "url": "https://lethbridgenewsnow.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c56386bd0d82ca4a6f14f3b54deb7a28",
            "title": "Protect yourself against tick bites this summer: province",
            "description": "More people may be at risk of tick bites as cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses continue to rise, says Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health",
            "content": "NEWS RELEASE\nMINISTRY OF HEALTH\n********************\nAs outdoor activity increases during the summer season, the Ontario government is encouraging people across the province to take precautions to prevent tick bites and reduce the risk of Lyme diseas... [3658 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/province-reminds-public-to-take-precuations-against-tick-bites-this-summer-12446686",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/stock-images/ticks2.jpg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T20:34:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3cc8b84361193a3fa386c587bb969519",
            "title": "Caring for an aging Niagara means changing how we deliver care",
            "description": "Your source for the latest Niagara Health news, updates, publications and Niagara Health Now.",
            "content": "Niagara is getting older. That is not a projection or a planning assumption — it is the reality we see every day in our hospitals.\nI’ve been a geriatrician at Niagara Health for the past 10 years, starting my career here after completing my training.... [4026 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/site/news/2026/06/19/caring-for-an-aging-niagara-means-changing-how-we-deliver-care",
            "image": "https://d2zp5xs5cp8zlg.cloudfront.net/image-114999-800.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T20:03:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "04193b45245129aa81c00f9875a3e618",
                "name": "Niagara Health",
                "url": "https://www.niagarahealth.on.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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