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": 264788,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a7c97b3f7758309ea82b7dac1e980bd0",
            "title": "Moustique tigre en Seine-et-Marne : 46 villes infestées, maladies… l'état des lieux de la prolifération",
            "description": "Alors que l'ARS Ile-de-France vient de lancer sa campagne 2026 de surveillance renforcée face au moustique tigre, les chiffres de 2025 montrent une prolifération en Seine-et-Marne.",
            "content": "« La prolifération du moustique tigre est inéluctable : que ce soit en Seine-et-Marne, mais plus largement en France ! » La prédiction que Jean-Philippe Siblet, un naturaliste, avait formulée dans nos colonnes l’année dernière se confirme… Alors que ... [4648 chars]",
            "url": "https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/fontainebleau_77186/moustique-tigre-en-seine-et-marne-45-villes-infestees-maladies-letat-des-lieux-de-la-proliferation_64251090.html",
            "image": "https://static.actu.fr/uploads/2026/05/046778ef7c096786778ef7c09bc677v.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T15:00:02Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "8a1d23f6ed0342079db7b0d67bb4fcb0",
                "name": "Actu.fr",
                "url": "https://actu.fr"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2c199218c995519f91d83a2fa194aa7d",
            "title": "The buzz is back: Mosquito season starts in Mississauga",
            "description": "As mosquitoes return to Mississauga, so does the risk West Nile virus. Learn how to protect yourself.",
            "content": "They may be small, but mosquitoes can make a big impact on summer, turning up an impacting the enjoyment backyards, parks and patios. While they might be pesky, infected mosquitos can carry West Nile virus, which is transmitted through a mosquito bit... [3563 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mississauga.ca/city-of-mississauga-news/news/buzz-is-back-mosquitoes-season-starts-in-mississauga/",
            "image": "https://www.mississauga.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/25140805/AdobeStock_191531640-scaled.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T14:24:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b552551ad893beec0605528bc6fd9fa2",
                "name": "City of Mississauga",
                "url": "https://www.mississauga.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2235de61f31a24e3c7b4d237e4521880",
            "title": "Hantavirus outbreak drives EU push for tighter cross-border health coordination",
            "description": "EU countries tighten cross-border health coordination after hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship infected multiple European passengers, as experts reassure the public that the virus is not the same as COVID-19.",
            "content": "With the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic looming, and besides health experts warning that the hantavirus outbreak has little to do with coronavirus, the European Union member states seek to strengthen coordination and prevention.\nEU ambassadors are i... [5102 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/13/hantavirus-outbreak-drives-eu-push-for-tighter-cross-border-health-coordination",
            "image": "https://images.euronews.com/articles/stories/09/75/31/61/1200x675_cmsv2_180133f2-3cb9-5bb3-bd22-5069ddf71a50-9753161.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T13:49:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fe7887ab38dfaf6c0f8af3a124d38295",
                "name": "Euronews.com",
                "url": "https://www.euronews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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