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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": 221738,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1904fa9a316cab37a561c4cdd134bf39",
            "title": "50% of one's life span could be heritable: Study",
            "description": "External environment such as disease or living conditions can exert a powerful influence on how long one lives.",
            "content": "Genetics may explain about half of a person's lifespan, a study has suggested, pointing to a far more significant role of genetics than earlier research indicated.\nThe findings, published in the journal Science, show that once mortality due to extern... [1772 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/health/50-of-ones-life-span-could-be-heritable-study/",
            "image": "https://www.tribuneindia.com/sortd-service/imaginary/v22-01/jpg/large/high?url=dGhldHJpYnVuZS1zb3J0ZC1wcm8tcHJvZC1zb3J0ZC9tZWRpYWE0NzdmYzAwLTAwMjYtMTFmMS05ZTU3LWE1YjYwZTQ0ZTg4ZS5qcGc=",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T11:02:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7b993e435cced7b7c672977e6c44c256",
                "name": "Tribune India",
                "url": "https://www.tribuneindia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0420d0410ae3cf9941b1b2b03529789b",
            "title": "Flu Cases Drop, But Hospitalizations Rise in Province",
            "description": "Flu cases in the province have dropped significantly, however hospitalizations are on the rise. The provincial...",
            "content": "Flu cases in the province have dropped significantly, however hospitalizations are on the rise.\nThe provincial government’s latest figures show that while the number of lab-confirmed cases has dropped dramatically after peaking just before the new ye... [287 chars]",
            "url": "https://vocm.com/2026/02/02/290866/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/900/files/2020/10/Flu-Shot-Clinic.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T10:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1f7b8d1fbe1f1a390d9ca6465745832",
                "name": "VOCM",
                "url": "https://vocm.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e226a5d7cf54349d9596f5ceae0d4979",
            "title": "Icy climate change linked to increase in falls in Montreal",
            "description": "Recent studies examine the toll of falls, which are often under-reported.",
            "content": "Article content\nOne of the possible reasons for the increase in falls among older adults observed over the past two decades is climate change, suggests Dr. Sidonie Pénicaud, a physician with Montreal’s public health department specializing in public ... [5102 chars]",
            "url": "https://montrealgazette.com/life/climate-change-linked-to-increase-in-falls-montreal-studies",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/montrealgazette/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/0131-extra-falls-88-11.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-02T10:32:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a27b75f5edcb9a8e875f9905b0f24199",
                "name": "Montreal Gazette",
                "url": "https://montrealgazette.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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