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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": 282190,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "64fb656425e9af91903ee387244f5444",
            "title": "Common medical condition seen years before dementia develops, study reveals",
            "description": "A new study links cystitis and bacterial infections to a 19% higher rate of late-onset dementia, suggesting severe infections may accelerate cognitive decline.",
            "content": "New research has identified an association between late-onset dementia and certain infections.\nThe study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, investigated the link between the two, exploring whether the connection could stem from other health iss... [3801 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/common-medical-condition-seen-years-174534297.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/qFDGMQxXBaL1QUy6.EYdiw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/aol_fox_news_articles_947/9f3df5d93fc1f3f7eaf1abbe43c16b16",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T20:02:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4ff2d0fa568705d6b87ce5c9e310a16d",
                "name": "AOL.com",
                "url": "https://www.aol.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2796d7ed2b1254e6d49f1515d5a8db71",
            "title": "Manitoba measles cases surpass 400 in 2026",
            "description": "Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada",
            "content": "Manitoba’s year-to-date total for confirmed and probable measles cases has surpassed 400, with government officials expecting the true number of infections to be higher.\nThe province reported 34 new confirmed cases and nine more probable infections i... [673 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/this-just-in/manitoba-measles-cases-surpass-400-in-2026",
            "image": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/fb-og-image.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T19:50:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ce16c38b3c43eee5cdb95476a1f8c587",
                "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
                "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "63d4129e070f0c8443198794d1c33bad",
            "title": "onset cancer is on the rise. Here is how OSUCCC–James is adapting to the needs of younger patients",
            "description": "The incidence of multiple cancer types in people under the age of 50 has been rising, with early-onset cancers now contributing to nearly 15,000 excess cases of cancer in the U.S. annually.  To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with IP-login or register for […]",
            "content": "March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. It is a reminder of a heartbreaking trend that oncologists like me are witnessing in our clinics: Last year, for the first time, colorectal cancer became the leading cause of cancer-related death i... [790 chars]",
            "url": "https://cancerletter.com/trials-and-tribulations/20260327_2/",
            "image": "https://cdn.cancerletter.com/media/2026/03/27145510/story-2-4x3-1-2.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-27T19:28:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6ea0678eb32f43946ef7fd8ae726818f",
                "name": "The Cancer Letter",
                "url": "https://cancerletter.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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