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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": 220974,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "479e2845a2387f7c2642f35463ae3b17",
            "title": "Finger-prick blood test could be early warning for children with type 1 diabetes",
            "description": "A simple finger-prick blood test can find those at risk so they can get the right treatment.",
            "content": "All UK children could be offered screening for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test, say researchers who have been running a large study.\nCurrently, many young people go undiagnosed and risk developing a life-threatening complicatio... [4107 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/finger-prick-blood-test-could-011947884.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/bbc_us_articles_995/64f68d93b7ec1b82597074ef63dcf9ba",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T01:19:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "194d4c40ec6111560ac687cd70955297",
            "title": "Why doing a mix of exercise could be the key to longer life",
            "description": "Don't just focus on one activity - doing a variety every week gives you more health benefits, a study suggests.",
            "content": "Don't put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to exercise - doing a variety of different physical activities every week is the key to boosting your health and living longer, a study suggests.\nAfter tracking the weekly exercise habits of 110,000... [4281 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.style.yahoo.com/why-doing-mix-exercise-could-011757802.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9MJpJ9Em6Ki1vVTWWiBCpQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/82de189dc73d7727b36bb7ed69321588",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T01:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "05ab64591e6d8f5d7706c5475ab29da2",
                "name": "Yahoo Lifestyle Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.style.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5ac3b428259f0b2c28bcd0412dceb82",
            "title": "Warning over ‘demographic timebomb’ as common eye condition could rise by 60%",
            "description": "Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, connecting the eye and brain, and is most common in people over 50",
            "content": "The UK is set to see a 60 per cent rise in glaucoma cases by 2060, researchers warn, labelling the common eye condition a \"demographic timebomb\" that can cause blindness if left untreated. They insist \"serious planning and action now\" is needed to en... [3970 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/warning-over-demographic-timebomb-common-232312928.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/the_independent_577/e28ee11029d98fa6ee20a9ae57965a77",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T00:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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