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": 280296,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "31008f44fcc57bcf290cd4faa6759e65",
            "title": "Confirmed cases reach 282",
            "description": "At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo’s ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said late Sunday, as patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their indescribable joy in interviews with The Associated Press.",
            "content": "BUNIA, Congo — At least 282 confirmed cases of Ebola have now been reported in Congo’s ongoing outbreak, the central African nation said late Sunday, as patients who recovered from the disease spoke of their indescribable joy in interviews with The A... [2810 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/06/01/confirmed-ebola-cases-in-congo-reach-282-as-survivors-describe-their-recoveries/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/3HVAIXSSJEUCABAWINJY6CWLL4.jpg?smart=true&auth=8b790a2e49f13d6283f4440604bb67431e4e09ae8c37b9d26c95f8f61c19e7d4&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T10:00:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "956c507ad80d0b198fa9f6722285e30c",
            "title": "Ask our health reporter about her week without ultraprocessed foods",
            "description": "On Thursday, June 4, at 1 p.m. ET, our health reporter Kelly Grant will answer reader questions about trying to eliminate ultraprocessed foods for her family of five",
            "content": "The Q&A will happen in the comment section of this article. Click here to leave a question. If you’re an app user, click on the comments icon on the top right of your screen.\nYou can also submit a question for our reporter by sending an e-mail to aud... [2878 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cutting-ultraprocessed-foods-reader-questions/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/QANHPWH3ZBD23EUDI6WQEHULRE.jpg?auth=1176d14a0cb90759f2b9c54d61a5e92fa09b6d2b643cb3270e9daf7812e634c6&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T10:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f9ca29826c655753cbf63aa13c7c3551",
            "title": "Southern Health residents invited to town hall amid measles outbreak",
            "description": "Manitoba is stepping up efforts to promote measles vaccinations by calling phone numbers in the rural areas hardest hit by the contagious disease, and inviting those people to a telephone town hall.",
            "content": "Manitoba is stepping up efforts to promote measles vaccinations by calling phone numbers in the rural areas hardest hit by the contagious disease, and inviting those people to a telephone town hall.\nThe public forum is aimed at the Southern Health re... [4795 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-measles-vaccine-town-hall-9.7217073",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/20090d6d-09c8-467c-ae2e-39654e8c1398,1780078921675/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C1%2C5472%2C3078%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T10:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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