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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 APIAPI 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": 272622,
"articles": [
{
"id": "a11ab60ead59a38562c3ba534202deba",
"title": "Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago",
"description": "Scientists have solved a mystery that puzzled them for decades: Why were so many dead children buried by hunter-gatherers in Russia 5,500 years ago? It turns out they were killed by the earliest known outbreak of the plague, revealing new insights about the disease.",
"content": "Scientists have solved a mystery that puzzled them for decades: Why were so many dead children buried by hunter-gatherers in Russia 5,500 years ago? It turns out they were killed by the earliest known outbreak of the plague, revealing new insights ab... [4184 chars]",
"url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/plague-9.7238600",
"image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6fd104f7-befd-40d5-8552-beefbfc279af,1781717703373/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C104%2C665%2C374%29%3BResize%3D620",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-17T18:52:16Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
"name": "CBC",
"url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
}
},
{
"id": "c8c1df80ce9db07624e2dbd78be91b60",
"title": "McMaster scientists celebrated for leadership in virology",
"description": "Miller received the Grandvaux-McCormick Award for Service to Canadian Virology, and Mossman the Mentor Award for Senior Investigators.",
"content": "Two McMaster University researchers have been recognized by the Canadian Society for Virology (CSV) for their exceptional contributions to research and mentorship.\nMatthew Miller, a professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, has received the ... [3742 chars]",
"url": "https://news.mcmaster.ca/mcmaster-scientists-celebrated-for-leadership-in-virology/",
"image": "https://news.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2026/06/Miller-Mossman-2026.png",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-17T18:34:33Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "5400bfd519e5574603978b446675ae90",
"name": "McMaster News",
"url": "https://news.mcmaster.ca"
}
},
{
"id": "a3c48765f43e2d4624878cc5e85fc70e",
"title": "Dr. Marco Marra honoured with Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize",
"description": "An international leader in cancer genomics, Dr. Marra is recognized for his transformative impact on cancer research and care.",
"content": "UBC Faculty of Medicine professor Dr. Marco Marra has been awarded the Canadian Cancer Society’s Lifetime Contribution Prize in recognition of his transformative impact on cancer genomics research, precision medicine and scientific mentorship.\nDr. Ma... [3274 chars]",
"url": "https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/dr-marco-marra-honoured-with-canadian-cancer-society-lifetime-contribution-prize/",
"image": "https://med-fom-faculty.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2026/06/Marco-Marra_1200x675.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-17T18:20:22Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "4918774e89b6b8e54231c1460944e566",
"name": "UBC Faculty of Medicine",
"url": "https://www.med.ubc.ca"
}
}
]
}