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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": 220384,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cc582b6730de3ef6b4f20c29b058cccb",
            "title": "Virus respiratoires : Les urgences de la région sous pression",
            "description": "Grippe, COVID-19, influenza et autres virus habituels... les urgences de la région débordent. Dans les derniers jours, les centres hospitaliers ont battu des records d'occupation avec des taux affichés de plus de 100%. Des infections respiratoires qui concernent avant tout les patients vulnérables, mais pas que, explique la directrice des soins infirmiers…",
            "content": "Grippe, COVID-19, influenza et autres virus habituels… les urgences de la région débordent.\nDans les derniers jours, les centres hospitaliers ont battu des records d’occupation avec des taux affichés de plus de 100%.\nDes infections respiratoires qui ... [733 chars]",
            "url": "https://tvaabitibi.ca/2026/01/08/virus-respiratoires-les-urgences-de-la-region-sous-pression/",
            "image": "https://video.tvaabitibi.ca/2026/01/Image-urgences.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T23:44:46Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "ece533020bcd4a4be08682ca0e9546bb",
                "name": "TVA Abitibi-Temiscamingue",
                "url": "https://tvaabitibi.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "870a2b54391a72801e76c03c943671c5",
            "title": "Merck urges science-led US vaccine schedule after CDC trims childhood vaccine list",
            "description": "Jan 8 (Reuters) - Merck on Thursday said any changes to the U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule should rest on comprehensive data and guidance from vaccine experts, after federal health",
            "content": "Jan 8 (Reuters) - Merck on Thursday said any changes to the U.S. child and adolescent immunization schedule should rest on ​comprehensive data and guidance from vaccine experts, after federal health ‌officials shifted several shots out of the \"univer... [1786 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/merck-urges-science-led-us-225331093.html",
            "image": "https://media.zenfs.com/en/reuters.com/b533c1f5883a7c7044145ddfbea30c8a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T22:53:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c6bdfbd31b5d1e2abed3a5acfb98dccb",
            "title": "Province warns of another measles exposure site",
            "description": "Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada",
            "content": "The province notified the public Thursday about another location where people might have been exposed to measles.\nAnyone who was at Lloyd Orchard Community Arena in Miami between 4 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 2 should watch for symptoms until Jan. 24,... [295 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/this-just-in/province-warns-of-another-measles-exposure-site-2",
            "image": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/11/fb-og-image.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T22:05:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ce16c38b3c43eee5cdb95476a1f8c587",
                "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
                "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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