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Canada Nation News API

Get the live top nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 320844,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5842753864dac42501061ff40c6b0844",
            "title": "Some P.E.I. municipalities postpone Halloween due to messy weather forecast",
            "description": "Some trick-or-treaters in P.E.I. will have to wait an extra night for Halloween festivities as Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that heavy rain and wind are expected to hit the Island on Friday.",
            "content": "Some trick-or-treaters in P.E.I. will have to wait an extra night for Halloween festivities as Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning that heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit the Island on Friday.\nCharlottetown,... [1471 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-halloween-postponed-9.6959767",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6ecae9b0-bf0a-492d-97d6-f809f4c949ef,1761829930842/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C252%2C800%2C450%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-30T14:02:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "28d40fb129c4f8f1358e4b1127b555d2",
            "title": "Soraya Martinez Ferrada creuse son avance, selon un sondage",
            "description": "La cheffe d’Ensemble Montréal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, creuse encore davantage son avance contre son rival de Projet Montréal, Luc Rabouin. À trois jours du vote, l’ancienne ministre fédérale mène maintenant par 15 points.",
            "content": "La cheffe d’Ensemble Montréal, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, creuse encore davantage son avance contre son rival de Projet Montréal, Luc Rabouin. À trois jours du vote, l’ancienne ministre fédérale mène maintenant par 15 points.\nC’est ce que montre un nou... [1900 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-municipales/2025-10-30/election-a-la-mairie-de-montreal/soraya-martinez-ferrada-creuse-son-avance-selon-un-sondage.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/0c1aab1e/e27754b83a4635aebc5e9c491328f9af.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-30T13:56:27Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "La Presse",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "87d49e9688b7b5cd801e708f79f82557",
            "title": "Three people charged with murder in death of missing man, Ontario police say",
            "description": "Robbie Thomson of Smiths Falls, Ont., was reported missing two years ago",
            "content": "Provincial police say three people have been charged with murder in the death of a man who was reported missing two years ago.\nPolice say 34-year-old Robbie Thomson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., was reported missing in October 2023.\nThey say he has not bee... [384 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-three-people-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-missing-man-ontario/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/VCPRCTLGZFDYNEJTYJGNIPSLCA.jpg?auth=a39ba30cb1026a35e5009e4d19dffcc296bf56056b76aa51565459eaaf04ab59&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-30T13:48:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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