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Canada Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada Nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 338956,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bb2c9741997bfee11b94f9bfb6b9e8f1",
            "title": "St. John’s doctor lied about ex's father to have driver’s licence suspended, police allege",
            "description": "A family physician in St. John’s is facing a dozen charges, including allegations he harassed his ex-partner and falsified a medical report to have his ex-father-in-law suspended from driving.",
            "content": "A family physician in St. John’s is facing a dozen charges, including allegations he harassed his ex-partner and falsified a medical report to have his ex-father-in-law suspended from driving.\nMarcus Hancock is set to make his first appearance at pro... [4648 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/marcus-hancock-charges-9.7075552",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/afc48fd3-be26-4221-8ad4-e0edef097f63,1770306635216/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T14:05:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "987835ad9ba0f3bcaacfa375288e716c",
            "title": "Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support",
            "description": "Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic island",
            "content": "Canada and France are to open diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland on Friday, showing support for their Nato ally Denmark and the Arctic island after US efforts to secure control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.\nCanada’s foreign ... [1970 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/06/canada-and-france-open-greenland-consulates-in-show-of-denmark-support",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/87942988a7440a40889d3503fb0e066dd20be66d/726_0_6167_4935/master/6167.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=ac3ad145b2966165598c094c83f5e338",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T12:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2161468875a0ffa3722064342484aac8",
            "title": "Snow, strong winds coming",
            "description": "Snow and strong winds could create messy conditions for drivers in the GTA during the afternoon rush hour on Friday.",
            "content": "Snow and strong winds could create messy conditions for drivers in the GTA during the afternoon rush hour on Friday.\nEnvironment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto today, warning of wind gusts of up to 80 km/h and as much as ei... [2073 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/02/06/snow-strong-winds-expected-in-toronto-on-friday-before-temperature-plummets/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/5SYCMSIFCBD35H45KSZBQTDAJA.JPG?smart=true&auth=9b54796c579f5b62be3658076a01f48ab7abb178338c99a8884bc7f493944bc4&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-06T11:36:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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