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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": 330068,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "856c69424e7b3ab935879f1b6c57dadf",
            "title": "L’automatisation des ascenseurs est envisagée pour réduire l’attente",
            "description": "Devant les longues files d’attente qui se forment à l’heure de pointe matinale, l’opérateur du Réseau express métropolitain (REM) envisage d’automatiser les ascenseurs à la station Édouard-Montpetit.",
            "content": "Devant les longues files d’attente qui se forment à l’heure de pointe matinale, l’opérateur du Réseau express métropolitain (REM) envisage d’automatiser les ascenseurs à la station Édouard-Montpetit.\nDepuis des semaines, des usagers se plaignent que ... [4883 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/grand-montreal/2026-01-30/station-edouard-montpetit-du-rem/l-automatisation-des-ascenseurs-est-envisagee-pour-reduire-l-attente.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/913261c14bef389db8efc1e1a5feeef9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T16:28:19Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "lapresse.ca",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c2b840e6ef1f01bcc8bc83a34914ef57",
            "title": "Former top McKenney adviser laying groundwork for his own mayoral run",
            "description": "The field of candidates planning a run for Ottawa’s mayor could soon have a fourth name, as another potential challenger seeks support to formally launch his campaign.",
            "content": "The field of candidates making a run to be Ottawa’s mayor could soon have a fourth name, as another potential challenger seeks support to formally launch his campaign.\nNeil Saravanamuttoo was economic adviser to Catherine McKenney’s unsuccessful 2022... [4340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/former-top-mckenney-adviser-laying-groundwork-for-his-own-mayoral-run-9.7067492",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/90f81ab9-0afb-4396-9c34-f21b1a4b1186,1769733554152/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%281%2C0%2C4238%2C2383%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T15:30:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e3cb62702c43104dd8e61eaa41c5f6bd",
            "title": "Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams and Mark Carney share a fleecy moment",
            "description": "Ahead of an evening panel at the Prime Time conference, Hudson Williams slipped a Team Canada fleece jacket onto Carney’s shoulders",
            "content": "Mark Carney got fleeced on Thursday at a television and film industry event in Ottawa.\nAhead of an evening panel at the Prime Time conference at the Westin hotel, Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams made a surprise appearance on the red carpet next to t... [5796 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-hudson-williams-mark-carney-heated-rivalry-prime-time-conference/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/QY2BXDMZBVHSDKFUO75TLUQFQI.JPG?auth=ed3dd306314d598b6b332fad666be1add205c50d309c3a6e70da06ae109a7728&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T14:33:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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