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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": 349914,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "96b900cad9073a2998ff73942bea74c0",
            "title": "China dropping visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors for rest of 2026",
            "description": "Beijing’s move will strengthen ties between the two countries, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says",
            "content": "China is suspending its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business travellers for the rest of the year in a move it says is aimed at facilitating cross-border travel.\nLast month, Prime Minister Mark Carney came out of talks with Chinese Pres... [3402 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-china-dropping-visa-requirement-for-canadian-tourists-business/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/WMAYZBYC2RA45CFWOTOQSJNQMY.JPG?auth=5d07ca0d28f3d100155bd3b61416c34199069f6d95571aa44ea0f217db3bc379&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T01:24:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "17fec7f0363c07e36b64ff813dc4553e",
            "title": "China drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors",
            "description": "For most Canadian tourists, entering mainland China currently requires a lengthy application process and approximately $140 in fees.",
            "content": "China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, after moves by Prime Minister Mark Carney to put relations with Beijing on a better footing.\nChina’s Foreign Ministry says Canadians will no longer be required to get... [802 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11668759/china-visa-requirement-dropped-canada-tourists-business-visitors/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/d5918ae18ec10e1fa5ab22907ca2d75373ea1545c57e83b5d1dd1d106c1be366.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T00:54:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3208bd387ce1b7e1e13b003641653bc7",
            "title": "Weeks after Toronto’s record snowfall, some residents are still struggling to use sidewalks",
            "description": "Some residents are still struggling to get by as snow clearing efforts continue three weeks after Toronto’s record-breaking snowfall.",
            "content": "Some residents are still struggling to get by as snow clearing efforts continue three weeks after Toronto’s record-breaking snowfall.\nThe lack of snow clearing on sidewalks forced Regal Heights neighbourhood resident Megan Rodd to walk on the road wh... [3250 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/snow-clearing-weeks-after-snowstorm-9.7091852",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/77106051-8e8d-4cbd-a4bd-8ed1007eb506,1771202371511/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C1197%2C3024%2C1701%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T00:54:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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