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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": 331780,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "276f65f2484e0e03b02959ad09bb8baf",
            "title": "Almost all school buses cancelled in eastern Ontario",
            "description": "School buses are only running in eastern Ontario's Kingston and Belleville area Tuesday because of a snowy forecast. All other English and French buses are cancelled.",
            "content": "School buses are only running in eastern Ontario's Kingston and Belleville area Tuesday because of a snowy forecast.\nAll other English and French buses are cancelled.\nSchools are generally open. Check with your school or board for information on what... [476 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/school-bus-cancel-weather-ottawa-today-9.7082371",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.5561192,1693953852000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C36%2C700%2C393%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T11:24:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "edcffa2db31217e1521257a3588c272e",
            "title": "Sask. man fights off starving moose with fists, shovel and bullets to save his mother",
            "description": "A starving and cold moose was huddled against the house, tucked next to the warmth of a dryer vent. It didn’t take long before it attacked Angie Tuffnell.",
            "content": "The wind chill in Bienfait, Sask., made it feel like –40 when Angie Tuffnell stepped outside to start her car. It was like just any other day, until it wasn't.\n\"I heard her yelling,\" said her son, Shawn Tuffnell. \"I went running down the stairs ... w... [3086 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/moose-attack-bienfait-sask-man-saves-mother-9.7082085",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/c9ca813b-7764-4b0a-a3ab-8b8188461d1c,1770689490157/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28331%2C39%2C862%2C484%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T11:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "08addcfe524c83721e6855e84b37a15a",
            "title": "Police Searching for Missing Man Last Seen in Codroy Valley",
            "description": "Bay St. George RCMP are seeking the public's help in efforts to locate a missing 58-year-old man. Steve Willia...",
            "content": "Bay St. George RCMP are seeking the public’s help in efforts to locate a missing 58-year-old man.\nSteve William Spratt was last seen in the Codroy Valley on Thursday. He may have been in the Stephenville area since that time but is believed to be tra... [319 chars]",
            "url": "https://vocm.com/2026/02/10/291538/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/900/files/2026/02/missing-man-steve-william-spratt.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T09:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1f7b8d1fbe1f1a390d9ca6465745832",
                "name": "VOCM",
                "url": "https://vocm.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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