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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": 90739,
    "articles": [
        {
            "title": "Saskatoon police: Groups of men in their 30s clashed with sticks, pipes and a bat",
            "description": "Police were called to an incident Friday night that initially sounded like a group of teens may have been battling it out in a city park.",
            "content": "Police were called to an incident Friday night that initially sounded like a group of teens may have been battling it out in a city park.\nWhen officers arrived, the alleged participants in the rumble were a fair bit older than expected.\nIt was around... [490 chars]",
            "url": "https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon-police-groups-of-men-in-their-30s-clashed-with-sticks-pipes-and-a-bat-1.6577206",
            "image": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2023/9/25/baseball-bat-1-6577268-1695683081958.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2023-09-25T23:11:19Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "CTV News Saskatoon",
                "url": "https://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "title": "Evacuation alerts lifted for all but one property around McDougall Creek fire",
            "description": "Evacuation alerts are being lifted from all remaining properties near the McDougall Creek wildfire, except for one address.",
            "content": "Photo: BC Wildfire Service The BC Wildfire Service says nearby communities can expect to see smoke rising from hot spots at the McDougall Creek wildfire for some time.\nEvacuation alerts are being lifted from all remaining properties near the McDougal... [1496 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/448716/Evacuation-alerts-lifted-for-all-but-one-property-around-McDougall-Creek-fire",
            "image": "https://www.castanet.net/content/2023/9/f6lwuksbcaaufvb_p3724104_p3725138.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2023-09-25T23:09:00Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "Castanet.net",
                "url": "https://www.castanet.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "title": "Danielle Smith’s plan to withdraw from CPP would leave all Canadians - including Albertans - poorer",
            "description": "Even if Ms. Smith is successful in creating a provincial pension plan, the resulting fund would be far smaller than what the Premier is promising",
            "content": "Open this photo in gallery: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to business leaders at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., on Sept. 22.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press\nAlberta Premier Danielle Smith wants money. She wants Scrooge McDuck, swi... [4285 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-alberta-pension-plan-withdraw-cpp/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/ENnvmMQAyFiF0k-D9mICZqHWIdc=/1200x859/filters:quality(80)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tgam/J6A5AT5PEFKMLOT56BECKPJLHI.JPG",
            "publishedAt": "2023-09-25T23:00:20Z",
            "source": {
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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