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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": 344580,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "73a5107eb661b44eb6a9210ca549d7df",
            "title": "Lockdowns end at several Coquitlam schools after threats",
            "description": "The alleged threats came in shortly after noon, starting with Centennial Secondary School",
            "content": "Article content\nPolice in Coquitlam say students at several schools in the district that were locked down Wednesday afternoon have been allowed to go home.\nTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY\nSubscribe now to read the latest news in your ci... [3129 chars]",
            "url": "https://vancouversun.com/news/several-coquitlam-schools-under-lockdown-wednesday-afternoon",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/vancouversun/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/png-0204n-coquiutlamthreat-031_301146902.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T00:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d30c3ead549d33408461ec018d7805d0",
                "name": "Vancouver Sun",
                "url": "https://vancouversun.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7da8921a8847c87bfd7356aaff4bb87d",
            "title": "Why does ICE have an office in Calgary?",
            "description": "Some people Postmedia spoke to were unsettled that ICE agents work in Calgary, but a criminal justice professor said they do important work.",
            "content": "Article content\nAmid rising tensions and deadly confrontations linked to immigration enforcement in the United States, some Calgarians expressed concern upon learning U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates field offices in five Canad... [4081 chars]",
            "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/news/why-is-ice-in-calgary-heres-what-to-know-about-the-u-s-immigration-agencys-local-field-office",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/calgaryherald/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/rocky-mountain-plaza.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T00:29:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "af066846dd4231e04bbe1c52f50938c9",
                "name": "Calgary Herald",
                "url": "https://calgaryherald.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "06b5ac007702eea94542ef3dbf07a63a",
            "title": "IHIT investigating suspicious disappearance of Masood Masjoody",
            "description": "The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is seeking public assistance in locating missing 45-year-old Masood Masjoody.",
            "content": "The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is seeking public assistance in locating missing 45-year-old Masood Masjoody.\nPolice say that his disappearance is unusual and that criminality is suspected.\nCLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 1130 NEWSRADIO VAN... [1040 chars]",
            "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/04/ihit-investigating-suspicious-disappearance-45-year-old-man-burnaby/",
            "image": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/9/2024/09/23/IHIT-Intergrated-Homicide-Investigation-Team.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T23:25:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f02f7ee49c189e36ef9cc6af610da253",
                "name": "CityNews Vancouver",
                "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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