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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": 323260,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "23add156e4acb5ce7b19f517736adf59",
            "title": "Political analyst reacts to Canada’s tariff deal with China",
            "description": "Global News spoke with political analyst Ken Coates to get more details on what the new trade agreement between China and Canada means for the country.",
            "content": "Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new trade agreement between China and Canada on Friday.\nThe deal will allow Chinese Electric Vehicles into the country in exchange for a drop in tariffs for Canadian agricultural products.\nIn response to the new... [1601 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11618183/political-analyst-reacts-to-canadas-tariff-deal-with-china/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/bilat-scott-moe-3.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T00:50:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "446c7e71b03163c8b406dfa4428dced8",
            "title": "Une collision impliquant un autobus transportant des élèves fait un mort",
            "description": "Une collision impliquant un autobus transportant des élèves a fait un mort à Saint-Pie, une municipalité de 6000 habitants située entre Saint-Hyacinthe et Granby, en Montérégie.",
            "content": "Trois-Rivières Un mort et deux blessés dans une collision en sens inverse sur l’autoroute 40\n(Trois-Rivières) Un véhicule qui circulait en sens inverse sur l’autoroute 40 est à l’origine d’une collision frontale qui a coûté la vie à une jeune femme à... [4597 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2026-01-17/saint-pie/une-collision-impliquant-un-autobus-transportant-des-eleves-fait-un-mort.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/c18e51d1d1703f618fc23104ada81eb2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-18T00:34:38Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "La Presse",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "12903234caec6a7896ab92d733c38df6",
            "title": "Nor'easter to bring a snowy start to Monday in Nova Scotia",
            "description": "An incoming nor’easter will bring significant snow to the province beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday.",
            "content": "Get those snow shovels ready.\nAn incoming nor’easter will bring significant snow to the province beginning Sunday night and continuing into Monday.\nExpect delays, cancellations and travel impacts for Monday morning, with the clean up continuing throu... [1709 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nor-easter-to-bring-a-snowy-start-to-monday-in-nova-scotia-9.7050163",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/d344d044-e92d-4956-9879-3789b07aa63c,1768687844273/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T22:46:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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