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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": 334798,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3dd25f66559f8228109bc257ab8070e2",
            "title": "Danielle Smith calls on Mark Carney to give Alberta more say in selection of judges",
            "description": "The Premier says she will withhold some judicial funding if Ottawa doesn’t agree to her demands",
            "content": "Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to give her United Conservative Party government more say over judicial appointments, citing what she described as the province’s distinct legal traditions.\nIn a letter to the Pr... [6237 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-danielle-smith-calls-mark-carney-give-alberta-say-judges-selection/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/5SH4REQ3HRFILMZ7OTHKXPSGV4.JPG?auth=deca03b56a619b1792184ff00b3464ac4d3fd51a35b6e4d18dbe3428a5d9ff82&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T02:23:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e3b713af7ef707c7711f589102819f68",
            "title": "Harper continues call for national unity at portrait unveiling",
            "description": "Former prime minister says country must be prepared to make any sacrifice necessary to preserve Canada’s independence",
            "content": "Former prime minister Stephen Harper urged political parties to work together for the sake of national unity, saying the country must be prepared to make any sacrifice necessary to preserve Canada’s independence.\nMr. Harper made the remarks as part o... [3717 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-harper-continues-call-for-national-unity-at-portrait-unveiling/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/JSK6AUWQBVGLPB6KSPMKEYWIWU.JPG?auth=b8027a21b16789a89f2752b275ee3023b28fd67b7095e7489323ebb8ac9f7eeb&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T01:44:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c64425ac087d727ed100cbcd66247d90",
            "title": "Son portrait officiel dévoilé : Stephen Harper appelle à l’unité canadienne",
            "description": "Lors d'une cérémonie à Ottawa, M. Harper a appelé les partis à travailler ensemble pour préserver l'unité nationale et l'indépendance du Canada.",
            "content": "Le portrait officiel de l'ancien premier ministre Stephen Harper a été dévoilé mardi, à la veille du 20e anniversaire de l'élection de son premier gouvernement conservateur.\nS'adressant à une foule de ministres, de premiers ministres provinciaux, de ... [5266 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2225572/portrait-officiel-stephen-harper-ceremonie",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/harper-portrait-officiel-ottawa-ceremonie.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T01:19:17Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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