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": 390974,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cce6bc0e91686c17a1c08d587792f36e",
            "title": "Getting a trade deal with Trump is my job, not the Conservatives, Mark Carney says",
            "description": "Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, who has a personal friendship with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, was on his second self-assigned mission to Washington.",
            "content": "ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW\nPolitics Headlines Newsletter\nGet the latest news and unmatched insights in your inbox every evening\nError! Sorry, there was an error processing your request.\nThere was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again.\nPlease en... [655 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com/politics/getting-a-trade-deal-with-donald-trump-is-my-job-not-the-conservatives-mark-carney-says/article_91d3f443-dcc7-4a08-b6d8-734e7c22d697.html",
            "image": "https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/b1/0b10de8c-f679-5caf-baaa-1a5ec27bbcd8/69f38d271443c.image.jpg?crop=1764%2C926%2C0%2C124&resize=1200%2C630&order=crop%2Cresize",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T19:41:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d6134b6f2b1ad0d41f5280918b7d1a35",
                "name": "Toronto Star",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9d2cf5446546e3c2cd8dfa4b6e62e0cf",
            "title": "Two children found deceased in vehicle in northwest Calgary",
            "description": "A male is in custody and a section of 14th Street N.W. north of John Laurie Boulevard N.W. is closed.",
            "content": "Article content\nTwo children have been found deceased in a vehicle and a male is in custody.\nTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY\nSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.\nUnlimited online access to articles from ... [2521 chars]",
            "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/news/intersection-at-john-laurie-blvd-and-14th-st-n-w-closed-due-to-serious-incident-cps",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/calgaryherald/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/northwest-serious-incident.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T18:44:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "af066846dd4231e04bbe1c52f50938c9",
                "name": "Calgary Herald",
                "url": "https://calgaryherald.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f28c24e0db5fe9aa2659aa107852439b",
            "title": "Premier Defends Health Minister Lela Evans Following Public Comments",
            "description": "Premier Tony Wakeham has declared his \"full confidence\" in the minister of health following comments that aire...",
            "content": "Premier Tony Wakeham has declared his “full confidence” in the minister of health following comments that aired on CBC Radio this week.\nQuestions about Minister of Health Lela Evans’ comments suggesting that people on the coast of Labrador sue her an... [1196 chars]",
            "url": "https://vocm.com/2026/04/30/premier-defends-health-minister-lela-evans-following-public-comments/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/900/files/2026/04/lisa-dempster-and-tony-wakeham.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-30T18:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1f7b8d1fbe1f1a390d9ca6465745832",
                "name": "VOCM",
                "url": "https://vocm.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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