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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": 345694,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e8bc3d4b94c16d665699c3bcf7a46bc4",
            "title": "Conservatives, Liberals in behind-the-scenes negotiations as PM downplays election talk",
            "description": "Liberals and Conservatives are working out a path that could keep the government in power, sources tell CBC News, while Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to downplay the likelihood of a spring election.",
            "content": "Liberals and Conservatives are working out a path that could keep the government in power, sources tell CBC News, while Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to downplay the likelihood of a spring election.\nAsked on Monday whether an election was comi... [4189 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-poilievre-bills-9.7081480",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/b19a9730-4b83-4ae6-a534-3b59c0409068,1770666219406/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C343%2C8551%2C4809%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T22:23:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fbaf8bd698a7f3b6ae95c17ef239e48f",
            "title": "Reduced visibility and heavy snow expected through Tuesday morning",
            "description": "Up to 12 cm of snow could fall overnight, with deteriorating visibility and hazardous travel by morning",
            "content": "WEATHER ADVISORY\nENVIRONMENT CANADA\n************************\nIssued at 2026-02-09 4:31PM EST by Environment Canada:\nSpecial weather statement - issued for:\nSearchmont - Montreal River Harbour - Batchawana Bay, Ont. (048820)\nSault Ste. Marie - St. Jos... [873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/reduced-visibility-and-heavy-snow-expected-through-tuesday-morning-11857686",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/miscellaneous-stock-images/snowplowingdumptruck.jpeg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T22:08:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "314763bdce3a58860a87c3d7095886ed",
            "title": "Froid au Québec : une première en plus de 10 ans",
            "description": "Vous avez l’impression que le froid s’acharne sur le sud du Québec depuis plusieurs semaines? Vous avez raison. Explications.",
            "content": "Vous avez l’impression que le froid s’acharne sur le sud du Québec depuis plusieurs semaines? Vous avez raison. Explications.\nEn bref :\n3,5° sous la moyenne de saison depuis la mi-janvier à Montréal;\n24 jours consécutifs sous le point de congélation ... [2108 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.meteomedia.com/fr/nouvelles/meteo/previsions/froid-au-quebec-une-premiere-en-plus-de-10-ans?_guid_iss_=1",
            "image": "https://images.twnmm.com/c55i45ef3o2a/1XqxCiOqJSPAD5HaobOetE/283f459a3728fbe3ec995ddbf392cd09/F%C3%83_VRIER_THUMB__1_.jpg?fm=jpg&q=80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-09T21:36:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "40fc2d706eace46f75c646fb30e0dd5e",
                "name": "MétéoMédia",
                "url": "https://www.meteomedia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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