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": 384148,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c52908e4a77f039ab7ecca01f07b5b1",
            "title": "Canada court quashes bid by Alberta separatists for independence referendum",
            "description": "Alberta judge ruled provincial government must consult with First Nations before collecting signatures for a proposed referendum",
            "content": "A Canadian judge has quashed a petition for an independence referendum in Alberta after finding First Nations were not consulted, dealing a blow to separatist hopes in the country’s western province.\nJustice Shaina Leonard of the Court of King’s Benc... [3264 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/alberta-separation-referendum-independence-petition-overturned-court-canada",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d43f6b459f2f413ac65692295be33774a156b114/500_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=598c261420feb439d370657d795f9d60",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T02:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "60cb8ac1973b4786b869af7f66d5d516",
            "title": "La ministre LeBel et les oppositions s’affrontent sur la hausse du budget en éducation",
            "description": "L’ensemble du budget des dépenses en éducation est en hausse, au-delà de l’inflation prévue, a souligné Sonia LeBel lors de l’étude des crédits budgétaires.",
            "content": "La promesse de la première ministre Christine Fréchette de protéger les services aux élèves de toute future compression budgétaire a alimenté les échanges lors de l’étude des crédits budgétaires en éducation mercredi.\nLe responsable solidaire en mati... [5537 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2253954/lebel-hausse-budget-education",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/sonia-lebel-credits-education-financement-budgets.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T00:59:22Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "82d10b36d2fd9634b9de9b7809880c07",
            "title": "Un vestige inusité trouvé parmi les décombres du restaurant O’Chevreuil",
            "description": "Une brique jaune avec une inscription surprenante suscite l'intérêt des passionnés d'histoire.",
            "content": "Dans les débris du restaurant incendié sur la rue Wellington plus tôt cette semaine, David Lacoste cherche des vestiges d’un autre temps. Le directeur général du Musée d’histoire de Sherbrooke trouve important de « documenter », de « garder une trace... [2890 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2254013/incendie-feu-centre-ville-sherbrooke-resto-brique-histoire-patrimoine",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/restaurant-o-chevreuil-feu-incendie.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T00:58:53Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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