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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": 347660,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f0826344ffd6b89c6c49554b1eefb2b8",
            "title": "Canadians involved in incident",
            "description": "The Embassy of Canada to the Dominican Republic says there were Canadians involved in a tourist bus accident in the Caribbean nation on Sunday night.",
            "content": "OTTAWA — The Embassy of Canada to the Dominican Republic says there were Canadians involved in a tourist bus accident in the Caribbean nation on Sunday night.\nA statement from the embassy posted on social media says staff are providing consular assis... [692 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/03/03/canadians-involved-in-bus-crash-in-dominican-republic-embassy/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/EAOSUVKM6ZNKDJAO3SPOMDXHFE.jpg?smart=true&auth=8c70ba5008914cf6b98bd5db123796c1e805984df5a05e865c21d65cfaaadb17&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T01:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5abbc4ffa8721696aa6bc56dea040d5b",
            "title": "Calgary boy, 8, endured 'torture,' court hears at father's child abuse sentencing hearing",
            "description": "A case of horrific child abuse was in a Calgary courtroom Monday as Justice Ken McLeod considers a fit sentence for a 41-year-old man who pleaded guilty last spring to aggravated assault, forcible confinement and failing to provide the necessaries of life.",
            "content": "WARNING: This article contains details of child abuse.\nWhen eight-year-old “Cole” arrived at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, he was in a state of extreme starvation and was suffering burns to his head and face from boiling water being poured over hi... [6024 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/matthew-jason-scott-stephanie-baker-child-abuse-sentencing-hearing-9.7111964",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.5436962,1683296943000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C427%2C5508%2C3098%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T01:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b3fe188ba82f5a291437141cbbd710d4",
            "title": "West Kelowna RCMP searching for rightful owner of a ring found in Kalamoir Park",
            "description": "West Kelowna RCMP looking for rightful owner of lost ring.",
            "content": "Looking for lost ring bearer\nAre you missing a ring?\nIf you lost a ring in Kalamoir Park recently, West Kelowna RCMP want to hear from you.\nRCMP say a hiker found a ring while walking at Kalamoir Park in West Kelowna, on Feb. 13, the day before Valen... [445 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/601556/West-Kelowna-RCMP-searching-for-rightful-owner-of-a-ring-found-in-Kalamoir-Park",
            "image": "https://www.castanet.net/content/2026/3/large/485078894_968177132131232_3143723072843055082_n_p4266736.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T01:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "628ae4115a279de4cd0f849291206a3c",
                "name": "Castanet",
                "url": "https://www.castanet.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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