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": 371456,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8a028862d5617fa300b4bceb2451da8d",
            "title": "Avec Alexandre Boulerice, Québec solidaire rêve à une nouvelle \" vague orange \"",
            "description": "Le député fédéral de Rosemont–La Petite Patrie confirme vouloir faire le saut à l'Assemblée nationale en se faisant élire dans Gouin.",
            "content": "C'est une recrue d'envergure pour un parti qui avait besoin de renforts : député néo-démocrate de Rosemont–La Petite Patrie depuis 2011, Alexandre Boulerice, annonce officiellement qu'il briguera l'investiture de Québec solidaire (QS) dans Gouin afin... [5293 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2249499/alexandre-boulerice-candidat-quebec-solidaire",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/alexandre-boulerice-92019.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T19:58:48Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a56d9d038bf6ade2edbc95f3db25df74",
            "title": "Man breaks into victim's home twice in four hours: police",
            "description": "Police say the victims and accused know each other",
            "content": "A 23-year-old man faces multiple charges following an incident that took place earlier this year.\nIn a news release, Sault Ste. Marie police say officers responded to a call on Jan. 13 for a break and enter at a multi-unit residential building in the... [710 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/city-police-beat/man-breaks-into-victims-home-twice-in-four-hours-police-12199509",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/sootoday/images/police/2023-12-20-saultpolicecruiserstockjh.jpg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T19:49:51Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d7fcca70ff988fde7537ca25d668b8f7",
            "title": "Man Wearing Old RNC Coat and Carrying Weapons, Charged in Nine Break Ins in CBN says RCMP",
            "description": "A man who is no stranger to RCMP has been arrested after police received a report of two people in Western Bay...",
            "content": "A man who is no stranger to RCMP has been arrested after police received a report of two people in Western Bay in possession of firearms.\nRCMP say 39-year-old Justin Murphy has been arrested and charged in connection with nine break and enters in the... [1620 chars]",
            "url": "https://vocm.com/2026/04/27/man-wearing-old-rnc-coat-and-carrying-weapons-charged-in-nine-break-ins-in-cbn-says-rcmp/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/900/files/2025/12/harbour-grace-rcmp-detachment.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T19:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1f7b8d1fbe1f1a390d9ca6465745832",
                "name": "VOCM",
                "url": "https://vocm.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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