Canada News API

Get the live top headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 466278,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f4742ca0cf4dc6253c150bbef6726771",
            "title": "Neuf féminicides en quatre mois : Ruba Ghazal demande une loi dans une lettre ouverte",
            "description": "Dans une lettre ouverte, près de 600 signataires demandent des mesures pour la sécurité des femmes alors que le Québec compte neuf féminicides en quatre mois.",
            "content": "« 9 femmes tuées. 9 familles brisées. Autant de femmes que pour toute l’année 2026, mais en moins de quatre mois » au Québec. C’est le cri du cœur lancé par la députée de Mercier et co-porte-parole de Québec solidaire, Ruba Ghazal, et près de 600 sig... [5393 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2247656/lettre-ouverte-ruba-ghazal-feminicide",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/transit/16x9/la-cheffe-parlementaire-de-quebec-solidaire-ruba-ghazal-lautrice-ingrid-falaise-la-coresponsable-des-dossiers-politiques-du-regroupement-des-maisons-pour-femmes-victimes-de-violence-conjugale-lo-26008.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T16:38:15Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d0fa20569777b374563ad975c9e455f7",
            "title": "Possible Measles Exposure Travelling out of Winnipeg",
            "description": "Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is informing the public that a person with contagious measles travelled out of Winnipeg on March 28, 2026...",
            "content": "Northwestern Health Unit - Special to The Bulletin\nNorthwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is informing the public that a person with contagious measles travelled out of Winnipeg on March 28, 2026, through Toronto, and further on to Orlando Florida on March ... [2110 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.siouxbulletin.com/possible-measles-exposure-travelling-out-of-winnipeg-260415",
            "image": "https://www.siouxbulletin.com/uploads/thumbnails/PossibleMeaslesExposureSUB1copy.jpg.42503cb2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T16:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1045e630fedf5562ed12f01e0f950f23",
                "name": "Sioux Bulletin",
                "url": "https://www.siouxbulletin.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b3a4ba0df9d205e3e83015a935e2b713",
            "title": "‘Diablo 4’ Lord Of Hatred Review: Third Time’s The Talisman Charm",
            "description": "Diablo 4's new Lord of Hatred expansion throws us back into another fight with Mephisto. Is it worth coming back to the game for it?",
            "content": "My sabbatical from Diablo 4 has ended, as I have not kept up with the game’s seasons much since its Vessel of Hatred expansion. But, if nothing else, I will always show up for a new, significant Diablo launch, and well, Hatred’s back. Mephisto’s back... [8807 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/04/21/diablo-4-lord-of-hatred-review-third-times-the-talisman-charm/",
            "image": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/69e6d80eeb9bf7974092a205/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T16:01:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c4e32b557a3dd75225975f11fb68a3a9",
                "name": "Forbes",
                "url": "https://www.forbes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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