Canada News API

Get the live top headlines from Canada with our JSON 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": 470934,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "86d34655e16170bb7ed31558c84436b6",
            "title": "Les hospitalisations causées par le VRS ont doublé en 2022-2023",
            "description": "Les bébés de moins de six mois, plus à risque de complications, ont été le plus durement touchés, selon une étude.",
            "content": "Les hospitalisations causées par le virus respiratoire syncytial (VRS) ont plus que doublé en 2022-2023 par rapport aux années qui ont précédé la pandémie, révèle une nouvelle étude menée par des chercheurs de l’Institut de recherche du Centre univer... [3873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/sante/975176/hospitalisations-causees-vrs-ont-double-2022-2023",
            "image": "https://media1.ledevoir.com/image/975176.jpg?crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&width=1600&ts=1777295052",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T13:04:08Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "c84f2ae7c58e4987789aacb653e5f635",
                "name": "Le Devoir",
                "url": "https://www.ledevoir.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1200b88fde4995252ee1409a1ec600db",
            "title": "Oil giant Shell agrees to buy Canada’s ARC Resources for $16.4 billion",
            "description": "The transaction will add roughly 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Shell's portfolio and is designed to boost the firm's long-term production.",
            "content": "British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in a deal valued at $16.4 billion.\nThe transaction will add roughly 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Shell's portfolio and is designed to... [1099 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/27/shell-arc-resources-acquisition-16-billion-energy-oil.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108138601-1746018190694-gettyimages-2199438068-bb1_9401_4mfzydmg.jpeg?v=1768386666&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T12:17:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e825b8b6586be8988e4cdf0264b5b62",
            "title": "ARC RESOURCES LTD. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY SHELL PLC",
            "description": "/CNW/ - (ARX - TSX) ARC Resources Ltd. (\"ARC\" or the \"Company\") announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the \"Arrangement...",
            "content": "CALGARY, AB, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ - (ARX - TSX) ARC Resources Ltd. (\"ARC\" or the \"Company\") announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the \"Arrangement Agreement\") with Shell plc (\"Shell\") and Shell Canada Limited (\"Shell ... [24296 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/arc-resources-ltd-announces-agreement-to-be-acquired-by-shell-plc-852460259.html",
            "image": "https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2966136/ARC_Resources_Ltd__ARC_RESOURCES_LTD__ANNOUNCES_AGREEMENT_TO_BE.jpg?p=facebook",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T12:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cf555e7a9ba184ade8de566542781f7e",
                "name": "Newswire Canada",
                "url": "https://www.newswire.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}
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