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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": 449978,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "06ef564eda1db982bbb66792fe8efa6e",
            "title": "Hold your tongue: study shows numbing the mouth may speed up silent reading",
            "description": "U of A research explores the surprising link between the mouth and the brain during silent reading, pointing the way to new treatments for people with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.",
            "content": "Parents often tell their children to sound out the words as they are learning to read. It makes sense: Since they already know how to speak, the sound of a word might serve as a clue to its meaning.\nIt turns out there’s a surprising and deep connecti... [3744 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2026/02/hold-your-tongue.html",
            "image": "https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/media-library/2026/02/260205-mouth-brain-connection-in-reading-teaser-16x9-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T09:24:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6f3781ecf93f5774111432af83548cf8",
                "name": "University of Alberta",
                "url": "https://www.ualberta.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0a91e962e15fb844d6442f70443759d5",
            "title": "Breakthrough nasal spray found to protect against all forms of flu",
            "description": "Such sprays could provide short-term protection during a pandemic for healthcare workers",
            "content": "Scientists have developed a nasal spray that is safe and effective in protecting against various strains of the flu, an advance that could lead to new strategies to counter seasonal influenza outbreaks.\nDespite the development of vaccines, seasonal i... [2757 chars]",
            "url": "https://nz.news.yahoo.com/breakthrough-nasal-spray-found-protect-082754707.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/os/en/the_independent_577/e108e300f54eb7c386e6a25a4897c884",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T08:27:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6d863f4ffeccd8fded318a7cf38642cb",
                "name": "Yahoo News New Zealand",
                "url": "https://nz.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "42268443f8c2c3e9a6e779689a17a144",
            "title": "Tous à moins de 300 euros ce jeudi : voici où trouver les smartphones POCO les plus vendus de 2026 ici",
            "description": "La marque POCO est devenue un acteur incontournable du marché des smartphones. Leur philosophie est de proposer des téléphones performants à des prix défiants toute concurrence. Voici trois modèles à moins de 300 euros sélectionnés pour vous.",
            "content": "D’abord sous-marque de Xiaomi, POCO est désormais une entreprise indépendante qui utilise les ressources logistiques et logicielles MIUI et HyperOS de sa maison mère. L’objectif de POCO est de maximiser la puissance brute et la qualité de l’écran de ... [3224 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ouest-france.fr/shopping/high-tech/smartphone/tous-a-moins-de-300-euros-ce-jeudi-voici-ou-trouver-les-smartphones-poco-les-plus-vendus-de-2026-ici-0d0b7678-010a-11f1-9e89-9e77cb2f3c37",
            "image": "https://media.ouest-france.fr/v1/pictures/MjAyNjAyYzE2ZTA3YTkzMzg0MjlkOWMwMDA5NTJmM2JiYTRjMmY?width=1260&height=708&focuspoint=50%2C25&cropresize=1&client_id=bpeditorial&sign=e1265849b136a1be750da7154719dd9a0bf72970ab55a2a3545d1a0d3e3167d2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T05:33:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "bfa6f9ca5ba536983551f9087fc2ffd9",
                "name": "Ouest-France",
                "url": "https://www.ouest-france.fr"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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