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": 475850,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2818421524022a914aacebe9fdfe3eca",
            "title": "Manitoba health officials report 25 more measles cases as province remains national hotspot",
            "description": "Manitoba health officials are reporting more than two dozen newly confirmed measles cases as the province continues to be Canada's hot spot for the infectious disease.",
            "content": "Manitoba health officials are reporting more than two dozen newly confirmed measles cases as the province continues to be Canada's hot spot for the infectious disease.\nThe latest provincial data, which goes up to April 18 and was updated on Friday, s... [2474 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-measles-25-more-cases-update-9.7176091",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/61654e56-2c28-4310-86f2-7b18cd43de5c,1775853798639/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T17:51:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b71b694b196768283c4ae74bc6b5fc81",
            "title": "Scientists identify deep sea 'golden orb' found near Alaska",
            "description": "Scientists have identified a mysterious ‘golden orb’ that was discovered deep in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.",
            "content": "Scientists have identified a mysterious “golden orb” that was discovered deep in the ocean off the coast of Alaska.\nAccording to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the object was found in August 2023 in the Gulf of Alask... [3319 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/04/24/scientists-identify-mysterious-golden-orb-discovered-deep-in-the-gulf-of-alaska/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/O6DWRZCC4NFGDLUJR4FIGKWYBU.jpg?smart=true&auth=cbe0943f19df720d587d7b1b7f170499e921b5d356dab672438933c2c653b73c&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T17:04:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "07fed72bc6144ab7ff0354499ee639e5",
            "title": "Motorists stranded for hours after snowstorm forces Alberta highway to close",
            "description": "Alberta drivers going to Fort McMurray on Highway 63 Thursday were forced to come to a stop and were stranded for hours as a snowstorm made the highway impassable.",
            "content": "Alberta has been hit with a spring snowstorm, creating chaos on highways across the province.\nWood Buffalo RCMP issued a travel advisory Thursday for Highway 63 from mile marker 164, and soon sent another advisory that police were at the scene for mu... [2795 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11815742/motorists-stranded-hours-snowstorm-alberta-highway-close/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SCREENGRAB-FOR-SARAH.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T16:52:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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