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": 568498,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2c1b5d06ba7d991687a120cb922a94c4",
            "title": "Promesses électorales de Duplessis à aujourd’hui",
            "description": "Promesses électorales de Duplessis à aujourd’hui\n27 août 2026 à 12 h 00\n(conférence virtuelle, un lien Microsoft Teams sera transmis) \nÀ quelques semaines des élections québécoises de 2026, ce midi-conférence présente l’évolution des promesses électorales en matière fiscale de 1944 à aujourd’hui.\nLes conférenciers feront ressortir certains",
            "content": "À quelques semaines des élections québécoises de 2026, ce midi-conférence présente l’évolution des promesses électorales en matière fiscale de 1944 à aujourd’hui.\nLes conférenciers feront ressortir certains des principaux constats du cahier de recher... [301 chars]",
            "url": "https://cffp.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/evenements/promesses-electorales-de-duplessis-a-aujourdhui/",
            "image": "https://cffp.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/partage_twitter_FINALL.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T19:39:14Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "c06f7342cb65d0548a8ed16604d51a87",
                "name": "CFFP",
                "url": "https://cffp.recherche.usherbrooke.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "87913935fdadcc09358f0e0dcedd3b40",
            "title": "Météo: de la pluie frappera peut-être le concert d’Angine de Poitrine",
            "description": "Les habitants de la région métropolitaine de Montréal peuvent s’attendre à une accalmie après ce temps maussade ce week-end.",
            "content": "Les habitants de la région métropolitaine de Montréal peuvent s’attendre à une accalmie après le temps maussade de vendredi.\nCe texte est une traduction d’un contenu de CTV News.\nLes averses et la couverture nuageuse devraient se dissiper dans la rég... [790 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.noovo.info/nouvelles/environnement/article/meteo-de-la-pluie-frappera-peut-etre-le-concert-dangine-de-poitrine/",
            "image": "https://www.noovo.info/resizer/v2/362OBOOUUBDHHBHMOF2HLTB7E4.jpg?smart=true&auth=2f3cc38d9135976f9705b823acfe480a0d2624979c3986bf3ddb7d97d72b9ad6&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T19:23:25Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "bb56dfdbccb07d45008e45f60d018d1b",
                "name": "Noovo Info",
                "url": "https://www.noovo.info"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aea398667ac5b3c6b54658b48c8bcb94",
            "title": "Calling all Janices! Drake wants to apologize by throwing you a party",
            "description": "If your name is Janice and you feel personally victimized by Drake’s song Janice STFU, you're in luck — provided you can show government-issued ID. Rumour has it, the Toronto-born rapper is ready to make amends with all Janices by throwing them an exclusive Janices-only apology party.",
            "content": "If your name is Janice and you feel personally victimized by Drake’s song Janice STFU, you're in luck (provided you can show government-issued ID).\nRumour has it, the Toronto-born rapper is ready to make amends with all Janices by throwing them an ex... [1355 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/drake-janice-stfu-song-apology-party-9.7250398",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/9e2f7259-a745-4a03-a93e-d6c5db30af1d,1782496503987/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C4030%2C2266%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T18:42:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories