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": 541020,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "65871fe6e68cc3bebb220e7ba36dd357",
            "title": "Marjane Satrapi, creator of Persepolis and acclaimed French-Iranian artist, dies aged 56",
            "description": "Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year",
            "content": "Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist, film-maker and graphic novelist whose acclaimed memoir Persepolis helped reshape international perceptions of Iran, has died at the age of 56.\nIn a statement provided to French news agency AFP, relatives sa... [4969 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/04/marjane-satrapi-creator-of-persepolis-and-acclaimed-french-iranian-artist-dies-aged-56",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d9001eb8c12ad96a923ffeb6a45dbde2ac7790d7/724_0_7212_5773/master/7212.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0a9b437aabb22a1eecab069a883f4cd1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T12:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b5b9597ce246926ca6247c35de209b01",
            "title": "La course aux gènes pour mieux comprendre l'Alzheimer",
            "description": "La plus grosse étude génétique à ce jour sur l’Alzheimer a identifié 127 gènes qui pourraient être associés à un risque accru.",
            "content": "La plus grosse étude génétique à ce jour sur l’Alzheimer a identifié 127 gènes qui pourraient être associés à un risque accru, dont 48 étaient inconnus jusqu’ici. Cela pourrait en faire des cibles privilégiées pour de la recherche sur des médicaments... [2292 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.pieuvre.ca/2026/06/04/science-biologie-alzheimer-genetique/",
            "image": "https://www.pieuvre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/femme-agee-alpay-tonga-Sp82b8oJYyc-unsplash-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T11:09:54Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "2a062adf07bbe27b3e74ece8afce4d03",
                "name": "pieuvre.ca",
                "url": "https://www.pieuvre.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "01388ab737db55a85415a59e78779081",
            "title": "Marjane Satrapi, French Iranian artist and author behind ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56",
            "description": "French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.",
            "content": "French-Iranian artist, author and women’s rights activist Marjane Satrapi, the illustrator behind the graphic novel memoir “Persepolis,” has died at 56.\nA statement from the Élysée Palace announcing her death Thursday lauded Satrapi’s work, saying he... [1111 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/middleeast/marjane-satrapi-persepolis-author-dies-intl",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2024-03-12t130143z-1065862297-rc2ak6arz0t7-rtrmadp-3-olympics-2024-tapestry.JPG?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-04T10:45:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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