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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": 358214,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5391431d1239a00e4d47b5cce00c0774",
            "title": "L'Homme a maîtrisé le feu 350.000 ans plus tôt qu'on ne le pensait, selon une nouvelle découverte archéologique",
            "description": "Les espèces humaines antérieures à l'\"Homo Sapiens\" auraient appris à allumer et à maîtriser le feu il y a 400.000 ans selon des vestiges d'un site archéologique anglais, soit 350.000 ans plus tôt que ce que les dernières découvertes laisser à penser.",
            "content": "Les espèces humaines antérieures à l'\"Homo Sapiens\" auraient appris à allumer et à maîtriser le feu il y a 400.000 ans selon des vestiges d'un site archéologique anglais, soit 350.000 ans plus tôt que ce que les dernières découvertes laisser à penser... [2849 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bfmtv.com/sciences/l-homme-a-maitrise-le-feu-350-000-ans-plus-tot-qu-on-ne-le-pensait-selon-une-nouvelle-decouverte-archeologique_AN-202512110446.html",
            "image": "https://images.bfmtv.com/ZgUEOGBg47GGzIZW-ftiKK2zBZA=/0x0:2048x1152/2048x0/images/Tribu-prehistorique-2199143.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-11T10:24:38Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "a9a14c2a6effa584c49d0d1fb84b0db0",
                "name": "BFM",
                "url": "https://www.bfmtv.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9a5752a538702bdc9f9e88678478978d",
            "title": "B.C. shuts down most highway access to Lower Mainland amid flooding",
            "description": "Many major highways connecting B.C.'s Lower Mainland to the province's Interior have been forced to close Wednesday night due to heavy rain.",
            "content": "Many major highways connecting B.C.’s Lower Mainland to the province’s Interior have been forced to close Wednesday night due to heavy rains brought on by an atmospheric river.\nMinister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Kelly Greene held ... [3563 chars]",
            "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/12/10/bc-shuts-down-most-highway-access-to-lower-mainland-amid-flooding/",
            "image": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/9/2025/12/11/Wilson-Road-Flooding-Fraser-Valley-DEC-10-WED-6.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-11T06:08:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f02f7ee49c189e36ef9cc6af610da253",
                "name": "CityNews Vancouver",
                "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "90dbe922e19d92045d4fc6c868525803",
            "title": "Four ‘Good Lock’ Modules Affected By One UI 8.5 Beta",
            "description": "Samsung's new One UI 8.5 beta is proving to be a nightmare for people who love to customize, with four of the most popular Good Lock modules failing to",
            "content": "Samsung’s new One UI 8.5 beta is proving to be a nightmare for people who love to customize, with four of the most popular Good Lock modules failing to launch or losing features as a result.\nEarly testers have said Home Up and QuickStar are failing t... [4541 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.findarticles.com/four-good-lock-modules-affected-by-one-ui-8-5-beta/",
            "image": "https://www.findarticles.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/one_ui_8_5_beta_edited_1765425693.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-11T04:02:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3cc272b811288ffde8ad3ff9e335fc53",
                "name": "findarticles.com",
                "url": "https://www.findarticles.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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