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Canada News API

Get the live top headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

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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": 363354,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0ae6581a1b3024a1464ae9309020bb8f",
            "title": "Mélanie Joly issues update on federal response to Algoma Steel layoffs",
            "description": "Federal industry minister spoke to reporters during a media scrum today in Ottawa",
            "content": "Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Tuesday that she's working closely with representatives of the United Steelworkers and Algoma Steel Group Inc. to ensure a brighter future for 1,000 workers laid off by the company on Monday.\n\"My point is w... [2101 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/melanie-joly-issues-update-on-federal-response-to-algoma-steel-layoffs-11567183",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/sootoday/images/business/algoma-steel/electric-arc-furnace/melanie-joly-terry-sheehan.jpeg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-03T02:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a747af4af732bdc1984d093e15d7eba7",
            "title": "Union files grievance against Algoma Steel following layoffs",
            "description": "'There were supposed to be jobs created. There were supposed to be training plans to allow people to upgrade and all of that,' said United Steelworkers Local 2251 president",
            "content": "Algoma Steel’s largest union has filed a grievance against the company for failing to mitigate the 900 layoffs announced yesterday.\nMike Da Prat, president of United Steelworkers Local 2251, told SooToday that the steel producer did not implement mit... [2875 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/union-files-grievance-against-algoma-steel-following-layoffs-11571218",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/sootoday/images/20251029mikedaprat.jpg;w=1200;h=800;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-03T01:33:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e75700b3f7b2c08a9430fe2e93805216",
                "name": "SooToday.com",
                "url": "https://www.sootoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "448c4517ef6d06166f5a72938e979212",
            "title": "UPDATE: Crofton pulp mill to close permanently this month; 350 workers out of a job",
            "description": "Pulp production expected to cease by mid-December",
            "content": "The Crofton pulp mill will close permanently in mid-December.\nDomtar confirmed the closure of the mill, which has been in operation since 1957, on Dec. 2.\nThe mill’s closure will affect approximately 350 employees.\nSteve Henry, Domtar paper and packa... [4351 chars]",
            "url": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com/2025/12/02/crofton-pulp-mill-to-close-permanently/",
            "image": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2025/12/41011661_web1_180418-CCI-M-11013022_web1_180314-CCI-M-10164704_web1_crofton-mill.jpg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-03T00:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "605a31a3cea2225b4d57e398729b98b3",
                "name": "Ladysmith Chronicle",
                "url": "https://ladysmithchronicle.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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