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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": 7431528,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "44d8c3d49067e77fb2ea4bf1aaa82e0b",
            "title": "Raja Jackson arrested nearly a month after allegedly assaulting pro wrestler live on Kick stream",
            "description": "Police have taken Kick streamer Raja Jackson, son of UFC legend Rampage Jackson, into custody for attacking a pro wrestler during am event.",
            "content": "Police have taken Kick streamer Raja Jackson, the son of UFC legend Rampage Jackson, into custody after he attacked a pro wrestler during a live event, sending the victim to the hospital.\nAccording to TMZ, Jackson was arrested on September 18, almost... [1375 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dexerto.com/kick/raja-jackson-arrested-nearly-a-month-after-allegedly-assaulting-pro-wrestler-live-on-kick-stream-3243211/",
            "image": "https://www.dexerto.com/cdn-image/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/27/raja-jackson-lapd.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-19T02:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f65d4907dbe6b33046627de7f5a9746f",
                "name": "Dexerto",
                "url": "https://www.dexerto.com",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b7dd6844cd7dd9d470797ba2ed4ed8cb",
            "title": "L’Alberta utilisera la clause dérogatoire dans ses lois sur les personnes transgenres",
            "description": "La première ministre de l'Alberta invoquera la clause dérogatoire pour soustraire les lois sur les personnes transgenres des articles 2, 7 à 15 de la Charte.",
            "content": "La première ministre de l'Alberta, Danielle Smith, a demandé aux fonctionnaires d'invoquer la clause dérogatoire de la Charte pour modifier trois lois touchant les personnes transgenres, selon une note gouvernementale obtenue par La Presse Canadienne... [3819 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2193506/clause-derogatoire-transgenre-alberta-lois",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/danielle-smith-3987.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-19T02:05:18Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b0df1a8c8794c1c5100d7e00aaef36ff",
            "title": "Vancouver FC beats Ottawa on aggregate to reach Canadian Championship final",
            "description": "Vancouver FC hung on for an unlikely 3-2 upset aggregate win over Atletico Ottawa, despite losing the second leg of the semifinal 1-0 Thursday, to set up an all-Vancouver Canadian Championship final with the defending champion Whitecaps.",
            "content": "OTTAWA — Vancouver FC has completed an unlikely run to the Telus Canadian Championship final to meet the defending champion Whitecaps.\nVancouver FC hung on to complete a semifinal upset of Atletico Ottawa on Thursday, losing 1-0 on the night but adva... [4658 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/article/vancouver-fc-beats-ottawa-on-aggregate-to-reach-canadian-championship-final/",
            "image": "https://www.tsn.ca/resizer/v2/DHNHPZ4WCOTDN6U4LZMIFOMZLU.jpg?smart=true&auth=55c21d41301e75f43270edeb16caf5c54f186724e07867400c243b175f8b1097&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2025-09-19T01:33:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "83ec652de04269e0242e0ec8be47a101",
                "name": "TSN",
                "url": "https://www.tsn.ca",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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