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": 494760,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "30994c008ee88f48e499b6ae88ecb4dd",
            "title": "Lakelands Public Health Advising of Potential Chickenpox (Varicella) Exposure at PRHC",
            "description": "Individuals who visited the emergency department at PRHC between 1738 hrs on May 11th - 0756 hrs on May 12th may have been exposed to chickenpox.",
            "content": "Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It is now rare since the vaccine was introduced. Symptoms typically include fever, tiredness, and an itchy rash that develops into fluid-filled blisters. Sy... [2043 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lakelandsph.ca/news-and-alerts/posts/lakelands-public-health-advising-of-potential-chickenpox-varicella-exposure-at-prhc/",
            "image": "https://www.lakelandsph.ca/media/surdvfmi/gettyimages-1321691559-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T20:08:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "06a3b4a854d7a69a302a1a8ab19f4014",
                "name": "Lakelands Public Health",
                "url": "https://www.lakelandsph.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "befac9aad6c02e9389654965931c61f2",
            "title": "Edmonton Oilers fire Kris Knoblauch as head coach after 3 seasons",
            "description": "Kris Knoblauch led Edmonton to two straight Stanley Cup final appearances before the club's first-round playoff exit last month",
            "content": "Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman says he shares some of the blame for the team’s lacklustre performance this season that led to the dismissal of head coach Kris Knoblauch on Thursday.\nBut the team is in the business of winning, and he felt... [3953 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11849248/newsalert-oilers-fire-coach-knoblauch-reports/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240621210640-66762b952863b2db9eb0916djpeg_4e04a6.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:58:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d638b8c033cc0324cb155fdac9ba568b",
            "title": "Retour imminent d’El Niño",
            "description": "El Niño devrait revenir « sous peu » et « se poursuivre tout au long de l'hiver 2026-2027 », selon les autorités météorologiques américaines.",
            "content": "Le phénomène climatique réchauffant El Niño, attribuable aux changements climatiques d'origine humaine pourrait être de retour dans les prochains mois avec de très hauts niveaux d'intensité, alertent les autorités météorologiques américaines.\nLes cli... [1952 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2254100/previsions-americaines-retour-el-nino",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/phenomene-el-nino.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:09:42Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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