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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": 438092,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "79a0fb94e2f8405d77c37ba19bd65013",
            "title": "Start screening for colorectal cancers earlier, Canadian Cancer Society urges",
            "description": "Curre.nt cancer screening guidelines don't catch the disease in people under 50, advocates say.",
            "content": "People as young as 45 should be invited to provincial and territorial programs to screen for colorectal cancer, the Canadian Cancer Society urged on Wednesday.\nThe recommendation to change the age of screening, which involves sending a stool sample t... [4231 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2237245/start-screening-for-colorectal-cancers-earlier-canadian-cancer-society-urges",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_635/v1/ici-info/16x9/steve-slack.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T19:29:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a904bdca41702d2decba7778a3bac65b",
            "title": "Research Aids Calgary E. Coli Outbreak Response",
            "description": "Research conducted by University of Calgary scientists informed care when suddenly hundreds of children were sick from exposure to a severe strain of",
            "content": "Research conducted by University of Calgary scientists informed care when suddenly hundreds of children were sick from exposure to a severe strain of E. coli.\nShiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea... [3523 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/research-aids-calgary-e-coli-outbreak-response-1635378/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1517048676732-d65bc937f952%3Fixlib%3Drb-4.0.3%26amp%3Bixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1170%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T19:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2c8dd1ca1cf22d7c523f92da6915ac4c",
            "title": "A 'weirdly rushed' appointment - and other key takeaways from Mandelson files",
            "description": "A batch of documents has revealed new details about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as ambassador.",
            "content": "1 hour ago\nJoshua NevettPolitical reporter\nGovernment documents running to 147 pages have revealed new details about the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US and the fallout from his sacking last year.\nIt's the first release... [7270 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rg8z6p1vo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/af56/live/56e23aa0-1d72-11f1-9120-a910fc22c6ac.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T18:54:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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