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": 514048,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c68506919f8ced40a42a28893ceee238",
            "title": "AI in the sky",
            "description": "For most people, backyard space exploration is about peering up at the skies through a telescope, but for space physicist and planetary scientist Abigail Azari, it means using AI to study the planets in Earth’s solar system — and keep a watchful eye on what the heavens can throw at us.",
            "content": "For most people, backyard space exploration is about peering up at the skies through a telescope, but for Abigail Azari, it means using artificial intelligence to study the planets in Earth’s solar system — and keep a watchful eye on what the heavens... [3468 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/2026/05/ai-in-the-sky-abigail-azari.html",
            "image": "https://www.ualberta.ca/en/folio/media-library/2026/05/260526-ai+x-abigail-azari-teaser-16x9-1600.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T11:54:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6f3781ecf93f5774111432af83548cf8",
                "name": "University of Alberta",
                "url": "https://www.ualberta.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9e9b0f6fc3fc0dee6d881201b863539b",
            "title": "Who Am I? Nearly 6 in 10 Canadian Women Say Hormonal Changes Are Reshaping Their Sense of Self",
            "description": "/CNW/ - Hormonal health is shaping more than physical wellbeing for Canadian women; it's affecting identity, confidence, relationships, and how women see...",
            "content": "Leger survey reveals the emotional toll of hormone health, as many women report feeling unsupported, underinformed, and isolated in their experiences.\nTORONTO, May 26, 2026 /CNW/ - Hormonal health is shaping more than physical wellbeing for Canadian ... [3907 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/who-am-i-nearly-6-in-10-canadian-women-say-hormonal-changes-are-reshaping-their-sense-of-self-873222136.html",
            "image": "https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2987314/Science_and_Humans_Who_Am_I__Nearly_6_in_10_Canadian_Women_Say_H.jpg?p=facebook",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T11:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cf555e7a9ba184ade8de566542781f7e",
                "name": "PR Newswire Canada",
                "url": "https://www.newswire.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "79a2484f6c820672d0a9332948b56413",
            "title": "This semiconductor stock rose 700% in the past year. UBS says it still could double",
            "description": "Micron Technology could roughly double its share price as investors take stock of the long-term agreements that should improve its financial profile, per UBS.",
            "content": "Micron Technology could more than double from here as investors pay more attention to its long-term agreements, even though the semiconductor stock has already surged massively, according to UBS. The investment bank has a buy rating on the memory nam... [1282 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/this-semiconductor-stock-rose-700percent-in-the-past-year-ubs-says-it-still-could-double.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108277400-1773337876423-gettyimages-2256338330-P1010844JPG.jpeg?v=1773337950&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T10:58:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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