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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": 428114,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a47b45b909eb3d1bf478b0c12511d868",
            "title": "Leading with Humility: Crystal Conrad Makes Waves",
            "description": "When Crystal Conrad received a phone call telling her she would receive Nova Scotia Health’s Making Waves Award of Distinction, she thought it was a joke. That reaction speaks volumes about Crystal. After 34 years in healthcare, including 20 as a Public Health Nurse (PHN) in Western Zone, she has built her career around teamwork, humility and service.",
            "content": "When Crystal Conrad received a phone call telling her she would receive Nova Scotia Health’s Making Waves Award of Distinction, she thought it was a joke.\nThat reaction speaks volumes about Crystal. After 34 years in healthcare, including 20 as a Pub... [3677 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/leading-humility-crystal-conrad-makes-waves",
            "image": "https://www.nshealth.ca/sites/default/files/favicon.ico",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T19:30:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a7b3f4924d0cee6be449addca71f3917",
                "name": "Nova Scotia Health",
                "url": "https://www.nshealth.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "42656592f3763c14cf477d7987480b38",
            "title": "Chatham-Kent : 12 décès liés aux opioïdes inquiètent les commerces du centre-ville",
            "description": "La municipalité de Chatham-Kent enregistre 12 décès suspects liés à la drogue en trois mois, selon le dernier rapport du Bureau de santé publique.",
            "content": "Une douzaine de décès suspects liés à la drogue ont été signalés à Chatham-Kent en Ontario, de novembre à janvier, selon le Bureau de santé publique de la région. Trente-cinq appels pour suspicion d’intoxication aux opioïdes ont également été enregis... [2373 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2234256/drogue-hausse-deces-chatham-kent",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/naloxone-2531.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T19:24:24Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3e61dda2ab6cd880a268b7c91431764e",
            "title": "North York synagogue hit by gunfire overnight: Toronto police",
            "description": "The rabbi at Temple Emanu-El told reporters Tuesday that she was inside the synagogue Monday night following holiday celebrations when she heard gunfire hit the building, and she was still \"a bit shaken up.\" Police say the hate crime unit is investigating and patrols in the area have been increased.",
            "content": "Toronto police say they are investigating after shots were fired at a North York synagogue Monday night.\nAround 10:50 p.m., officers received reports of gunshots being fired at a synagogue near Bayview Avenue and Highway 401, Toronto police spokesper... [4759 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-synagogue-hit-by-gunfire-9.7112348",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/e6818785-0484-4549-8493-ef52d1beaecc,1772549827907/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-03T18:45:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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