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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": 443536,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8f9a2a0f4bfedca3cdb7dc8d09f4ab7a",
            "title": "Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament, paving way for snap election",
            "description": "Japan to hold election on February 8 after the country’s first woman premier, Sanae Takaichi, dissolves parliament.",
            "content": "Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved parliament in advance of a snap election scheduled for February 8 .\nThe speaker of Japan’s parliament on Friday read out a letter, officially dissolving the lower house as lawmakers shouted the tra... [3387 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/23/japan-pm-takaichi-dissolves-parliament-paving-way-for-snap-election",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-23T042309Z_1541380706_RC2S6JALG60H_RTRMADP_3_JAPAN-ELECTION-PARLIAMENT-1769145044.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T04:43:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "21c1df50672600451e3f124cac5a5c4f",
            "title": "Drainville et Fréchette prêts à se lancer",
            "description": "Les ministres Bernard Drainville et Christine Fréchette se préparent à annoncer dans les prochains jours leur candidature dans la course à la direction de la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), dont le gagnant sera connu le 12 avril.",
            "content": "(Québec) Les ministres Bernard Drainville et Christine Fréchette se préparent à annoncer dans les prochains jours leur candidature dans la course à la direction de la Coalition avenir Québec (CAQ), dont le gagnant sera connu le 12 avril.\nUn autre min... [3689 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2026-01-22/succession-de-francois-legault/drainville-et-frechette-prets-a-se-lancer.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/9d130272700d396ba218340d3652bcaa.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T04:08:59Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "La Presse",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "73062cd50abe430adfa66c8dea70bbf3",
            "title": "Canada's Mboko advances to face Sabalenka at Australian Open",
            "description": "Victoria Mboko is off to the fourth round of the Australian Open.",
            "content": "Victoria Mboko is off to the fourth round of the Australian Open.\nThe 19-year-old from Toronto defeated 14th-seeded Clara Tauson of Denmark 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-3 to advance on Friday local time.\nMboko, the 17th seed, had six aces but had to work through ... [1954 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wta/article/canadas-mboko-advances-to-face-sabalenka-at-australian-open/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/e0a397583320bb53197b7740259e9ec12035b61ed776f40c0617424f9e7268a2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-23T03:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet.ca",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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