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": 540598,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0d992ac127fc848b8aaea9925d10412e",
            "title": "Une avancée pour le cancer de la prostate",
            "description": "Une innovation importante est arrivée en Estrie : la biopsie de la prostate par fusion IRM-échographie.",
            "content": "Cette technologie de pointe permet d’améliorer la précision du diagnostic en ciblant plus efficacement les zones suspectes. Ceci augmente les chances de détecter les lésions qui nécessitent une attention médicale immédiate, tout en réduisant les inte... [1825 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.santeestrie.qc.ca/nouvelle/une-avancee-pour-le-cancer-de-la-prostate",
            "image": "https://www.santeestrie.qc.ca/clients/SanteEstrie/salle_de_presse/actualites/2026/images/cancer_de_la_prostate.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T14:13:21Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "5d08914330e9b3554e2b1c60dd131b36",
                "name": "CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS",
                "url": "https://www.santeestrie.qc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c84dea4a7b6f524f197872b90fe2b206",
            "title": "Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to over 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response",
            "description": "Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15.",
            "content": "BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease discovered weeks late.\nAttacks on h... [5160 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.ckom.com/2026/06/09/congos-ebola-outbreak-rises-to-over-100-deaths-out-of-550-cases-as-conflict-slows-response/",
            "image": "https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/653/files/2026/06/drc.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T13:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301eb1019c9a2b676302f310684e258",
                "name": "650 CKOM",
                "url": "https://www.ckom.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9af2c8a321241d9179e235898788daba",
            "title": "Carney confirms Trump-delayed Gordie Howe bridge will open this week",
            "description": "Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday the Gordie Howe International Bridge poised to connect Ontario and Michigan will open \"at the end of the week.\"",
            "content": "Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that the Gordie Howe International Bridge poised to connect Ontario and Michigan will open \"at the end of the week,\" despite threats from his U.S. counterpart earlier this year to block it.\nSpeaking briefly to ... [1989 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gordie-howe-bridge-open-9.7228238",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/fe75180c-b7cf-42f9-aac3-7c8e1438e995,1781013659381/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C287%2C5511%2C3099%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T13:35:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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