Canada Science News API

Get the live top science headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada Science 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=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 149352,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "00947c87a76b90096344afad9d38ffa7",
            "title": "Gazing Into the Past With TIME",
            "description": "How can astronomers observe ancient galaxies when they're so challenging to resolve? By looking at a whole bunch of them at once in a single spectral line and seeing how it changes over time. That's what a new instrument called the Tomographic Ionized-carbon Mapping Experiment (TIME) does.",
            "content": "The early Universe and its galaxies are a mysterious realm hidden behind time's veil. The light that escapes that veil and reaches our telescopic eyes is dim, imprecise, and stretched into the red almost beyond recognition. With the advent of the pow... [7469 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/gazing-into-the-past-with-time",
            "image": "https://www.universetoday.com/article_images/Cosmic_Reionisation_20260518_164837.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T16:54:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e209c18934dfc136fe2651208d3d9a69",
                "name": "Universe Today",
                "url": "https://www.universetoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cda027e2ba7c172a3d440a25300cfc63",
            "title": "Kootenay stargazers in for bright planets and a Blue Moon",
            "description": "Since the Flower Moon occurred on May 1, the next full moon will be on May 31",
            "content": "By Gary Boyle\nThe Backyard Astronomer\nFor thousands of years, the night sky has been a mystical place of wonder and entertainment.\nThose who followed the sky regularly realized the paths of brighter objects as they traversed the starry background ove... [3049 chars]",
            "url": "https://crestonvalleyadvance.ca/2026/05/18/kootenay-stargazers-in-for-bright-planets-and-a-blue-moon/",
            "image": "https://crestonvalleyadvance.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2026/05/42339680_web1_260521-TDT-Backyard-astronomer_1.jpeg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T16:00:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "67d4062065d5a783eed681962c852279",
                "name": "Creston Valley Advance",
                "url": "https://crestonvalleyadvance.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4655bcfd153034b47cc8eca0ae03ee79",
            "title": "How to Watch the Northern Lights Tonight",
            "description": "NOAA forecasters say minor G1 geomagnetic storm conditions are possible through Monday, May 18, and Tuesday, May 19, with a slight chance of stronger G2-level activity",
            "content": "NEED TO KNOW\nThe northern lights may be visible across parts of the northern U.S. and Canada over the next few nights\nMinor geomagnetic storm conditions are expected, with a slight chance of stronger activity enhancing auroral displays\nDark skies and... [3842 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.style.yahoo.com/watch-northern-lights-tonight-155108640.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0Fb5IoY9skRQ0vSS_0VNwA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/b34100dc2959cf927d173a42077588eb",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T15:51:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "05ab64591e6d8f5d7706c5475ab29da2",
                "name": "Yahoo Lifestyle Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.style.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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