Canada Science News API

Get the live top science 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=science&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 140532,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bf94b5f8b24eaa016d2187ed2c60b13b",
            "title": "Woolly mammoth among trove of ancient DNA found in squirrel poo",
            "description": "A huge treasure trove of ancient DNA from animals including extinct woolly mammoths has been discovered in frozen squirrel faeces in Canada's remote Yukon territory, scientists said Tuesday.",
            "content": "The DNA found deep inside sealed-off burrows is between 3,000 and 700,000 years old, offering a rare window into how life has changed over the millennia.\nAs well as DNA from woolly mammoths -- which the US company Colossal claims it is trying to \"de-... [2679 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260609-woolly-mammoth-among-trove-of-ancient-dna-found-in-squirrel-poo",
            "image": "https://s.france24.com/media/display/a219c586-6414-11f1-be8f-005056bfb2b6/w:1280/p:16x9/4ba2ed6ddef0d24d12ef9aa13c684478f0a635ea.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T15:05:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f501fcfec9884d330bc84a73998805a5",
                "name": "France 24",
                "url": "https://www.france24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7c650cc8177a2fbf9a586268bf93a31d",
            "title": "Squirrel droppings yield a goldmine of prehistoric DNA",
            "description": "A new study has found a trove of genetic material in the fossilized feces, offering insight into Ice Age ecosystems",
            "content": "It was the poet William Blake who once wrote about seeing a world in a grain of sand.\nBut even Blake must tip his pen to Tyler Murchie, who has seen entire ecosystems, brimming with creatures long vanished to time – in a pellet of a poop.\nThat’s the ... [5687 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-squirrel-droppings-yield-a-goldmine-of-prehistoric-dna/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/UPI4OYN7SFFOPBXZZBRHIJHKNA.jpg?auth=9977c1dbebbf8fbcb9193c34f04bf78370ccef35ae9c9bb3c4fefed38a1667b9&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T15:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2b2cfadfe0322df5b4ced48702130a46",
            "title": "After 40 Years Building Critical Infrastructure, Greatario Looks Ahead to Canada's Next Water Challenge",
            "description": "/CNW/ - After 40 years of building critical liquid storage infrastructure for municipalities and industry across Canada, Greatario says the biggest...",
            "content": "Four decades of infrastructure delivery offer a rare perspective on what municipalities and industry will need in the decade ahead.\nINNERKIP, ON, June 9, 2026 /CNW/ - After 40 years of building critical liquid storage infrastructure for municipalitie... [5452 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/after-40-years-building-critical-infrastructure-greatario-looks-ahead-to-canada-s-next-water-challenge-832513013.html",
            "image": "https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2993333/Greatario_Industrial_Storage_Systems_Ltd_After_40_Years_Building.jpg?p=facebook",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T15:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cf555e7a9ba184ade8de566542781f7e",
                "name": "Newswire Canada",
                "url": "https://www.newswire.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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