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": 142550,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4cf39c93cc5097a8cdbd34ac290acfb7",
            "title": "Molecules Found on Mars for First Time Confirm Planet Once Had 'Right Chemistry to Support Life,' NASA Says",
            "description": "Seven of the organic molecules were found for the first time ever on the Red Planet, including compounds that are chemical precursors to DNA and RNA, NASA said",
            "content": "NEED TO KNOW\nOrganic molecules described as the \"building blocks of life\" have been found on Mars, according to NASA\nThe findings were tied to a 2020 mission, during which a rover visited the Red Planet and brought back several drilled rocks\n\"It took... [2373 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/molecules-found-mars-first-time-172149334.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/0oHg8TsTtMKvRpsLl8SBDw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/people_218/a5754a8226e7e3dbf74e634f3ec02aae",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T17:21:49Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "59357e1cbad915fffb2c7e10ed4859ec",
            "title": "Following Earth Day - Lyrid Meteor Shower Night",
            "description": "Following Earth Day - Lyrid Meteor Shower Night",
            "content": "By Dan Hicks\nOur annual Lyrid Meteor Shower (pronounced “ly-rid”) is active from April 14 to 30; the peak 2026 nights being April 21 and 22 when up to 20 meteors per hour might be observed from under a reasonably dark rural sky, descending into our a... [1336 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.e-know.ca/regions/east-kootenay/following-earth-day-lyrid-meteor-shower-night/",
            "image": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/wpe-e-know.ca/eknow/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ColHickslead.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T16:55:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a6e8888a95251d7fb8bbe00ff07c32c5",
                "name": "e-KNOW.ca",
                "url": "https://www.e-know.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5f3981b8e8c1a3e0470c97f457437eb5",
            "title": "Prescott company helps Artemis II rocket return to Earth and other regional news",
            "description": "Prior to the recent touchdown of the Artemis II rocket, a landing site had to be marked out by the U.S. Navy, which used markers supplied by Prescott-based HFI Pyrotechnics.",
            "content": "Prior to the recent touchdown of the Artemis II rocket in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, a target landing site had to be marked out by the U.S. Navy, which used marine markers supplied by Prescott-based HFI Pyrotechnics.\nIt came as a s... [6924 chars]",
            "url": "https://obj.ca/prescott-company-helps-artemis-ii-rocket-return-earth/",
            "image": "https://assets.obj.ca/2026/04/HFIPyrotechnicsARTEMISIILAND.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T14:47:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7db2175eadc2dc43bbe0c8ae2b93c611",
                "name": "Ottawa Business Journal",
                "url": "https://obj.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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