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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": 141202,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c810887f2416b28e435bb7b1893a3e8",
            "title": "Threatfuli: Meet Revelstoke’s internationally acclaimed butterfly guy",
            "description": "Dave Threatful has helped Parks Canada, Yale researchers find B.C. specimens the last 50 years",
            "content": "Walking around downtown Revelstoke every day, 81-year-old Dave Threatful always has time to chat about anything — but of all topics, butterflies strike a chord.\nHe enjoys stopping by the Revelstoke Review office each week to discuss the latest news, ... [9779 chars]",
            "url": "https://comoxvalleyrecord.com/2026/03/23/threatfuli-meet-revelstokes-internationally-acclaimed-butterfly-guy/",
            "image": "https://comoxvalleyrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2026/03/41881711_web1_260122-RTR-Dave-butterflies-photos_4.jpg?w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T17:22:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "120daa454286373e01e70c221ca4b16e",
                "name": "Comox Valley Record",
                "url": "https://comoxvalleyrecord.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "11f74214559be053b5d17f9360e21fc6",
            "title": "New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks",
            "description": "Canadian scientists have developed a genomic test that traces the Asian spongy moth to its origin, helping prevent new infestations.",
            "content": "Invasive species cost Canada billions of dollars each year. Now, a team led by UBC researchers has developed a new genomic test that can trace the Asian spongy moth—one of the biggest threats to North America’s forests—back to its source, giving offi... [2504 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.ubc.ca/2026/03/new-ubc-tool-may-help-stop-a-destructive-insect-in-its-tracks/",
            "image": "https://news.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pjoseph_20200715_7419-1-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T15:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "032b4a6913af50c5f65b269f66d564a9",
                "name": "UBC News",
                "url": "https://news.ubc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "426ed678862d56aec7f8687842c31df2",
            "title": "Huntsville to host Artemis II launch party at Space & Rocket Center",
            "description": "The Space & Rocket Center will host a launch party for NASA’s Artemis II mission!",
            "content": "HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Space fans in Huntsville can celebrate NASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission with a launch party at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.\nThe event, set for April 1 in the Saturn V Hall of the Davidson Center for Space Exploration, will giv... [419 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-artemis-ii-launch-party-us-space-rocket-center/525-9bc14ded-75d8-42f9-9435-c522fddea1a4",
            "image": "https://media.tegna-media.com/assets/WZDX/images/f615a954-702b-4abb-bf45-684ce0313cc7/20260323T153929/f615a954-702b-4abb-bf45-684ce0313cc7_1140x641.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-23T15:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d27405fdcf0834642855d6568300e4e0",
                "name": "rocketcitynow.com",
                "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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