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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": 130368,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "fb3b15780f0a558ecd5a6d0523880dd4",
            "title": "Meet The ‘Zombie Crab’ Once Thought To Be A Myth. Hint: It Was Trapped In Amber For 100 Million Years",
            "description": "A remarkably preserved crab trapped in amber is forcing scientists to rethink when amphibious crabs first evolved. Here’s why this fossil shouldn’t exist.",
            "content": "If a scientist used the word “zombie” to describe a fossil, know that they aren’t trying to be poetic. Usually, they mean that it looks so fresh and intact that it could easily have stepped straight out of the past. This is precisely the case with Cr... [5648 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/scotttravers/2025/11/22/meet-the-zombie-crab-once-thought-to-be-a-myth-hint-it-was-trapped-in-amber-for-100-million-years/",
            "image": "https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/691c43df0f04d3f4718389b9/0x0.jpg?format=jpg&height=900&width=1600&fit=bounds",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T14:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c4e32b557a3dd75225975f11fb68a3a9",
                "name": "Forbes",
                "url": "https://www.forbes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e9192cd82fc5e031e7f8614c66dd35f1",
            "title": "South Cariboo couple use carnivorous plants as educational vehicle",
            "description": "Elanore and Christian Lass have founded Hungry Plant Pals to share their love of botany",
            "content": "Sharing their love for botany with the world is what drives Doctor Christain Lass and his wife, Elanore Lass.\nThe Lasses are the gardeners behind one of the more unique vendors to debut at the South Cariboo Farmers Market this year: Hungry Plant Pals... [6160 chars]",
            "url": "https://wltribune.com/2025/11/22/south-cariboo-couple-use-carnivorous-plants-as-educational-vehicle/",
            "image": "https://wltribune.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/cropped-WLTribune_square_ddfbad.png?w=32",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T13:02:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "204d5ba2150da219e5b3e897869755aa",
                "name": "Williams Lake Tribune",
                "url": "https://wltribune.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "af2310baeb9c7ef8e0eed638d3c9ecff",
            "title": "\"C'est une chance pour la science.\" Une espèce protégée de requin pêchée par erreur devient une aubaine pour les chercheurs",
            "description": "C'est une espèce protégée. Le requin-renard à grands yeux est interdit à la pêche partout en Europe. Un chalutier breton l'a capturé accidentellement dans ses filets. Une erreur qui est aussi une aubaine pour les scientifiques.",
            "content": "C'est une espèce protégée. Le requin-renard à grands yeux est interdit à la pêche partout en Europe. Un chalutier breton l'a capturé accidentellement dans ses filets. Une erreur qui est aussi une aubaine pour les scientifiques.\nC'est l'histoire d'une... [3297 chars]",
            "url": "https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/c-est-une-chance-pour-la-science-une-espece-protegee-de-requin-pechee-par-erreur-devient-une-aubaine-pour-les-chercheurs-3253822.html",
            "image": "https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/image/JiLySB8XnkqrvpzNM3A1xviugM4/930x620/regions/2025/11/22/requin-a-gros-yeux-6921a268df973282145957.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-22T13:00:02Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "09d3915221ded28ebf807eceeaf1114c",
                "name": "France 3 Régions",
                "url": "https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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