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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": 134302,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "59ce81e2f59d6f27e8585bf6bbe60fa9",
            "title": "How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru’s powerful Chincha Kingdom",
            "description": "In new research, biochemical analyses align with imagery and historical sources to show how the pre-Inca Chincha society turned guano into a source of power.",
            "content": "In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the stage for the fall of the Inca Empire.\nBefore this fateful attack, Pizarro’s brother, Pedro Pi... [5163 chars]",
            "url": "https://theconversation.com/how-bird-poo-fuelled-the-rise-of-perus-powerful-chincha-kingdom-275316",
            "image": "https://images.theconversation.com/files/717560/original/file-20260211-56-onnckt.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C807%2C2992%2C1496&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T21:39:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "344b3e5c4a3152c0cbebe5418ae064b7",
                "name": "The Conversation",
                "url": "https://theconversation.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5145a5d4634a85afa1313e9b5b594bbe",
            "title": "Hebert's Tyrant Digger and a life of paleontological wonder in N.S.",
            "description": "Hebert saw the patterns of a compressed skull. What he found was a big deal.",
            "content": "Article content\nIt hid nameless in stone for 307 million years.\nTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.\nSubscribe now to access this story and more:\nUnlimited access to the website and app\nExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and p... [3725 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/brian-heberts-tyrant-digger-fossil-discovery-cape-breton-point-aconi-early-plant-eater",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/saltwire/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hebert-1-edited-scaled.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T20:08:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9c098e3a9b9b157b2cb027c47eacaca8",
                "name": "PNI Atlantic News",
                "url": "https://www.saltwire.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8a49ab36f1eb6757e602997ba4fc04b7",
            "title": "What are lava tubes? Underground cavities found on Venus in major 1st",
            "description": "A vast underground tunnel known as a lava tube, formed from ancient volcanic activity, was recently discovered lurking beneath Venus.",
            "content": "Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY\nWed, February 11, 2026 at 7:13 p.m. UTC\n3 min read\nAdd Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.\nA vast underground tunnel formed from ancient volcanic activity was recently discovered lurking beneath V... [5196 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/lava-tubes-underground-cavities-found-191305759.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/YQtjbzdr28Td0jVqAcq27g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_news_641/456fa83df2f16b20526aa4b1fcf73a16",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-11T19:13:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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