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": 146506,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c481bf9f35fefcbc4cb4df1bbae65677",
            "title": "Scientists discovered the same fungus 40 years and an ocean apart. A mycologist explains how",
            "description": "For mycologist Greg Thorn, the two chance discoveries reveal how little we know about fungi",
            "content": "On “carnivorous fungi”\nThat’s a term we came up with, [biologist George Barron] and I. I was reading a nice coffee table book on carnivorous plants — you know, pitcher plants and sundews and Venus fly traps. And I said to myself, well, these nematode... [2498 chars]",
            "url": "https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/scientists-discovered-the-same-fungus-40-years-and-an-ocean-apart-a-mycologist-explains-how/",
            "image": "https://canadiangeographic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ColinBoydShafer1-6040-1200x900.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T22:04:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8afe19b68cf6eb2927f1452c711ef82c",
                "name": "Canadian Geographic",
                "url": "https://canadiangeographic.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aadbc31db4695a3822e5fe9061aa8a0b",
            "title": "Researcher Juliet Daniel studied type of breast cancer disproportionately affecting Black women",
            "description": "She was inspired to become a scientist after losing her mother to cancer, devoted herself to health equity issues in her community",
            "content": "Dressed in pink running gear, complete with pirate hat and plastic sword, Dr. Juliet Daniel, one of McMaster University’s most celebrated research scientists, was a familiar sight at the annual “BRIGHT Run” breast cancer fundraising event in Dundas, ... [9948 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-juliet-daniel/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/Y2QMMTJGRJDMVDYQD7IQL2U5NE.JPG?auth=5d375cff198d117e0e14494a2808e962028923d9de844e1c1d65758701582c57&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T21:52:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eff1be615746849575c145b47c90606c",
            "title": "Suckerfish discovered diving into unwelcome place of manta rays",
            "description": "A study found remoras, known as suckerfish, were using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear ends of manta rays.",
            "content": "Scientists have discovered something about suckerfish that might make their underwater companions want to hide.\nThe fish – known to attach themselves to marine animals – were documented using a less-than-comfortable place to hitch a ride: the rear en... [2930 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/suckerfish-discovered-diving-unwelcome-place-195634125.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/KqyLgoE4NlFEDeugV8hTuQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD05MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_news_641/f3e46dd54e590a978dfa20d2b72079c4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T19:56:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
                "name": "Yahoo",
                "url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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