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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": 135324,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e0bed28fb4f5b16d2173ba3526600e63",
            "title": "Astronauts to depart ISS today for medical evacuation. How to watch live",
            "description": "NASA and SpaceX will both provide livestreams as the Crew-11 astronauts depart the International Space Station today.",
            "content": "Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY\nWed, January 14, 2026 at 12:41 p.m. UTC\n4 min read\nFour astronauts are hours away from strapping into a spacecraft and departing the International Space Station about a month early after one of them experienced a health issue.... [6244 chars]",
            "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com/astronauts-depart-iss-today-medical-124128116.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vXy9Eb3RzU3BsYXNoVWkvZGF0YS9iYXRjaGV4ZWN1dGU&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABWMzHX3OdNgpuT0s6yluGW9zskGnc3zVIsRyvGpOjkbrtwgdrvY90T1bb4Meahf21ZO60vdNH2rzv3CaTo4f2g1SzqsS0Zj_tQ20xgNBBFXmAVnJ9hU_ISOwCt-_LlFrvlPmlzppumvIVMcuuOZbMfyd9Sf76t-L2hI3q2EE9lU",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/l_I87n8Z__f8wKeXjH1gAg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD05NTk7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_news_641/7415496969be966f9f338b91e1313631",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T12:41:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a2b63f17a2f88eb6115cf6b743dcd1e5",
                "name": "Yahoo News Canada",
                "url": "https://ca.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "494c41cf3bb67fea2d59fb42f1eed44c",
            "title": "Mission to Mars: from biological barriers to ethical impediments",
            "description": "Emma Chapman reviews Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds by Scott Solomon",
            "content": "“It’s hard to say when exactly sending people to Mars became a goal for humanity,” ponders author Scott Solomon in his new book Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds – and I think we’d all agree. Ten years ago, I’m no... [4904 chars]",
            "url": "https://physicsworld.com/a/mission-to-mars-from-biological-barriers-to-ethical-impediments/",
            "image": "https://physicsworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-chapman-mars-colony-family-2190457854-istock-denis-art.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T11:01:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1dd3759cb6657cd7ae475f4c1193d66b",
                "name": "Physics World",
                "url": "https://physicsworld.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6967ff685b0c48f40d32af5a48057633",
            "title": "Comment stopper la réparation des cellules cancéreuses ?",
            "description": "Depuis quelques années, on observe une augmentation inquiétante du nombre de cancers dans le monde et la recherche est toujours en quête de solutions pour trouver des traitements plus ciblés, qui s'attaqueraient spécifiquement aux cellules malignes.",
            "content": "La réparation de l’ADN, au cœur du fonctionnement du vivant\nAntonin Nourisson s’intéresse à un mécanisme fondamental présent dans toutes les cellules : la réparation de l’ADN. Comme il le rappelle, « dans toutes les cellules vivantes, il y a de l’ADN... [1750 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/les-chantiers-de-la-recherche/comment-stopper-la-reparation-des-cellules-cancereuses-4644853",
            "image": "https://www.radiofrance.fr/s3/cruiser-production-eu3/2026/01/e2ca4afb-f936-496b-b2a2-e8d73c72e9b1/1200x680_sc_gettyimages-1270326804.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T10:37:24Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "0ff3a417c5083e6abbc34d27f77780a6",
                "name": "Radio France",
                "url": "https://www.radiofrance.fr"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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