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": 145820,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b365ee852380df74f0440dbfd74ee11f",
            "title": "NASA craft chasing asteroid swings past Mars",
            "description": "A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029.",
            "content": "CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft chasing a rare metal asteroid swings past Mars this week for a gravity boost, snapping thousands of pictures as practice for the main encounter in 2029.\nNamed Psyche like the asteroid it’s after, the robotic e... [1838 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/05/14/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-buzzing-mars-on-its-way-to-a-rare-metal-asteroid/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/5TJGK7EEQSLETXX46GR3T2TGHA.jpg?smart=true&auth=b623a93985ed610a2f8f3b585329eff4fc34732356d2a91bd4957543bf499ed5&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T12:34:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6acc2f3bb11fdff7eea1897a5bce59f5",
            "title": "Faint black hole 'ringing' provides a sharper test of Einstein’s gravity",
            "description": "New Bayesian analysis reveals hidden detail in black hole ringdowns, including overtones and nonlinear gravitational-wave modes.",
            "content": "When two black holes crash together, the violence does not end at impact. The newly formed black hole keeps shaking, shedding energy as gravitational waves while it settles down. Physicists call that phase the ringdown, and it carries some of the cle... [8214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/faint-black-hole-ringing-provides-a-sharper-test-of-einsteins-gravity/",
            "image": "https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2026/05/black-hole-collision-1.jpg?auto=webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T11:51:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "112bf679e5854b6527eea31fa42dbada",
                "name": "The Brighter Side of News",
                "url": "https://www.thebrighterside.news"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "450f137534a5bb1f9ecb0833db60f216",
            "title": "Chinook salmon adapting diets as Salish Sea changes",
            "description": "Chinook salmon love to eat herring, but it’s not the only dish that sustains the iconic species in the Salish Sea.",
            "content": "Chinook salmon love to eat herring, but it’s not the only dish that sustains the iconic species in the Salish Sea.\nNew research by the University of Victoria reveals adult chinook salmon will gobble up what they can, depending on the location and tim... [5431 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/chinook-salmon-adapting-diets-as-salish-sea-changes-12279707",
            "image": "https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/victoriatimescolonist/json/2026/05/web1_salmon-diet-2.jpg;w=1000;h=667;mode=crop",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T11:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6760fb589155c6fa875284f1e8a46c61",
                "name": "Times Colonist",
                "url": "https://www.timescolonist.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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