Flag of Canada

Canada Sports News API

Get the live top sports headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada Sports 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=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 288632,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8af33b17fcf4d90836da24f9110321fb",
            "title": "Two Connors deliver the goods in 4-3 Edmonton Oilers win over Vegas",
            "description": "The Edmonton Oilers out-class Vegas early then hang on for the 4-3 result",
            "content": "Article content\nThe Edmonton Oilers won their first game of the year on the second of back-to-backs over Vegas on Sunday.\nTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY\nSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.\nExclusive ar... [4358 chars]",
            "url": "https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/connor-mcdavid-flies-high-connor-ingram-solid-in-edmonton-oilers-4-3-win-over-vegas-cult-of-hockey-llayer-grades",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dsc_5808.ej_300475460.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-22T05:34:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1bb7faab7a09cc8de613baac0095d5f",
                "name": "Edmonton Journal",
                "url": "https://edmontonjournal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e791ccf0088522156196a51ee82b462a",
            "title": "Connor Ingram stands firm; Edmonton Oilers survive Vegas Knights scare",
            "description": "Connor Ingram wins Oilers debut against Vegas",
            "content": "Article content\nIn a season where the Oilers’ goaltending situation has been alternating between ‘worry’ and ‘sky-is-falling,’ Connor Ingram took his turn under the Edmonton microscope Sunday.\nTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY\nSubscribe n... [4064 chars]",
            "url": "https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/connor-ingram-edmonton-oilers-survive-vegas-knights",
            "image": "https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/dsc_5808.ej_300475460.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-22T04:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "e1bb7faab7a09cc8de613baac0095d5f",
                "name": "Edmonton Journal",
                "url": "https://edmontonjournal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "38d7cf1102a688b83c2310f545d8fa43",
            "title": "Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch details Frederic’s healthy scratch, potential lingering effects of injury",
            "description": "With the Edmonton Oilers getting back to town from Minnesota late Saturday night, the team held an optional morning skate on Sunday ahead of their game against the Vegas Golden Knights. It didn’t glean any information about what the Oilers lineup would look like, but when Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch met with the media…",
            "content": "With the Edmonton Oilers getting back to town from Minnesota late Saturday night, the team held an optional morning skate on Sunday ahead of their game against the Vegas Golden Knights.\nIt didn’t glean any information about what the Oilers lineup wou... [3464 chars]",
            "url": "https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-kris-knoblauch-details-trent-frederic-healthy-scratch-lingering-effects-injury",
            "image": "https://oilersnation.com/_next/image?url=https://publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/USATSI_27165495-scaled.jpg&w=1200&q=75",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-22T03:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dc360f1d003d7b7ce1ffece1e1fbceef",
                "name": "OilersNation",
                "url": "https://oilersnation.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories