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": 410598,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7adb566567f496141ca07ce956aee1cd",
            "title": "Plutôt optimistes pour le Canadien",
            "description": "À l’aube des séries éliminatoires de la Ligue nationale de hockey, nous vous avons demandé de nous dire quel parcours vous prévoyez pour la troupe de l’entraîneur-chef Martin St-Louis. Une majorité écrasante d’entre vous espère voir l’équipe aller plus loin que la première ronde. Plus du quart des répondants ose même imaginer le tricolore en finale de la Coupe Stanley.",
            "content": "Place aux lecteurs Un peu d’espoir pour la planète ?\nÀ l’occasion du Jour de la Terre, nous vous avons invités à nous faire part de vos sources d’inspiration et d’espoir face à la crise climatique. Vous nous avez parlé d’implication, de mise en commu... [4470 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/2026-04-22/sondage/plutot-optimistes-pour-le-canadien.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/4d58d61ee5cd300bae75266f6f6ac4dc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T07:00:00Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "La Presse",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7457f2d9e79eab87688ef7081ba773a5",
            "title": "Blue Jays use late rally to beat Angels as offence starts to find its way",
            "description": "Since fracturing his toe, George Springer has noticed a steady improvement in the Blue Jays' at-bats. That trend continued in Tuesday's victory over the Angels, giving Toronto its first series win since a season-opening sweep.",
            "content": "ANAHEIM, Calif. – Since a foul tip fractured his left big toe April 11 and relegated him to observer status in the dugout, George Springer’s noticed a steady improvement in the at-bats taken by the Toronto Blue Jays, especially over the past week.\n“I... [5393 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-late-rally-secures-series-clinching-win-over-angels/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CP176182765.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T06:50:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1226f1f01b6d19e1e03c5d7084f1e103",
            "title": "Roy scores in OT, Avalanche rally past Kings in Game 2 of West 1st Round",
            "description": "Forward wins it at 7:44 after Landeskog ties it with 3:35 left in 3rd for Colorado, which extends series lead",
            "content": "Roy knocked the rebound of Josh Manson’s initial shot past the left leg of Anton Forsberg during a goalmouth scramble.\n“I like to be in this area, and a lot of those goals are scored there. So I try to be there as much as I can,” Roy said. “We're com... [3607 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-colorado-avalanche-game-2-recap-april-21-2026",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/prd/oocbdau53lwg6joxa82q.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-22T06:14:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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