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Canada Sports News API

Get the live top sports 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=sports&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 339616,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ca11d4011ce31c6b850a817c0f920f7c",
            "title": "3 Potential Trade Destinations for Maple Leafs' Scott Laughton",
            "description": "NHL Rumors: These three teams could target Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton.",
            "content": "The Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing to lose, and they should be sellers at the 2026 NHL trade deadline because of it. One of the Maple Leafs' top trade candidates with the deadline almost here is pending unrestricted free agent (UFA) center Scott ... [1149 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhltraderumors.me/2026/03/3-potential-trade-destinations-for_1.html",
            "image": "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivE4CfQA-MFxsKOhq_b0_xeHhzJdUkAPxk7a4OgCQKFmgqwrP462kVsMmod1Y7jfbMlhwsXeR4ayIgQ7IpBDStU53MSEJ-bZM9BOcuSiFNe3EzDzSUb499I1hF2hRYtbBQ2jQxotr1gFWaqSlzGMwLeZNFOGebu0FC579CPGnUFWRpWCEWwmp-Xd2BTfQr/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/USATSI_28056126.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T02:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3c070b394cc1e8137273c152548c9e49",
                "name": "NHL Trade Rumors",
                "url": "https://www.nhltraderumors.me"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f071dea02ff9c393bb1c58151a412d8f",
            "title": "Une acquisition du Canadien est en train de causer de sérieux cauchemars à une autre &",
            "description": "Lorsque le Canadien de Montréal a sélectionné Ivan Demidov au cinquième rang du repêchage de 2024, bien des amateurs de hockey au Québec étaient aux anges.",
            "content": "Lorsque le Canadien de Montréal a sélectionné Ivan Demidov au cinquième rang du repêchage de 2024, bien des amateurs de hockey au Québec étaient aux anges.\nBien des experts avaient placé le jeune attaquant russe comme potentiel deuxième choix derrièr... [1903 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.marqueur.com/news/index.php?no=567123",
            "image": "https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/large_original/646918.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T00:18:28Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "3e06ec67e5748c2dae227d47156d883f",
                "name": "Marqueur.com",
                "url": "https://www.marqueur.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bb34240e6ea81d99f56a47fa76670575",
            "title": "Wild, Flyers Swap Boris Katchouk, Roman Schmidt",
            "description": "The Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers swapped Boris Katchouk and Roman Schmidt today. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.",
            "content": "The Wild announced this evening that they’ve acquired defenseman Roman Schmidt from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Boris Katchouk. Both players will report to their respective AHL clubs, sharing the distinction of being former notabl... [1556 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2026/03/wild-flyers-swap-boris-katchouk-roman-schmidt.html",
            "image": "https://cdn.prohockeyrumors.com/files/2026/03/USATSI_20397964-1024x683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T00:17:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c5bfb89ab50b4f01dd8e884c7bd3e550",
                "name": "Pro Hockey Rumors",
                "url": "https://www.prohockeyrumors.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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