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": 404622,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b070394876f00a418595ebc5ef8c0400",
            "title": "2 Ducks (May 12, 2026) Game Recap",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Vegas Golden Knights vs. Anaheim Ducks NHL game from May 12, 2026 on ESPN.",
            "content": "LAS VEGAS -- — Pavel Dorofeyev has made a name for himself with his shot from the right circle, the epitome of a skilled player making the best use of his talents by setting the Vegas record for power-play goals with 20 this season.\nBut this is the S... [3237 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=401871427",
            "image": "http://s.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/hockey/nhl/events/401871427.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T06:00:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "be753b0395039a4566e28b6168631479",
            "title": "Canadiens feel weight of ‘unlucky bounce’ in Game 4 loss of Eastern 2nd Round",
            "description": "Momentum turns after Thompson scores ‘fluke’ goal for Buffalo, which evens series",
            "content": "Should the Montreal Canadiens end up losing this best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round matchup against the Buffalo Sabres, they could very well circle a two-second window in time midway through the second period of their 3-2 defeat in Game 4 Tues... [4495 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-feel-weight-of-unlucky-bounce-in-game-4-loss",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/v1778655478/prd/gokgbiwtzszf263ksymn.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T05:27:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "52a132b3b4b93d9d21b6b0e7603803a2",
            "title": "Golden Knights edge Ducks in OT in Game 5, on verge of Western Conference Final",
            "description": "Dorofeyev scores 2nd goal at 4:10 after Zellweger ties it with 3:05 left in 3rd for Anaheim",
            "content": "The goal came after Olen Zellweger tied it 2-2 for Anaheim with 3:05 remaining in the third period when he scored bar down from the left dot.\n“‘Zelly’ made a great play there and was able to get himself open and make a great shot,” Ducks forward Cutt... [4413 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-vegas-golden-knights-game-5-recap-may-12-2026",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/v1778656229/prd/izacsitjdbniesj9inpa.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T05:07:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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