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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": 276662,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "359ce72baa9ccd3a0638beecc9f09a7d",
            "title": "Blue Jays' Ernie Clement given key to Monroe County",
            "description": "Ernie Clement's breakout 2025 turned heads on both sides of the border.",
            "content": "Ernie Clement's breakout 2025 turned heads on both sides of the border.\nAfter emerging as a key piece of the Toronto Blue Jays' run to the World Series, Clement was given a key to his home Monroe County in New York on Saturday, where Nov. 29 was proc... [1431 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-ernie-clement-given-key-to-monroe-county/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/clement-3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-29T23:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet.ca",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "43688a91becfba2a1f8ee0f21fa5923f",
            "title": "Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens trounced by the Colorado Avalanche",
            "description": "The Montreal Canadiens went down 7-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. But fans shouldn't dwell on the score. Recent developments point to real opbriportunities for the team.",
            "content": "When the Montreal Canadiens flew over the Rocky Mountains to face the Colorado Avalanche Friday night, there must have been a bit of trepidation over the task at hand. They knew the Avalanche had lost only one game in regulation in 24 this season. Th... [7348 chars]",
            "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11549442/call-of-the-wilde-montreal-canadiens-colorado-avalanche-3/",
            "image": "https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2cd236462bec671b905551ad724d9559898489c28f0707a198b68ec783fd58aa.jpg?quality=65&strip=all&w=720&h=379&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-29T23:51:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a301f1a787ffad153a758085184d4bbb",
                "name": "Global News",
                "url": "https://globalnews.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dfc2dcf61d13bcbc14fb62e57f0414d2",
            "title": "2 Canadiens (Nov 29, 2025) Game Recap",
            "description": "Expert recap and game analysis of the Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens NHL game from November 29, 2025 on ESPN.",
            "content": "DENVER -- — Brock Nelson had two goals and two assists to reach 600 points for his career, Gabriel Landeskog also scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 on Saturday.\nNathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists for Co... [1594 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap?gameId=401802743",
            "image": "http://s.espncdn.com/stitcher/sports/hockey/nhl/events/401802743.png?templateId=espn.com.share.1",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-29T22:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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