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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": 6715716,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d726feaa10cae7c47b672900607a150c",
            "title": "Scherzer, Blue Jays roar back to even ALCS with Mariners",
            "description": "Things can change on a dime in the post-season.\nThat's exactly what happened in Seattle for both Max Scherzer and the Blue Jays, who pulled level in the ALCS with a Game 4 win over the Mariners.",
            "content": "SEATTLE — In the uneasy quiet of the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse after the Seattle Mariners had opened a 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series, Max Scherzer stood in front of his corner locker and dropped some knowledge.\nOver nearly two... [7166 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/scherzer-blue-jays-knock-off-mariners-to-even-alcs/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CP175170713.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-17T05:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet.ca",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6b75d2bd65080f9aa71883ec77cad4e8",
            "title": "Caufield’s 2nd goal of game lifts Canadiens past Predators late in OT",
            "description": "Scores winner at 4:57 after tying it with 20 seconds remaining in 3rd",
            "content": "Caufield won it with a one-timer from between the circles off a backhand pass from Nick Suzuki.\nIt was the fifth goal in three games and second straight overtime goal for Caufield, who scored at 3:25 to give the Canadiens at 5-4 win against the Seatt... [1136 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-montreal-canadiens-game-recap-october-16-2025",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/v1760668305/prd/s6uehge8pzcp64hhgqfh.png",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-17T02:07:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ecc563d12a106cb658b6c4fd77d1a23e",
            "title": "Cole Caufield joue encore les héros",
            "description": "Cole Caufield ne dérougit pas.",
            "content": "(Montréal) Cole Caufield ne dérougit pas.\nConsultez le sommaire de la rencontre (Re)lisez notre couverture en direct\nLe Canadien de Montréal est venu de l’arrière deux fois et Caufield a inscrit son deuxième but du match en prolongation, jeudi, dans ... [3637 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/2025-10-16/predators-2-canadien-3-p/cole-caufield-joue-encore-les-heros.php",
            "image": "https://mobile-img.lpcdn.ca/v2/924x/r3996/4e29e642/1a3975683f8531449faec085a2a96b06.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-10-17T02:01:59Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "9929f9b2d4820f4ed54220376fab7d4c",
                "name": "La Presse",
                "url": "https://www.lapresse.ca",
                "country": "ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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