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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": 345372,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "984e149ee3731f61506d9c70854fe506",
            "title": "David scores two as Canada salvages draw against Iceland after disappointing first half",
            "description": "Jonathan David scored two goals on penalty kicks in the second half of Canada’s FIFA World Cup tune-up against Iceland Saturday at BMO Field. The penalties were awarded after a pair of takedowns against Canadian attackers in the box.",
            "content": "TORONTO — Jonathan David scored twice from the penalty spot in the second half before Tajon Buchanan was shown a straight red card as Canada battled back from a 2-0 deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw with Iceland in an international men’s soccer friendly ... [3846 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/fifa-world-cup/article/david-scores-two-goals-on-penalty-kicks-for-canada-against-iceland/",
            "image": "https://www.tsn.ca/resizer/v2/B7TYEPZMLBDWPJWW6BAF4ZARDQ.JPG?smart=true&auth=59e4aa2792f621db7196c1fe7447228942c9e53d8d088fc98889aad991debd21&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T19:06:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "83ec652de04269e0242e0ec8be47a101",
                "name": "TSN",
                "url": "https://www.tsn.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0fda322a13cebe5bb749eca1a60582db",
            "title": "Pas de Kucherov, pas de problème pour Tampa face aux Sens",
            "description": "Malgré l'absence de Nikita Kucherov, le Lightning a marqué 4 buts sans riposte pour vaincre les Sénateurs 4 à 2.",
            "content": "Malgré l’absence de Nikita Kucherov, lui qui était malade, le Lightning de Tampa Bay a marqué quatre buts sans riposte pour vaincre les Sénateurs d’Ottawa 4 à 2.\nLes Sénateurs se sont rapidement forgés une avance de deux buts. Dylan Cozens a marqué s... [1258 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rds.ca/hockey/senateurs/article/pas-de-kucherov-pas-de-probleme-pour-tampa-face-aux-sens/",
            "image": "https://www.rds.ca/resizer/v2/P637PJOSGBFOLKG375E3LJJOL4.jpg?smart=true&auth=7bc7813ac50dbcf8cb32c01366ebadc2b3b9f02378e62ab3cf9575cc8f2dd170&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T18:28:29Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "f8f4e5e8c91e665de255923c777c6158",
                "name": "RDS",
                "url": "https://www.rds.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1631963acc2111157c5989415ab023c5",
            "title": "Lines and defense pairings at morning skate - Mar. 28",
            "description": "Habs hold morning skate in Nashville on Saturday",
            "content": "NASHVILLE – The sun was shining over Bridgestone Arena on Saturday morning, and the mood inside was, well, just as bright.\nConfidence is high for the Canadiens, who arrive riding a three-game win streak into tonight’s matchup against the Nashville Pr... [311 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/lines-and-defense-pairings-at-morning-skate-mar-28-2026",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/prd/hh2c4aoxyrckej2arakq.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-28T17:16:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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