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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": 309696,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4548c5ebc8fbf4242aa514fb6248d7da",
            "title": "What to expect from every team at 2026 NHL trade deadline",
            "description": "The rumours are picking up and time is running thin. To get you ready for the action ahead, Rory Boylen has our trade deadline primer, with an overview of each NHL team.",
            "content": "The NHL trade deadline is upon us and after a slow start to the week deals are starting to roll in and set the tone for what we'll see on Friday.\nThe Toronto Maple Leafs have started to be a seller, sending Nicolas Roy to Colorado. Utah, anticipated ... [43855 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/what-to-expect-from-every-team-at-2026-nhl-trade-deadline/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/robert-thomas-2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T06:47:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d78b6aeab1efab54f753ebd5fc41194a",
            "title": "Carlson quitte les Caps après 17 saisons pour rejoindre les Ducks",
            "description": "Le vétéran défenseur John Carlson a été échangé aux Ducks d’Anaheim.",
            "content": "Le vétéran défenseur John Carlson a été échangé aux Ducks d’Anaheim, dans la nuit de vendredi.\nEn retour, les Capitals reçoivent un choix conditionnel de premier tour en 2026 ou 2027 et un choix de troisième tour en 2027.\nLe vétéran de 36 ans a amass... [631 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/article/john-carlson-echange-aux-ducks/",
            "image": "https://www.rds.ca/resizer/v2/VBTAUZRTHZGBDNTVAMFOUGXCFA.jpg?smart=true&auth=050dbf0c9bc19608c7aacc1f9a1bced0c7f07851c803b70dda41f5132c469c18&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T06:25:20Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "f8f4e5e8c91e665de255923c777c6158",
                "name": "RDS",
                "url": "https://www.rds.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "196ab70ea8704c2b51ab4fbdf6751111",
            "title": "John Carlson, one of the greatest players in Capitals history, traded to Ducks for draft picks",
            "description": "In a late night stunner, the Washington Capitals traded star defenseman John Carlson to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional first-round pick…",
            "content": "In a late night stunner, the Washington Capitals traded star defenseman John Carlson to the Anaheim Ducks for a conditional first-round pick in either the 2026 or 2027 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft. The Capitals are not retai... [7055 chars]",
            "url": "https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2026/03/06/john-carlson-trade-washington-capitals-anaheim-ducks-draft-picks-nhl/",
            "image": "https://i0.wp.com/russianmachineneverbreaks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/file-john-carlson-warmups-aland-6727.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&original",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-06T06:16:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "bcc49732fb9170431495d3ab953d7d72",
                "name": "RMNB",
                "url": "https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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