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": 380996,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "12599075e2233e327e848a9541984565",
            "title": "Seth Jarvis scores in OT, Carolina evens Stanley Cup Final",
            "description": "Seth Jarvis scored on the power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to give up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat Vegas 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to even the series.",
            "content": "RALEIGH, N.C. -- Seth Jarvis scored on the power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to give up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday nig... [3577 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48971472/seth-jarvis-scores-ot-carolina-ties-stanley-cup-final",
            "image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0605%2Fr1668421_2_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T03:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7abadd89d3ca137aaa3090e4097217b8",
            "title": "Blue Jays respond to significant challenge vs. Braves after eventful week",
            "description": "Still three games under .500 the Blue Jays are not yet where they need to be, but they return home knowing they responded well to a significant challenge Thursday against the Braves, writes Ben Nicholson-Smith",
            "content": "ATLANTA – All things considered, this has been quite a week for the Toronto Blue Jays.\nThey’ve played seven games since they left Toronto last week, winning three and losing four. On the surface that sounds pretty normal. In reality, however, that’s ... [3283 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-respond-to-significant-challenge-vs-braves-after-eventful-week/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Okamoto-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T02:43:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet.ca",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "963c4c2202e1e2e7191eafca0279df79",
            "title": "McNabb hit in face with puck, leaves Game 2 loss for Golden Knights",
            "description": "Defenseman was reportedly taken to hospital, has 7 points in playoffs for Vegas",
            "content": "RALEIGH, N.C. -- Brayden McNabb took a puck to the face at 10:52 of the first period, and the Vegas Golden Knights defenseman did not return for the remainder of a 4-3 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Len... [1029 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/news/brayden-mcnabb-leaves-game-2-stanley-cup-final-after-puck-to-face",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/v1780622988/prd/vyhpxyqiunqcrly9uykt.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T02:16:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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