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": 408190,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0c5c8031547e44f32adba4f48bc5997d",
            "title": "Celebrini nommé capitaine du Canada",
            "description": "L'attaquant des Sharks, qui n’est âgé que de 19 ans, sera épaulé par les vétérans Ryan O’Reilly (35 ans) et John Tavares (35 ans).",
            "content": "Ne manquez pas le Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace dès vendredi sur les ondes de RDS et RDS.ca.\nL’attaquant des Sharks de San Jose Macklin Celebrini a été nommé capitaine de l’équipe canadienne qui participera au Championnat mondial de hockey... [1221 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rds.ca/hockey/article/celebrini-nomme-capitaine-du-canada/",
            "image": "https://www.rds.ca/resizer/v2/66JTEMX2JVEW7FASYQASWRLVDM.jpg?smart=true&auth=af0cd46181242f3feb78dd711e5dc88fa14489f76c69e2a730cb3418fc7bde96&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T12:47:14Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "f8f4e5e8c91e665de255923c777c6158",
                "name": "RDS",
                "url": "https://www.rds.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f558f5f57782642e5a3da47a8101ff56",
            "title": "Khamzat Chimaev releases statement following UFC 328 loss to Sean Strickland",
            "description": "Does Khamzat Chimaev want to run it back with Sean Strickland after UFC 328?",
            "content": "Khamzat Chimaev might not be done with Sean Strickland.\nFollowing his middleweight championship loss to Strickland in Saturday’s UFC 328 main event, Chimaev took to Twitter to offer a cryptic follow-up:\n“See you again soon.”\nStrickland won a narrow s... [1316 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/487596/khamzat-chimaev-releases-statement-following-ufc-328-loss-to-sean-strickland",
            "image": "https://platform.mmafighting.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2026/05/gettyimages-2275392446.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C2.8829331175767%2C100%2C78.542987284455&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T12:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50619ed61a9c377689926fae945c9257",
                "name": "MMA Fighting",
                "url": "https://www.mmafighting.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a76412e60d01591cad0bfddb16a96f6b",
            "title": "Sunday Overreactions: How creative should Maple Leafs get with No. 1 pick?",
            "description": "After winning the draft lottery, hope, optimism and enthusiasm fill the air in Toronto. But is there a chance the Maple Leafs get creative with the No. 1 pick? Michael Amato explores that and more in his Sunday overreactions.",
            "content": "Lucky No. 12.\nTwo digits on a ping pong ball bouncing the right way is all it took to change the entire mood of a fanbase. A season filled with frustrations, bad decisions and disappointment for the Toronto Maple Leafs is melting away like the last r... [10463 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sunday-overreactions-how-creative-should-maple-leafs-get-with-no-1-pick/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/New-Toronto-Maple-Leafs-General-Manager-John-Chayka.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T12:09:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Categories