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": 419024,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "31593b1ce78333450bfdfd03b8a973ec",
            "title": "Des prétendants au Conn-Smythe se démarquent après une ronde",
            "description": "Quelques joueurs se démarquent depuis le début des séries. Certains pourraient même rêver au titre de joueur par excellence des séries.",
            "content": "Il reste encore beaucoup de matchs à disputer avant que la coupe Stanley soit soulevée par une équipe de la Ligue nationale. Bien sûr, l’échantillon est encore mince, mais certains joueurs se distinguent après une série de disputée et avec le début d... [6606 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/article/des-pretendants-au-conn-smythe-se-demarquent-apres-une-ronde/",
            "image": "https://www.rds.ca/resizer/v2/TFURPVPC7ZCBZC6DLRDQ352AQY.png?smart=true&auth=72038070a73a21d3e707da19979aa6b4b68a55f0cfb1511a95b5614c31bce0e4&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T21:09:23Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "f8f4e5e8c91e665de255923c777c6158",
                "name": "RDS",
                "url": "https://www.rds.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "38e63b633fd760cb2f67e05068642edb",
            "title": "Former Patriots WR Stefon Diggs found not guilty of assaulting his private chef",
            "description": "Former Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty on Tuesday of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute.",
            "content": "BOSTON -- Former Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was found not guilty on Tuesday of assaulting his private chef in a pay dispute.\nThe four-time Pro Bowl wideout pleaded not guilty in February to a felony strangulation charge and a misdemeanor assault ... [1786 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nfl.com/news/former-patriots-wr-stefon-diggs-found-not-guilty-of-assaulting-his-private-chef",
            "image": "https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop/league/tdyr9js9gctlbazkpblm",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T20:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "dd1b426c70f70fd362bea9af6e11172e",
                "name": "NFL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nfl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8ac8157795e3cc64a65ba37b4402fb49",
            "title": "Scout's Analysis: Five intriguing draft prospects on the rise",
            "description": "Fresh off a trip to Slovakia to watch the U18 World Championship, scout Jason Bukala reports back with a group of draft-eligible prospects he thinks are on the rise after the tournament.",
            "content": "The 2026 Men’s U18 World Hockey Championship will be fondly remembered for the outstanding crowd support from the host cities Trencin and Bratislava, Slovakia. All of the games were well attended but the ones that included Team Slovakia or Team Czech... [6465 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/scouts-analysis-five-intriguing-draft-prospects-on-the-rise/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-13.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T19:20:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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