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": 395048,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a50fe3cad9dacf804cdae6de8efbbd1b",
            "title": "Capitals eyeing sign-and-trade deal for Tuch as Sabres confirm winger won’t return",
            "description": "General manager Jarmo Kekalainen spoke with reporters on Wednesday and indicated that Alex Tuch’s time in Buffalo is over one way or another, and the team is opening to a sign-and-trade in an attempt to recoup assests.",
            "content": "Alex Tuch’s time with the Buffalo Sabres appears to be at an end, but hitting the free-agent market is far from a guarantee.\nGeneral manager Jarmo Kekalainen spoke with reporters on Wednesday and indicated that the pending unrestricted free agent’s t... [2633 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/kekalainen-says-tuch-wont-return-to-sabres-team-open-to-sign-and-trade-trade/",
            "image": "https://www.tsn.ca/resizer/v2/2JXHR7WAJBAM3JJX4Y7ZTBQJ5I.jpg?smart=true&auth=7694ea98d4114f85aeed01384e5f14d13e1e8d800aa05b50a821833c5f84f9da&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T17:34:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "83ec652de04269e0242e0ec8be47a101",
                "name": "TSN",
                "url": "https://www.tsn.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "450a6f42bd769019cb2e05e38544ec8a",
            "title": "Maple Leafs 2026 NHL Draft preview: Who will they take with the No. 1 pick?",
            "description": "Hope is back, in a big way. Armed with the top pick and plenty of other assets, the Maple Leafs are poised to re-shuffle their squad, writes Luke Fox.",
            "content": "TORONTO — Last time we attended a hockey game in Toronto, we spotted a fan wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with an enlarged screen grab of Mats Sundin’s Cheshire grin — that insta-iconic image Leafs Nation now associates with their stunning 2026 N... [5701 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/maple-leafs-2026-nhl-draft-preview-who-will-they-take-with-the-no-1-pick/",
            "image": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2ba299f469990741c927cb781f2190eba90ae39cd5e932a7c2454a097ffdd9dc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T17:29:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "46feeb00f639cdb65f2e57274ee65901",
                "name": "Sportsnet.ca",
                "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "17da8437c3aa3675f39435a55a1fe226",
            "title": "Tous les athlètes olympiques recevront 10 000 $ pour leur participation aux JO",
            "description": "Le CIO répond à une demande de longue date des athlètes olympiques en offrant une compensation financière à tous les participants aux JO.",
            "content": "Le Comité international olympique (CIO) change son fusil d’épaule et accepte d’offrir une compensation financière aux athlètes qui vont participer aux Jeux olympiques.\nLe comité exécutif du CIO répond donc à une demande de longue date des athlètes. S... [4209 chars]",
            "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/2264139/olympiques-cio-athletes-compensation-10000",
            "image": "https://images.radio-canada.ca/q_auto,w_1250/v1/ici-info/16x9/jeux-olympiques-cio-kirsty-coventry-italie.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T17:28:13Z",
            "lang": "fr",
            "source": {
                "id": "197e8e0f338b074f642026d5a319d658",
                "name": "Radio-Canada",
                "url": "https://ici.radio-canada.ca"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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