Canada World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Canada World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 260280,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a246774511ad1bcd706cd320442baa2a",
            "title": "Milei administration in Argentina blocks journalist access to Casa Rosada",
            "description": "Press advocates have warned of hostile rhetoric towards journalists and increasingly restrictive policies under Milei.",
            "content": "The administration of Argentina’s Javier Milei has restricted access to the presidential palace, the Casa Rosada, as part of an escalating feud with the country’s journalists.\nAccredited journalists reportedly arrived at the Casa Rosada on Thursday a... [3702 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/milei-administration-in-argentina-blocks-journalist-access-to-casa-rosada",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/afp_69ea86a62657-1776977574.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T22:03:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c60889b736a5e1335d47f3cd3748ef86",
            "title": "US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid",
            "description": "A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits, according to a person familiar with the matter.",
            "content": "A US special forces soldier involved in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested for allegedly betting on that operation, netting him $400,000 in profits, according to a person familiar with the matter.\nThe outsized trade caugh... [915 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/politics/us-special-forces-soldier-arrested-maduro-raid-trade",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-01-05t124551z-1320417056-rc20via4lz84-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-maduro-new-york.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T21:35:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a4c057eb7f1cd64706bd583ba8b5a316",
            "title": "At least 10 injured, including ‘some innocent people,’ after shootout at Louisiana mall, police say",
            "description": "At least 10 people were injured after an apparent argument led to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, police said. A search is underway for at least one shooter.",
            "content": "At least 10 people were injured after an apparent argument led to a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday, police said. A search is underway for at least one shooter.\n“Two groups of people got into an argument inside the food c... [1316 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/23/us/mall-of-louisiana-baton-rouge-shooting",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/still-22566348-1800826-0000000026-still.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T19:22:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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