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": 266850,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8a01b355f05b7aec9eecee097e947606",
            "title": "Why Trump's plan to drop gas tax may leave U.S. drivers feeling empty",
            "description": "U.S. President Donald Trump is finally acknowledging the financial pain that Americans are feeling with the soaring cost of gas, but his plan to pause the federal fuel tax may not have the kind of impact either he or drivers hope for.",
            "content": "U.S. President Donald Trump is finally acknowledging the financial pain that many Americans are feeling from the soaring cost of gas, but his plan to pause the federal fuel tax may not bring the kind of impact either he or drivers hope for.\nTrump sai... [3546 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-iran-gas-tax-fuel-price-inflation-cost-of-living-9.7195416",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/9078d4c2-c948-4c6e-88c5-feb89dbf3faa,1778521300120/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C204%2C5305%2C2984%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T08:02:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "01498844eaafbd1c323fd7ce77738031",
            "title": "Macron at Africa summit seeking allies and a foreign policy less tied to France’s colonial past",
            "description": "French president reaches out to new allies after setbacks in relations with his country’s former colonies in west Africa",
            "content": "A French-African summit held every few years since 1973 is taking place in a non-francophone country for the first time on Tuesday as Emmanuel Macron tries to rebuild France’s role on the continent after setbacks in its former colonies.\nMore than 30 ... [3488 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/12/macron-move-on-francophone-past-africa-summit",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d2f9ae0d46db383f726799bc6c1a6de92e6c4e0/416_0_4169_3335/master/4169.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=08e7456cc3703b4e25c7f4d7b818e501",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T02:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "afaef03f58b612a749d6089f990515b7",
            "title": "U.S. mayor resigns, to plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government",
            "description": "A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.",
            "content": "LOS ANGELES — A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.\nEileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was charged in April wit... [1873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/05/12/southern-california-mayor-resigns-will-plead-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-chinese-government/",
            "image": "https://www.cp24.com/resizer/v2/T6HWL2ULANCVVDUVQTLLZQE3QU.png?smart=true&auth=7b73f5fc1f7cf481d3af8b8dfcb005adf6a9876a8edc457aaadd5c8855f467dd&width=1200&height=630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T01:19:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7dd7268139219ad1376ef22df3730d7e",
                "name": "CP24",
                "url": "https://www.cp24.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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