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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": 209956,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "125a46238b5f6d7d10238bdc84c45e5a",
            "title": "Porthcawl's beloved Lizzy the 'logness monster' gets swept to sea",
            "description": "Lizzy the lizard captured the hearts of people in Porthcawl when it drifted ashore in March 2024.",
            "content": "Stormy weather sweeps beloved 'logness monster' out to sea\n1 hour ago\nCharlie BucklandBBC Wales\nA beloved piece of driftwood nicknamed \"Lizzy the logness monster\" has been swept out to sea after stormy weather hit a popular seaside town.\nWhile it may... [2835 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj0krw109eo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/d251/live/68cbf0e0-d2a8-11f0-a892-01d657345866.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T16:00:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9aa99da0ce33f7095606d2a2e232db04",
            "title": "South Africa shooting leaves 12 dead, including young child: Police",
            "description": "Police say 25 people were shot at ‘illegal’ bar in hostel in Pretoria, with three children among the dead.",
            "content": "Gunmen have killed at least 12 people, including a three-year-old boy, in a mass shooting at a bar near the South African city of Pretoria, according to police.\nAthlenda Mathe, spokesperson for the South African Police Service (SAPS), confirmed on Sa... [1966 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/6/south-africa-shooting-leaves-12-dead-including-young-child-police",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ap_69344c2c1f5d9-1765035052.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T15:38:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "aa256743863b39a27f8f53cc6d219b38",
            "title": "Interior Department overhauls free admission days for national parks to include Trump’s birthday and remove Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth",
            "description": "Visitors will now have to pay a fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.",
            "content": "National park visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Park Service overhauled its free admission calendar... [1867 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/politics/free-admission-national-parks-donald-trump-birthday",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2232927940.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-06T15:14:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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