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Canada World News API

Get the live top world 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 228254,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "06b6c6be6cb21b3a728205bfa339be7b",
            "title": "The FBI’s raid of journalist’s home was the product of decades of backsliding",
            "description": "The trend of invading newsrooms, in violation of federal law, has now spread to the highest levels of the federal government",
            "content": "The raid of a journalist’s home, along with the jailing of their alleged source, are shocking acts of authoritarianism. And they are in line with Trump’s willingness to use the national security state as a weapon against the press, which is a serious... [7299 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/15/fbi-raid-washington-post-journalist",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/917693f26fb80036c63cd16af3cea864a442343c/377_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctb3BpbmlvbnMucG5n&enable=upscale&s=766ae2291934e0996d9e7338fcfb321c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T16:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "33c40eb30d22b169d0a8aa95441a434f",
            "title": "U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked tanker in Caribbean ahead of Trump-Machado meeting",
            "description": "The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.",
            "content": "The United States has seized another Venezuela-linked tanker, U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.\nThe seizure marks the sixth vessel ta... [2653 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/venezuela-tanker-machado-trump-meeting-9.7046396",
            "image": "https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6f15c904-2238-4406-9f4c-d100fe871374,1768488662920/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C234%2C8192%2C4608%29%3BResize%3D620",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T16:06:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa998c61041906c2082d63fdef6cc33a",
                "name": "CBC",
                "url": "https://www.cbc.ca"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8e1f62adaf07ff4605b0988eab42ecc4",
            "title": "US court hands Trump victory against pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil",
            "description": "Appeals court justice dismiss order that released Khalil from immigration detention, potentially enabling his re-arrest.",
            "content": "An appeals court panel in the United States has moved to dismiss a petition by Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil challenging his detention and deportation, handing a boost to the administration of President Donald Trump.\nIn a two-to-one ruling on T... [2585 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/15/us-court-hands-trump-victory-against-pro-palestine-activist-mahmoud-khalil",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250816-38849354-38849337-STOP_STARVING_GAZA_MARCH_IN_NEW_YORK_CITY-1755394898.jpg?resize=1200%2C630",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T15:56:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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