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": 265052,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6b277c568e39faa004d9f644237c78bf",
            "title": "Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ‘hereby decrees’ Moscow can hold Victory Day parade",
            "description": "Ukraine president says ‘Red Square shall be excluded’ from any attacks, while Kyiv, Moscow and Trump proclaim three-day ceasefire. What we know on day 1,536",
            "content": "Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued a decree “allowing” Russia’s Victory Day military parade to proceed and ensuring no weapons are aimed at Red Square. It came after Ukraine and Russia confirmed a ceasefire would take effect from 9 to 11 May. In what may... [6028 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/ukraine-war-briefing-zelenskyy-hereby-decrees-moscow-can-hold-victory-day-parade",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ea9a0f852686a2879249b6c511668d34c315bbe6/820_0_6827_5464/master/6827.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=b93d4ac4c822a61b5f77a0f0e9b4bfa2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T03:17:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c3182affd09b58b4d8501b17f84e7254",
            "title": "Black Hills drilling project canceled after backlash from tribes",
            "description": "A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups.",
            "content": "Drilling project axed\nA South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups.\nIn a letter provided Friday by Indigenous advocacy group NDN Collective, Rapid City-... [1890 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.castanet.net/news/World/613423/Black-Hills-drilling-project-canceled-after-backlash-from-tribes",
            "image": "https://www.castanet.net/content/2026/5/79f981b643514734e402a5c02aaf006433024d1611d8111860ab3af6c40be479.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T02:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "628ae4115a279de4cd0f849291206a3c",
                "name": "Castanet",
                "url": "https://www.castanet.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "550cc540ff4d0011b67cd16a644f468a",
            "title": "US military strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills two people, leaving one survivor",
            "description": "More than 190 people have been killed in such strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Pacific",
            "content": "The US military on Friday said it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor in the latest attack on boats suspected of transporting narcotics. This brings the death toll from strikes on such vessels in the Ca... [1349 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/us-military-strike-eastern-pacific",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/338df03da62b388500b566722ad412d064ac3e62/457_0_2089_1672/master/2089.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=9f016c6a3df2128316f43e312f4f9874",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T02:08:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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