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": 262844,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "79141fb2343b6ae9636bbd927236f4e1",
            "title": "Venice Biennale jury ‘will not award artists from countries facing war crimes charges’",
            "description": "Statement, apparently aimed at Russia and Israel, makes clear it is committed to the defence of human rights",
            "content": "The jury of the Venice Biennale has said it would not give awards to artists from countries whose leaders are facing charges of crimes against humanity, in a statement apparently aimed at Russia and Israel.\nThe five-member jury of the art exhibition ... [2250 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/24/venice-biennale-jury-not-award-artists-countries-face-war-crimes-israel-russia",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2898aa86373141dc3f4304a3d2e9d65c8f39889d/182_0_5258_4206/master/5258.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=38a4f7ddc32e8b851be60c2b903b5e20",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T10:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16387ddf3e7b9d83d36071c23255a1b8",
            "title": "Key suspect in notorious Syrian civil war massacre arrested",
            "description": "Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.",
            "content": "A key suspect in one of the most notorious killings of the Syrian civil war has been arrested, Syria's interior minister has said.\nAmjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of civilians in April 2013 in the Tadamon district of Damascus.\nFootage ... [1741 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglxgq1p2jo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ec8d/live/b353fc20-3fcc-11f1-bd52-e755d604ece4.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T10:41:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5187f66610b1ea8a55d166188f6d5f70",
            "title": "Trump seeks ‘best deal’ with Iran as Israel, Lebanon extend ceasefire",
            "description": "Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says Iranian leadership remains unified despite U.S. claims",
            "content": "Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire for three weeks at a meeting at the White House brokered by President Donald Trump, who said he was prepared to wait for “the best deal” to end his conflict with Iran. Fighting between Israel and Iranian-ba... [4667 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-iran-us-war-israel-lebanon-ceasefire/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/R6G3W6A7KJHQDLNASGUKVTTBLA.jpg?auth=aed46c98760c2667d047c1a68ac91befa8ee3bdbcb3b83b043b1ae6db9d54b87&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-24T09:30:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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