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": 273820,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c8c800ad554eb040c9c593dc032172f9",
            "title": "Putin Arrives in Beijing With Entourage of Ministers and CEOs",
            "description": "Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and \"long-time good friend\" Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.",
            "content": "Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and \"long-time good friend\" Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.\nPutin arrived at Beijing ... [1960 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/19/putin-arrives-in-beijing-with-entourage-of-ministers-and-ceos-a92782",
            "image": "https://static.themoscowtimes.com/image/og/04/92782__04960ac97327d57acb9159190dab9f53.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T17:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "05fe06af0fd37ca5a21a51f38e909db3",
                "name": "The Moscow Times",
                "url": "https://www.themoscowtimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fe3450240899e7c5bbe263b6407abec7",
            "title": "No immediate plans for Ebola travel ban, Ottawa says, as deaths rise in eastern Congo",
            "description": "U.S. bans entry from three African countries; WHO chief voices worry about outbreak’s ‘scale and speed’",
            "content": "Canada has no immediate plans to follow the Trump administration’s ban on travellers from three African countries considered at risk from the Ebola virus, a federal health official says.\nA rare strain of Ebola, without any approved treatment or vacci... [3856 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ebola-outbreak-cases-travel-canada/",
            "image": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/POKSCZ2ESFD5BDOIGCOHIO54L4.jpg?auth=530ed973584480753591e5e840462d14701de8e9487c6501cd28c8f0f4d2ab17&width=1200&height=800&quality=80&smart=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T16:05:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7bf059d2d239a92b25534b00be01732d",
                "name": "The Globe and Mail",
                "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "85912a164cce23e1bf7f555f07d83fac",
            "title": "UAE says drones that targeted Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory",
            "description": "The drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, likely signaling Iranian-backed Shiite militias launched the assault.",
            "content": "Drones from Iraqi territory\nThe drones that targeted the United Arab Emirates’ Barakah nuclear power plant all came from Iraq, the country’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, likely signaling Iranian-backed Shiite militias launched the assault.\nSuch mil... [2143 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.castanet.net/news/World/615107/UAE-says-drones-that-targeted-Barakah-nuclear-power-plant-came-from-Iraqi-territory",
            "image": "https://www.castanet.net/content/2026/5/c8d5d3774a1ddfcaf6d633fdceff58f3cd53bf8b28602851712757262f87ead9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T15:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "628ae4115a279de4cd0f849291206a3c",
                "name": "Castanet",
                "url": "https://www.castanet.net"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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