Government of Canada — national news releases (canada-news)
| kind / priority | government / 2 |
| config | config/connectors/canada-news.yaml |
| parser | news_article_v1 — see docs/PROJECT-EXTRACTION.md |
| schedule | daily |
| license / attribution | Public sector information (see YAML license) |
| stored per item | text kept (keepText: true) |
What it is
Public Canada.ca news API, Atom (api.io.canada.ca/io-server/gc/news/en/v2?type=newsreleases…, 50 items). Open Government Licence – Canada.
Quirks
Not keyword-filterable (tested keywords, keyword, q); the relevance filter keeps ISED / sovereign AI compute items. Text kept.
Verification
Verified live on 2026-09-11 with scripts/try-connector.ts (dry run, nothing persisted): 50 URLs, 4 pages at L1; --url Canada's Responsible Data Centre Development Principles → 1 dated news_event (2026-09-03), 0 errors.