# 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.