As Canada hosts the G7 Summit in Alberta, PM Mark Carney makes his global debut, navigating key issues like Trump’s tariffs, strained India-Canada ties, and critical minerals. The summit will also address AI,

As world leaders passed through Calgary International Airport on Sunday on their way to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, Bearspaw First Nation Chief Darcy Dixon and others were on hand to welcome them to Canada.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary, emphasizing strong ties between the nations. Australia's deployment of firefighters to Canada was lauded.

BANFF, Alta. — The heads of the world’s richest economies are converging on Alberta today for one of the most high-stakes G7 meetings in recent memory amid a U.S.-led global tariff war and the growing crisis in the Middle East.

The G7 is an informal bloc comprising seven of the world's advanced economies -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, and the United States -- along with the European Union. The annual summit serves as a platform to coordinate responses to major global economic and geopolitical challenges.

In 2018, the president called for the group to embrace Russia and stormed out of the summit. Now he is seeking to shrink America’s military role abroad and embarking on a more expansive trade war.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to host the G7 Leaders Summit. He will first meet US President Donald Trump. Trade tensions and global conflicts are key issues. Leaders from India, South Korea,