The summit could generate around $240 million for Alberta’s economy, according to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, but hosting costs are massive and long-term impacts are difficult to calculate.

Members of Calgary’s Ukrainian community will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his G7 appearance in southern Alberta, the local leader of the movement said Friday.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to greet world leaders when they arrive at the Calgary airport for the G7 summit in Kananaskis.

With a little more than a week to go before world leaders arrive in Kananaskis, Alta., for the G7 summit, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said she remains eager to carry on the city's white hat tradition if security logistics allow.

Kananaskis from June 15 to 17, marking a half-century of international co-operation among some of the world’s most-advanced economies.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will extol the value of a “closer and deeper” US-Australian alliance amid growing global security and economic upheaval in a last-minute pitch to American business leaders before he comes face-to-face with Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada.

One of the two main speakers for the interfaith service was Cardinal Pedro Barreto, who served as Archbishop of Huancayo from 2004-2024. The Peruvian Jesuit prelate declared that faith communities “bring to the G7 leaders the voice and sentiments of a humanity suffering the consequences of their insensitivity and indifference.”

This will mean a higher police presence, increased traffic, and potential disruptions by protesters. Among other measures, Calgary has designated City Hall and East Victoria Park as official protest zones. However, many businesses near these areas aren’t too concerned about the latter.

World leaders may face smoke warnings when they gather next week in Alberta as wildfires burned out of control across much of Canada and caused the country's second-worst fire season in decades.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to greet world leaders when they arrive at the Calgary airport for the G7 summit.

For one, a controlled access zone has been created around the property by the Integrated Safety and Security Group, a multi-agency team lead by the RCMP that includes the Calgary Police Service, Alberta Sheriffs, provincial conservation officers and members of the Canadian Armed Forces.