The latest: World leaders assembled for G7 meeting in Kananaskis

OTTAWA — Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. — Mark Carney’s first major summit as prime minister.

He has two days of meetings scheduled with leaders from the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the European Union. Carney also has invited several leaders from outside the G7 to participate in some of the discussions.

The G7 helps to co-ordinate how liberal democracies respond to economic and social challenges and in recent years has gone beyond economics to focus on global security.

Here’s the latest. All times Eastern.

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1:45 a.m.

Air Force 1 has taken off from the Calgary airport, after U.S. President Donald Trump spent one day at the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta.

Trump told reporters during a group photo that it had been a good meeting, but he had to return to Washington as soon as possible because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Just before his plane left, he posted on social media that he was not going back to Washington to work on a cease fire between Israel and Iran.

He said it’s “much bigger than that.”

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9:00 p.m.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plane has touched down at the Calgary airport.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been criticized for his decision to invite Modi to the G7 leaders’ summit, and there have been protests in Calgary and Ottawa.

Canadian security officials have linked Modi’s government to the murder of a Canadian man two years ago.

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7:40 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says on social media that Trump had a great day at the summit but will leave Alberta tonight.

The Canadian government would say only that they were informed “through official channels” of Trump’s decision to leave early prior to the news being made public.

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6:49 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says on social media that he had a great meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa.

Carney says Canada and the E.U. share a “strong, prosperous” relationship.

As Canada rebuilds, rearms and reinvests in its armed forces, Carney says it’s also strengthening its defence partnership with Europe.

A government statement says the leaders discussed critical minerals and underscored “the importance of a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.” It says the leaders and their officials are engaged to expand the Canada-E.U. free trade relationship, defend rules-based trade and “deepen co-operation on shared defence and security challenges.”

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6:05 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to have a deal on a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S. by mid-July.

Canada’s formal summary of the meeting says the leaders agreed to pursue negotiations toward a deal within 30 days.

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6 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with French President Emmanuel Macron on an outdoor terrace. Carney said the French president provides “essential” and “crucial” leadership.

Macron says the two countries have a strong relationship and share common ground on many issues, like climate change and the economy. He added that the two leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East, saying the summit is coming at an important time when conflict is multiplying.

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5:15 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Kananaskis.

They sat and had a brief exchange, with both highlighting migration issues and human smuggling, with Meloni saying there is a joint declaration on that issue this year. They both also raised strategic partnerships.

Carney said he wanted to translate “very tight” bilateral ties into action.

Meloni noted that the overarching theme of the summit is security and said she too chaired the G7 under difficult circumstances.

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5:05 p.m.

More than 100 Sikhs gather in Calgary to condemn Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to the G7 leaders’ summit.

One protester holds a poster depicting the Indian leader handcuffed in a prison jumpsuit, and another shows him locked up behind bars with the message: “I killed Nijjar, a Canadian citizen.”

Protester Kuljeet Singh says he hopes the protests, which are to be livestreamed to the summit in Kananaskis, will get the attention of the G7 leaders.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been defending his decision to invite Modi to the G7 summit later this month — despite the fact that security officials have linked Modi’s government to the murder of Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar two years ago.

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4:40 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

Carney says it’s a great honour to welcome Ishiba to Canada to strengthen the ties between the two countries.

Speaking through an interpreter, Ishiba praises the strategic partnership between Japan and Canada and says he’s hoping for an information security agreement and a deal on defence equipment and technology.

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3:50 p.m.

A small group of protesters has set up in a designated demonstration zone in downtown Banff near the Kananaskis G7 summit site.

Some, with Ukrainian flags around their shoulders, are protesting Russia’s invasion of the country.

Others are denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza.

Some climate protesters are also holding up signs, including one reading “Oil and Gas Doesn’t Love You Back.”

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3:40 p.m.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says today’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was long, substantive and productive.

LeBlanc says Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about several issues, including the situation in the Middle East and tariffs. He said he’s confident progress was made during the meeting and that officials from the two countries will meet again later this week.

Asked whether a deal could be signed this week, LeBlanc says he’s always optimistic but not naive and that there’s still work to do.

Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman says Trump is “very convinced” that tariffs are the best way to achieve his policy goals. She says there has been a sense of “acceleration” in the talks over the last several weeks and Canada is arguing for the removal of tariffs.

LeBlanc and Hillman wouldn’t say whether Trump mentioned annexing Canada during the meeting.

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1:51 p.m.

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress calls on G7 leaders to “substantially” increase military support to Ukraine, increase sanctions on Russia and seize $300 billion in Russian assets.

In a news release, national president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Alexandra Chyczij says the leaders have the means to “force Russia to stop its genocidal war of aggression against Ukraine.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accepted an invitation to attend the G7 summit.

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1:30 p.m.

Meetings are underway at the G7 summit.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is participating in a working session on the global economic outlook. He will meet later with President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

Carney will also attend a working lunch on economic growth, security and resilience before meeting with leaders from Japan, France and Italy and participating in a working session on making communities safe.

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1:05 p.m.

Following the welcome ceremony, Prime Minister Mark Carney says G7 countries are meeting at a turning point in history.

He says that while the countries don’t always agree, they still face shared threats in an increasingly dangerous world.

Carney says the countries would have open and frank discussions over the course of the next two days.

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12:58 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump walks out and says the ceremony site is “beautiful.” He then shakes hands with Carney and his wife. They make brief small talk.

Trump ignores shouted questions about the Israel-Iran conflict and the prospect of sending more weapons to Israel as he walks off the stage.

Asked earlier how his meeting with Trump went, Carney replies: “Fantastic.”

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12:50 p.m.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney, welcome G7 leaders to Kananaskis, Alta., at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.

The prime minister stands on a stage in front of a G7 2025 sign and a water feature.

The leaders walk down along a trail towards the stage as their names are announced. The prime minister greets the leaders, shakes their hands and takes photos with them before they step off the stage.

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11:45 a.m.

Saying a deal to end his trade war with Canada is achievable, U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters that “we’ll see if we can get to the bottom of it today.”

Trump also rails against the decision to eject Russia from what was then known as the G8 in 2014. He blames former prime minister Justin Trudeau and former U.S. president Barack Obama; Trudeau only became prime minister in 2015.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Trump are meeting this morning, joined by delegations from both countries. Those in the room include Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Carney’s chief of staff Marco Mendicino and Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman.

The U.S. side includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra.

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11:30 a.m.

Carney and Trump are meeting.

The two are answering questions from media representatives who had been waiting for hours for the meeting to start.

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11 a.m.

A bilateral meeting between Carney and Trump is expected to begin shortly.

It’s Trump’s first visit here since he started calling for Canada’s annexation by the United States and since he launched his tariff war against much of the world.

Trump stormed out of the last G7 summit that Canada hosted in 2018.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 16, 2025.

The Canadian Press