As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 summit in Alberta, analysts say Canada’s most important goal will be to keep the group from falling apart — even if that means not issuing a joint statement.

Court scheduling is underway to hear an appeal from activist group Take Back Alberta (TBA) as it seeks to overturn $112,500 in fines for election advertising violations that have since been referred to Crown debt collection.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed pro-Khalistan protesters holding demonstrations in Canada ahead of the G7 Summit, terming them as "kiraye ke tattu (protestors for hire)" and asking people not to take them "seriously".

The Group of 7 nations and allies from around the world are heading to a summit in Alberta in Western Canada on Sunday.

The province’s secessionists are gaining ground, contesting the prime minister’s desire to project national unity.

Doctors and scientists worry Alberta's measles outbreaks could signal the start of a new era when other dangerous infectious diseases of the past could re-emerge and pose new health threats.

Canada and the United Kingdom have created a new partnership to strengthen the economic bond between the two countries by establishing a joint trade working group on the eve of the G7 summit in Alberta.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., and his main task will be keeping the G7 from falling apart. International-affairs reporter Dylan Robertson explains what Canada is hoping to advance,