As the leaders were scheduled to arrive Sunday hundreds of protesters from several different groups rallied in front of Calgary City Hall, with many carrying anti-Trump messages.

The news is about to be flooded with the latest from the Group of Seven as some of the world's most powerful leaders travel to the Canadian Rockies next week for high-level meetings on major issues.

Aerial intruders who refuse to obey orders to turn back from restricted airspace radiating 30-nautical miles from the summit venue at Kananaskis Village could be brought down with force as a last resort, said Sgt. Mark Basanta, lead aerospace planner for the G7 summit.

President Donald Trump has long bet that he can scare allies into submission. It's a gamble that is increasingly being tested ahead of the Group of Seven summit beginning Monday in Canada.

Global trade will be a major focus at next week’s G7 summit as world leaders gather in Alberta, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who will be making his first appearance at a major international event since returning to the White House in January.

But that’s now a realistic possibility, after one of the Edmonton-based company’s signature glasses was selected to be included in a goody bag gifted to delegates at the G7 Leaders’ Summit, which runs in Kananaskis Country from Sunday to Tuesday.

As Trump wages a trade war and threatens Canada with annexation, he prepares to attend the G7 summit in the Canadian Rockies.

Two former Canadian prime ministers and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are among the notable names set to speak at a conference today ahead of next week's G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis.