OTTAWA — Health Canada isn’t quarrelling with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement that most Albertans will soon have to pay out of pocket for COVID-19 shots.

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

Relations have been poor for almost two years but there was no sign of tension when Prime Minister Mark Carney warmly welcomed Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven summit he is chairing in Alberta.

The 2018 gathering, also held in Canada, was memorable for the spectacular fallout between Mr. Trump and Justin Trudeau, who was then prime minister of Canada. It also produced an iconic photo of the German chancellor at the time, Angela Merkel, leaning over Mr. Trump as they disagreed over whether to let Russia attend the group’s meetings.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Canada to attend the G7 Summit that is taking place in the Kananaskis village in Alberta. This is Prime Minister Modi's first visit to Canada since 2015, following an official invitation from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

An independent Alberta would be a landlocked, oil-exporting nation. It would have to enter into long and painful negotiations with Canada and the U.S. over every aspect of its new status.

Aurora chaser and photographer Harlan Thomas ( @TheAuroraGuy) was about 18.5 miles (30 kilometers) north of Calgary along a rural stretch he calls "The Twisted Pond Road" when the surprise display of both the northern lights and noctilucent clouds (NLCs) took to the sky.

On May 12, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, @miltonnkez shared a funny and sweet moment between a pitbull and a chihuahua. In the video, the two pups are joyfully playing together when the pitbull gently places the chihuahua’s face in its mouth in a harmless,