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,

Kananaskis is closer to Calgary than the substantially more tourist-heavy Banff, Alta., and it has a relative lack of commercial services surrounded by fortress-like mountains with placid lakes and streams. This region at the eastern foothills of the Rockies has long been a beloved escape for nature lovers.