As Alberta gears up to host leaders from some of the world's most powerful nations at the upcoming G7 summit, we're looking back at the most newsworthy headlines from the last time the high-profile event was held in Kananaskis, 23 years ago.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien met with world leaders at the 2002 G8 summit, when the group still included Russia. The leaders met to discuss a variety of topics, including the central agenda item of African aid, while also squeezing in beers, golf and souvenir shopping.

World leaders attending in 2002 from left to right: Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, U.S. president George W. Bush, French president Jacques Chirac, Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British pri

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