G-7 officials toil through night to iron out differences especially with US

Instead of fighting big battles with Trump, his counterparts were angling for a baseline of agreement that might be as low as an acknowledgement of the important role of G-7

The leaders of the world’s richest countries came together Friday to smooth over their differences -- especially with US President Donald Trump -- and to demonstrate they can still work together.

As the first of two days of meetings in La Malbaie, Quebec ended, the Group of Seven leaders limped toward something that could look like a win, even if it comes far short of the broad communique signed by all attendees that typically comes out of their summits.

The low expectations could allow the leaders to cast any consensus as an achievement, especially given that Trump and most of the other