Global National: April 5, 2023 | Vancouver police, city staff remove East Hastings tent encampment

In tonight's top story: There's tension in downtown Vancouver as city crews removed an encampment, consisting of hundreds of tents and structures, in the neighbourhood known as the Downtown Eastside. Grace Ke explains why the mayor is acting now, the reaction and what this could mean for all the people there who have nowhere else to go.

Plus, some Canadian women and their children, who've been held for years in detention camps for family members of suspected ISIS militants, are leaving Syria and are headed back to Canada. Touria Izri has the story on the detainees' repatriation and the murky legal situation they face upon their returns.

And tensions are also high in Israel after violence erupted again at Jerusalem's Al-Asqa Mosque during Ramadan prayers, as police stormed the building, beating and arresting hundreds of Palestinians. Crystal Goomansingh looks at how Canada and other countries are criticizing Israeli forces.

During a speech at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., former U.S. president Donald Trump lashed out at the New York judge who arraigned him on 34 counts of business fraud. Jackson Proskow looks at what Trump had to say and how it could affect his chances of reclaiming the White House in 2024.

Plus: spring storms and weather warnings. The messy mix of weather is impacting millions of Canadians.

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