Beyond Local

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, paraded on Thursday through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City, in an annual display that caused new friction between Jews and Palestinians in the tense city.

MONTREAL — Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools.

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday that he has chosen not to meet with former governor general David Johnston, who is investigating allegations that China has meddled in Canada's elections and other matters, while former party staffers called for political unity over foreign interference. 

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Hiroshima, Japan for the G7 Leaders’ Summit, where he’s expected to push for increased co-operation on global and economic security to guard against geopolitical instability and the threat of climate change.

WASHINGTON — A judge in Wisconsin says the Indigenous band that's trying to shut down the Line 5 pipeline has done little to prevent erosion from causing a rupture on their territory.

MANIWAKI, Que. — A Quebec First Nation community has confirmed it is endorsing one of the bids involved in the upcoming sale of the Ottawa Senators.

OTTAWA — Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is doubling down on his pledge to bring in legislation denying repeat violent offenders access to bail if he is elected prime minister — despite experts suggesting the move would likely be unconstitutional.

A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP is promising to increase funding for emergency medical services if it wins the election on May 29.

MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith said it's time to depoliticize LGBTQ rights on the same day her party came under fire for a candidate's comments on transgender children.