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>>> The nhl stanley cup playoffs continue tonight in the lone star state. Edmonton was able to steal a game in the western semi-finals opener on thursday night. >> Scores! It's over! 32 seconds in. Redirected from the swath. >> Marianne: the winner overshadowed the double minor penalty he took when the extra frame started. The oilers' penalty killers have been crucial in the playoffs, successfully shutting down 19 consecutive power plays. Edmonton goaltender stewart skinner has three-straight wins since returning to the crease in game six of the second round. Game two happens tonight in dallas. >>> All right. Now it's time for your forecast. Let's bring in rachel schoutsen from the weather network this morning. Umbrellas the order of the day. >> Rachel: you got it. You will need it. And it's a cold rain, too, in the south of manitoba. You can see the system. It's stretching out of manitoba all the way across manitoba. Cottage country isn't sparkling as much this weekend as last weekend. Periods of rain coming into the parry sound area. Anyone at campsites certainly getting wet. The thunderstorm risk is widespread as we go into the afternoon. The rain moves through, embedded thunderstorms with it. Especially down towards the london region. We could be seeing small hail. That will extend towards long point and niagara falls. You know, if you wanted to go to niagara falls this weekend, a trip with the family, sunday is probably going to be the better day than today. It's not a washout today. But we're going to watch these showers moving within the g.t.a., passing cobourg. You can see king [end of translation] towards ottawa around 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. showers are with you and we clear out nicely as we go into sunday. >> Marianne: thanks so much, rachel. A brandon, manitoba, street got an unwanted honour. It was named the worst road in the province and many neighbours are not surprised. >> It's to rain today and people will hit the puddles and will damage a front strut on a car. >> Marianne: C.A.A. says 18th street in brandon was a big issue with potholes. You're watching cbc news network. [dramatic] Announcer:What's new? What's breaking? What's really going on? Cbc News Network. Looking for a natural health product to reduce your joint pain. Try Genacol® Pain Relief. This clinically proven joint care formula contains AminoLock® Collagen and Eggshell Membrane These two ingredients help reduce joint pain associated with osteoarthritis. Thanks to Genacol® Pain Relief, you can start to feel results in just 5 days! Add Canada's #1 Selling Joint Care Supplement to your daily routine and feel the difference! Genacol® Makes me feel so good! (sigh) Italy... KFC's $5 Sandwich of the Day is back. Only in Canada. Have a great trip... What? Sit down. Not everyone's happy. But you will be. ( ) How can you protect yourself from continually rising health care costs not covered by your government health insurance? With SureHealth from Green Shield Canada. My SureHealth plan helps to protect me and my family from a lot of routine medical expenses. Host: Like prescription drugs, dental care and vision care. And many unexpected expenses I could face, if I have an accident or get a serious illness. Like physiotherapists, chiropractors, home care, emergency medical travel expenses, and more. And for most plans, your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health exam and no medical questions when you apply. If you're self-employed, don't have health coverage at work, are recently retired or retiring soon, get SureHealth now and protect yourself and your family from rising health care costs not covered by your government health plan. Call or visit SureHealth.ca now for your free, personalized SureHealth info package. That's SureHealth.ca. Do you worry about how much someone drinks? Do you feel neglected or unloved? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Al-Anon and alateen can help call 1-866-200-0223 or visit Al-Anon dot org slash Help.

100 people have been killed. As I say, several other villages are thought to have been affected as well. As such, marianne, the authorities are warning that the number of dead is likely to rise even further. We are as well now seeing more footage coming in from the scene. Images of villages frantically digging through soil for survivors. It is heartbreaking to watch. And for them extremely dangerous as well, because the area is still very, very unstable. And that means other villages could now also be at risk, if this landslide continues further down the mountain. Marianne. >> Marianne: yeah, dominic, looking at the images, you can see just how precarious the situation is there, especially in areas so remote. How difficult has it been for aid to reach the areas. >> Reporter: it has been very difficult. We understand that some emergency services arrived at the scene. We know a rapid response team, made up of medics and military personnel, are now there. But as you can imagine, looking at those pictures, they are facing some very considerable challenges. Here's chris jenson. He's with world vision papua new guinea. Take a look to what he had to say. >> At this stage with such large amounts of debris, obviously looking at the worst-case scenario. We've got large amounts of teams from the provincial authorities, as well as national government authorities doing assessmenters, carrying out analysis on what exactly is required, as we look at responding. >> Reporter: so as you heard there, marianne, some teams are on the ground at the site. Part of the problem, though, is enga province, where this landslide took place in the early hours it of friday morning, is a very isolated place. As you mentioned earlier, several hundred miles from the capital of papua new guinea. The conditions on the ground in the affected area are what'sing are giving emergency responders real problems. Officials say that the debris caused by the landslide is in some parts 8 metres deep and covers more than 200 square kilometres of land, including crucially a large stretch of the only highway, which leads in and out of the province. So access is proving extremely difficult, indeed. Marianne. >> Marianne: thanks for this, dominic. That's the cbc's dominic valitis in london this morning.

>>> Now for a look at the latest on the fighting in gaza. Israel is launching airstrikes on rafah, despite an order from the world court to immediately stop the military offensive in the city. According to news reports, israel carried out strikes on multiple places in rafah, including a refugee camp and a nearby hospital. The israeli army says the suraces -- forces killed dozens of fighters in close clashes and in air attacks in the past day. Reports of an israeli jet bombing a house in another part of northern gaza, killing ten people, including women and children. >>> Back here in this country, the university of toronto issued a trespass notice to a pro-palestinian ep campment on its grounds. It was set up more than three weeks ago and both the university and protesters continue to negotiate for a resolution. The cbc's albert delitala is on the story this morning. Albert, tell us what happens next. >> Reporter: marianne, demonstrators there could face up to a five-year suspension or expulsion if they don't leave by 8:00 A.M. on mop. The encampment went up more than three weeks ago and that's the latest developments. Recent images of the encampment. You can see just some of the signage and tents there. So that was set up in solidarity, of course, with many of the pro-palestinian calendars across north america. All of them calling for the war between israel and hamas to end. And those protesters, though, they also rejected the latest offer from the university of toronto and that offer was included -- the university saying it would not end partnerships with israeli universities, but it did invite students to attend a board of governors meeting next month to present their demands. It also offered a working group that would consider options around disclosure and increasing transparency of investments, all things that those demonstrators have been calling for. And they have until 4:00 P.M. yesterday to accept that. But they didn't. They rejected the offer. They called it an ultimatum. And they said the university essentially was offering them a process that already exists. They want commitments instead. Cbc news spoke with one protester on where she sees this going from here. >> Cannot plan to leave any time soon. And I also want to come back to the reason that they issued us this notice. They put out their first offer to us yesterday. More of an ultimatum that they are framing as the final offer. They know how to bargain. They bargained with unions on campus all the time. The first written offer cannot be the final offer. And so we are currently preparing our counteroffer. And hopefully we're able to discuss that at the 5:00 P.M. meeting on sunday. >> Reporter: one representative with hello ontario, which advocates for jewish students, told cbc news last night he's troubled that the university is even negotiating with students, citing some messaging that he sees as anti-jewish. >> Jewish students, like every other student, deserve to be able to go to university, on a campus free from harassment and intimidation. And the university has a responsibility to follow its policies and procedures, to ensure the safety, as I said said, of jewish students and all students. They haven't been doing that over the course of the last number of weeks. And, you know, universities have I'm sure many tools at their disposable that they should be using. Frankly they haven't been. >> Reporter: meanwhile, a very different scene at McMASTER university in hamilton, west of toronto. Tents there set to come down today, after several weeks. Protesters there reaching a deal with the university. The university making commitments, includes a framework for human rights considerations in international agreements. Also disclosing all direct investments going forward. >> Marianne: and it's not just in ontario, of course. Some developments at a university of montreal. >> Reporter: yeah. So the officials at the université québec actually filed a court action there, trying to get protesters off of their campus after several weeks. They allege that there's a safety risk there. The protesters are engaging in vandalism. Those are claims that the protesters deny. The judge did tell the court yesterday that safety will be top of mind in his decision. >> Marianne: thanks for this, albert. That's the cbc's albert delitala in the newsroom this hour.

>>> It is a long day in the making. The repatriation of an unknown soldier, who served in the royal newfoundland regiment during the first world war, has now begun. >> Marianne: these are some of the scenes from a ceremony earlier this morning in beaumont, france. A delegation of more than 100 canadians is there, including legionnaires from newfoundland and labrador. A party of canadian armed forces personally accepted the casket. Premier andrew furey was in attendance with his family. The casket will lie in state for three days at the legislature in st. John's. On july 1st, the remains will be buried at the newfoundland national war memorial. We'll have special live coverage of that once it happens. You're watchincbc news network. >>The Great Canadian Baking Showis back. >> And the winner is... >> Alan, no, it's too soon for that. [upbeat jazz] >> How about after? >> Give me that. >> Ok, sure. Parrots are incredible animals. [Parrot] Another overdue bill! Yeah. They're also extremely intelligent. [Parrot] Forgot to pay again! They also repeat things they hear a lot. The new bmo eclipse rise Visa card rewards you with points for paying your bill on time every month to help build a routine. [Parrot] Rewards you with points! And you get 5x the points on things like groceries, dining and recurring bill payments. [Parrot] For paying your bill! —But also you can... — [Parrot] Every month! —And just remember. —[Parrot] Build a routine! [Parrot squawking] He is a talker. When a bank helps you make real financial progress. That's the bmo Effect. Bmo Canadian summers just hit different with Tims. ("Steal My Sunshine" by Len) Introducing two new Sparkling Quenchers... made with natural flavours and colours. Memories are made with Quenchers. It's time for Tims Is that a Cheestring? I'll trade you my bagel for it. How about my pirate's treasure? Mystery Orb? I offer Cthulhu, the World Eater! I'll stick with the Cheestring. Keep it Cheesy. Cheestrings, only from Black Diamond. The Jeep No Limits Eventis here.Which means more trailsto blaze. More challenges to meet. And right now enjoyno payments for 90 days. Get into a Jeep Compass. With best-in-class horsepower. Or Jeep Grand Cherokee,the most awarded suv ever. ( ) Jeep No Limits is here. Time to test your limits. Get up to 10% off msrp for up to eighty sevenhundred dollars in discounts. And no payments for 90 days. >> Marianne: it's been four years since george floyd was killed at the hands of a minneapolis police officer. In many ways, his murder and the subsequent protests changed north america. Floyd was 46 years old when police cued him of trying to -- accused him of trying to use a counterfeit bill at a convenience store. Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down on the street. Defenddespitefloyd repeatedly saying he couldn't breathe, he died at the scene. The incident sparked significant changes, including policy reforms in police departments. Increased discussions on racial inequality, and the toppling of controversial statues and symbols associated with racial oppression. The phrase "i can't breathe" became a rallying cry for the black lives matter movement. Officer chauvin was later convicted and sentenced to more than 22 years in prison. Our guest is the chief executive officer of the black north initiative. That's a nonprofit organization that was created amid the black lives matter protests and is aimed at removing antiblack systemic barriers affecting the lives of black canadians. She joins us this morning in toronto. Thank you for talking to us this morning. It is a conversation that continues to be quite an important one. May 25th, 2020. It's already been four years now. I want to start by asking you, what does this day mean for you? >> Oh, my god. I think, you know, it means a great deal. It was a moment of awakening, not just for me, but for very many millions around the world that look like me. I think it was a moment where we all saw ourselves in george floyd, a part of us died that day, when we witnessed his murder. And so every year on this day, it's a moment to not just

remember, but to not forget as well. I say that with a lot of certainty because, he -- because he represents an incredible amount of efforts and contributions that have gone into the freedom and the liberations of black people. We remember him and we ensure that we never forget him. >> Marianne: black north initiative the goal is to encourage employers to commit to targets, to increase the number of black employees, remove barriers for black employees trying to advance. How much progress do you think has been made over the last four years? >> I think there's been a great amount of progress. The idea of having these conversations that we're able to use the language of antiblack racism. About talking about the eradication of some of these barriers and the impact on the lives of black people we're building environments for people that look like me. I think a big part of the conversation now has been how do we ensure that we continue doing that work, that we do not get derailed and do not allow for -- to forget the challenges that we've obviously have faced over generations now. And so it's not easy. But I can tell you that there's been incredible amount of shift, whether it comes into representation, leadership roles, building the pipeline, seeing more black students in universities. There's a lot of changes that we're starting to feel finally four years later. I think we need to ensure that we continue doing that. So it's an incredible amount of work. I'm proud to be doing this work with very many others. It continues to be the thing that I think will shift. It's tireless energies of people. We can't relent. And I say that all the time. We can't forget and we can't relent. Lots of changes. Lots more to come, right. We're not nearly where we need to be. We're generations behind. And so there's a lot of work that needs to be done. People need to be aware of that and continue being passionate about that. >> Marianne: what needs to be done to keep the momentum going, the momentum you're describing here. To keep the conversation going, to make sure that the conversation continues. And what challenges do you think corporate canada still has when it comes to diversity and equity? >> I think what needs to be done -- it's a big part of what today looks like for us at blacknorth. Today is not only the anniversary of the murder of george floyd, but it's also africa day. It's also the annual fundraising gala. We come together on this day, not only to remember how we came together as an organization. We founded shortly after the murder of george floyd. So it's an opportunity for us to remain steadfast in our cause, our mission. It allows us to celebrate our blackness and our roots, to look into the future. And so it's important that people, you know, centre themselves in those realities. But also celebrate. You know, we've never been an organization that shames anyone, because we believe in the power of the collective and the unity and no one should ever be left behind from this conversation. We also believe it's everyone's responsibility. It should have never been on the shoulders of black people only. And now finally it's in corporate canada playing a really critical role in advancing policies and shifting the way that they function as an ecosystem. One of the big challenges for corporate canada has always been recruitment. How do you bring black talent into a workplace. How do you find black talent. Once they're there -- no point in bringing black bodies to the workspace if you're not ready to receive them, ready to empower them, if you're not giving them decision-making powers or tools and resources they need to be successful in the spaces that they're in. And so the challenges continue to be in creating, you know, a well-rounded support system, to ensure that individuals who have been derailed and have been impeded for most of their lives, now can have the systems and resources to level the playing field. But also allow them and propel them to be successful. So recruitment and the way that we find people and bring human resources into our spaces continue to be that challenge. But I've seen a great amount of shift in the way that -- in the way that corporate canada functions. There's a

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nixed. A corporate global tax is aimed for tech giants. >> Marianne: thanks for this, megan. That's megan williams in paris. >>> One of the biggest names in soccer was expected to hit the field in vancouver this weekend. But lionel messi won't be joining the teammates when they play the whitecaps tonight. That has fans kicking up a fuss. Michelle morton has the details. >> Now it's rojas creating a chaos. Lionel messi. >> Reporter: this is the star player tens of thousands of soccer fans have been waiting to see at B.C. place. >> It's a thrilling finish for messi. >> Reporter: the dream has been benched. Lionel messi is one of a handful of key players a no-show in saturday's match. The whitecaps first announced the news on thursday in a statement saying, unfortunately we have no control over who plays for our opponent and it was important for us to communicate to our fans as soon as possible. The next day the head coach for intermiami offered this explanation. , you look at the upcoming matches around the corner and in this location, obviously we have two home games. And we thought it was the most prudent for them not to play this match. >> Reporter: major league soccer says the league will continue to review how clubs report player availability. Tickets had been starting at around $300. Now prices have plummeted. >> Two flights from edmonton and then you've got two days hotel and then you've got two tickets at regular price. $330 a ticket. So it adds up. >> Personally I'm a pretty big fan. It would have been exciting to see him. I was disappointed but still happy to come and excited to go to the game. >> It's like only messi that we wanted to see. I'm a fan, too. It would be good to see suarez. Definitely disappointed. >> Like regular games it's $30 to $60, you know. But after messi not showing up, you know, they should refund people money. >> I understand their frustration. And I can tell them we share the frustration. As I said before, I think there's no one more disappointed and frustrated than our players. Because the one thing is to come to this event. The other thing is to be understated at this event. >> Reporter: the whitecaps will make a special one for fans, by hosting a large street party and offering in-stadium food and drinks at half price. A record 55,000 people are expected at saturday's match. Michelle morton, cbc news, vancouver. >> Marianne: a look at parliament hill this hour. Just a reminder. Your weekend business panel is coming up later this morning right after your top stories at 10:00 A.M. eastern. Livenation now the focus of the U.S. department of justice antitrust lawsuit that says tickets are high and there's not a lot of competition. We'll talk about what that means for you.

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