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>>> A potential showdown at the university of toronto. Pro-palestinian protesters have until monday to tear down the encampment or face legal penalties. We'll bring you the latest details. >>> No messi gets real messy. Football fans in vancouver are frustrated after shelling out big bucks to see the soccer star in a game against the whitecaps today. But messi will be a no-show. We'll tell you why coming up. >>> >>> >> Question begin with the search for hundreds of people feared buried by a major landslide in papua new guinea. It swept away dozens of homes and covered many highways and buildings. To more on this, we're joined by dominic valitis. What's the very latest, dom? >> Reporter: well, marianne, the landslide happened in the very early hours of friday morning, about 3:00 A.M. local time. Only really getting a sense now of the true scale of this disaster. The death toll has now been revised. Initially it was feared about 100 people had been killed. But there are now reports that more than 300 people may have, in fact, lost their lives in just one village after the landslide buried more than 100 homeshomes there. As I say, several other villages thought to be affected as well. As such, marianne, the authorities are warning the number of dead is likely to rise even further. We're as well 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 how precarious the situation is there, 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 have arrived at the scene. We know that a rapid response team, which was 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 jensen, he's the national director for the charity world vision papua new guinea. Take a listen to what he had to say. 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 watching cbc news network. [inspirational] Michael j. Fox:From breaking on the streets to battling on the world stage. - -[crowd cheers] (Keys jingling, click of light switch) Your boss' name is Heather And she made you have an awful day Let me sing all your problems away Get started for free on eharmony. Must be 18 or older to join. Get who gets you. eharmony. jazz music (Opening Mnemonic) (music throughout) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Money is a thing. You're told to make money, invest money, save money. While others are encouraging you to spend your money. You might even be planning your money ...based on someone else's plan. Maybe it's time to do things...differently. And get obsessed over something other than money. Like building a path based on what's important to you. ( ) we understand money's a thing, but it's not everything. Edward Jones. We do money differently. >> 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 coersation neen 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 pipine, seeing more black students in universities. There's a lot of changes that we're starting to feelinally 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 c'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, yo know, cen 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 bend from ts 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 workspac if you'rot 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 nes 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. >> Rter: this is the star player ten 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 messis one of handful of key players a no-show in saturday's match. The whitecaps first announced s on thursday in a statement saying, unfortunately weave noontrol over who plays for our opponent and it was importantor to communicate to our fans as soon as possible. Th next day the head coach for intermia offered this explanation. , you look at the upcoming matches around the corner and in location, obviously we have tw home gam and we thought it was the most prudent for them not to play match. >> Reporter: major league soccer sayshe league will contue to review how clubs report player availability. Tickets had been starting at around $300. Now prices have plummeted. >> Two flights fromdmontonnd 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. >> Likeular games it's $30 to $60, you know. But aer messi wing up, younow, 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. Beche one thing is to come to this eve. Other thing is to be understated at this event. >> Reporter: the whitecaps will make a special one for fans, by hosting aarge 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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