What we know about the Nashville plane crash

Plus, Palestinians suing Mélanie Joly and the body scrutiny of TV stars [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Manuela Vega] By Manuela Vega Good morning. Here’s the latest on a plane crash near Nashville, Canada’s exports to Israel and the body scrutiny faced by women on TV. DON’T MISS George Walker IV/AP Photo united states [Officials say five Canadians, including three children, have died in a plane crash]( It’s too early to say what caused the fiery plane crash near downtown Nashville, Tenn., on Monday that killed all five people aboard, officials say. The small plane had departed from the Milton area and the pilot told air traffic controllers the engine shut down minutes before the plane crashed alongside the interstate, Omar Mosleh and Nawa Tahir report. “I’m going to be landing — I don’t know where!” he said. [Here’s what we do — and don’t — know about the pilot, the plane and the crash](. - More: “I saw an airplane essentially crash out of the sky, fall out of the sky, and hit the ground at around a 45-degree angle,” said a man who was driving on the interstate at the time. “When it hit the ground, there was a 30- to 40-foot explosion of fire. And all of the traffic on the interstate stopped and kind of processed what they saw.” - Meanwhile: West-end residents expressed shock and sadness at the deaths of [two teens struck by a UP Express train](. Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld federal politics [Palestinian Canadians are suing Mélanie Joly, alleging Canada’s military exports to Israel are illegal]( Canadian human rights lawyers and Palestinian Canadians who have lost loved ones in the Gaza Strip have sued Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in an effort to block military exports to Israel — exports they say breach Canada’s domestic and international legal obligations, Tonda MacCharles reports. “We need to cut off Canada’s contributions to the bombardment and starvation of Gaza,” said Henry Off, a board member with the lawyers group arguing Joly’s department has been deliberately vague about what military items Canada is sending to Israel. [Take a closer look at their court challenge](. - Context: The group argues that Canadian law requires Joly to suspend military exports if there is “substantial risk” of the equipment being used to commit serious violations of international law or to commit serious acts of violence against women and children. - Word from Ottawa: The government says it has authorized at least $28.5 million of new export permits under the category of military goods and technology exports to Israel during the first two months of the war, however, it denies any permits are for weapons or weapons systems. Erin Leydon for The Star INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY [Canada’s top TV personalities reveal the intense body scrutiny they face — and how they’re trying to change the conversation]( Women in the public eye face direct body commentary that most others receive subliminally, Rani Sheen writes. Although these conversations serve to diminish and distract, a new wave of women on camera speaking loudly and proudly about their relationship to their bodies are making a difference. Ahead of International Women’s Day, [here’s what “Breakfast Television” co-host Meredith Shaw, “Cityline” host Tracy Moore, Sports Illustrated model Lauren Chan and “Great Canadian Baking Show” host Ann Pornel have to say about body shaming](. - More: “Being gay on the internet, being in a bigger body on the internet, being a woman on the internet — with an opinion about that — puts you in the line of fire,” said Lauren Chan, the first queer, plus-size woman to pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. - Go deeper: In January, as lifestyle media focused on detox and “self-improvement,” Tracy Moore and four other women announced their weight on air. No weight-loss advice followed. “When I find my way back to my community and I'm outside of the television world, my body is not an issue.” WHAT ELSE [The number of households missing mortgage payments is soaring]( alongside consumer and business insolvencies. Police are calling on the public to [help identify an intentionally dismembered body found at Cherry beach](. Tory MP Jamil Jivani slammed “liberal elites” at Queen's Park, [ruffling feathers in the Ford government](. The Progressive Conservative candidate in the upcoming Milton byelection [has a Liberal past](. Canada’s next interest rate announcement is expected today. [Is a cut in the cards?]( Gig work is now the [main job for nearly a million Canadians.]( This GO train line has drawn ire for the recent influx of bike couriers. [The Star rode it at peak times to see what’s up](. Measles cases are rising. [An expert answers your vaccination questions](. These are our critics’ movie reviews — and analysis — of the [10 best Oscars 2024 nominees](. [Here’s where you can watch the Oscars 2024 best picture nominees](. ICYMI Steve Russell/The Star [Here’s how Toronto’s new takeout bylaw is affecting your food orders.]( CLOSE-UP Lance McMillan/The Star KING STREET & UNIVERSITY AVENUE: Waseem Shaikh, a supervisor with Toronto’s traffic agent program, says emotions can run high during rush hour. “Sometimes, it’s about calming things down a bit.” [Here’s how he manages 5 p.m. traffic](. Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_210030). I’ll see you back here tomorrow. 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