Drew Yang Good evening, TMU. I'm Drew Yang and I'm Aia Jaber. Welcome to the Final Word news report for Friday, March 21,2025. Today, we're covering a new development in the Delta Airlines crash. Measles cases on the rise, the TMU men's hockey team and the first woman and African president of the International Olympic Committee, but first in local news. Just over a month after a Delta Airlines commercial plane crashed and overturned at Toronto's Pearson Airport experts are saying an early report suggests the plane descended too fast. The report is a part of an ongoing investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada into the February 17 crash which injured 21 passengers. In a news release posted on Thursday, the board says it's too early to draw conclusions as to the causes of the accident. At 2pm on the day of the crash, just over two seconds before touchdown, a sync rate alert sounded, indicating a high rate of descent, the report said. The alert came from the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system. The plane then began to slide along the runway, eventually going off the right side into a snow covered grass area and coming to rest on Pearson's runway 15 L, near the intersection with runway 23. Passengers were hanging upside down in their seats, suspended by their safety belts, and many of the carry on baggage and other items ended up on the aircraft ceiling, the report said. Although passengers who were hospitalized were released within days of the crash, a Minneapolis law firm says nine Canadians who were in the crash continue to suffer from extreme bodily and mental injuries as well as economic losses. Clayton Buford, who hails from Sudbury, was a passenger on the plane along with his wife. He said the report confirmed his experience on the flight that the plane descended too fast, and it was not a normal landing. After the plane came to a stop, his wife helped him take off his seat belt, as he was unable to do so himself. He said he continues to have a sore neck and hasn't slept well since the crash. However, Buford is still grateful for everyone's well being. I'm just thankful for all 80 people that survived, he said, it's amazing we all survived switching it over to Aia with national news. Aia Jaber Thanks, Drew. Global News reports a rare and thought to be lost. 1962 Beatles demo tape was found by a Vancouver store owner. The man says he was transferring and archiving tapes when he made the discovery. The tape features the band before their rise to stardom. It was recorded at Decca Records in London. The Vancouver store owner says the record label famously turned down the Beatles. The Global News article says the demo was recorded before Ringo Starr joined the band. On the drums is Pete Best. The store owner says that if Paul McCartney comes to the store, he'll give him the demo for free. On to politics, a National Post article says US President Donald Trump would rather work with a liberal Canadian Prime Minister to negotiate the trade war he started. Trump says, and I quote, the conservative that's running is, stupidly, no friend of mine. That conservative is Pierre Poilievre. In the original Fox News interview, Trump continues to throw jabs at Poilieve and says he doesn't care who wins the Canadian federal election. The comments come amid an ongoing trade war and in anticipation of Mark Carney's announcement for an early federal election. In other news, the Penticton Herald reports a sharp increase in Ontario measles cases. Public Health Ontario reports 470 cases since October. The outbreak has led to 34 hospitalizations, with two patients requiring intensive care. Most of the patients have been unvaccinated children. The article says cases are rising across Canada, with many of them in Quebec and Alberta. The illness starts with a fever, cough and runny nose. It is followed by a rash on the face that spreads to the rest of the body. Patients should seek medical aid, as a virus can lead to pneumonia, death and inflammation of the brain. A public health physician at public health Ontario says she doesn't think the outbreak will continue indefinitely, as long as vaccination is a priority. And finally, Canadian retail icon Hudson's Bay is officially requesting to liquidate its stores following a financial crisis. After more than 350 years in business, the company is seeking court approval to move forward with the removal process. The global news article says the case is still being considered by the Ontario Superior Court, but a store by store liquidation process may begin as early as this week. A retail expert says the company's demise would, and I quote, leave a giant hole in the Canadian retail landscape, turning it over to Drew. Drew Yang Amd now for sports. In what seemed like a game that had no end, the TMU Bold men's hockey team made U sports history last night. Facing off against Mount Royal University in the quarter finals of the Bio Steel Youth Sports Hockey Championship. The Bold and the Cougars went head to head in a game that went to not one, not two, but five overtime periods. This goes down as the longest hockey game recorded in U-sports history. The match tipped off shortly after 1pm but didn't finish until after nearly six hours of play. The previous record was set back in 2011 when the University of New Brunswick defeated Acadia in the fourth overtime of an AUS semi final. The Bold found themselves down three one in the beginning of the game, but rallied back to tithe the score at four, four before Spencer shoegress sealed the deal for the bold, sneaking a loose puck past Mount Royal as goalie in scrappy fashion. TMU will face the winner of one seed New Brunswick vs eight seed Ottawa on Saturday, March 22. The semifinal matchup is available to watch on CBC Gem or on the CBC Sports YouTube page. Now for international news. Aia Jaber Thanks again, Drew. CNN writes that Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, just yesterday. She is the first woman and African to hold the position. 41 year old Coventry is also the youngest president the IOC has ever had. Coventry has won seven of the eight of Zimbabwe's Olympic medals. CNN says the position is the most powerful in the world of sport. She received 49 of the 79 votes, while the runner up only had 28. CNN says Coventry is committed to addressing inequality in sports by protecting female athletes and creating equal opportunities from women. Coventry will begin her eight year term on June 24 and is an inspiration to women. ABC News reports that 20 more Gazans were killed overnight following the demolition of a two month ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. Since Tuesday alone, 500 Gazans have died due to ground operations in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says military action will continue until all hostages are released. He says, and I quote, this is just the beginning about the force. The article reports that 59 hostages remain in Gaza. ABC News reports the Israeli Defense Minister warned Gazans to leave battle zones and relocate abroad. This aligns with US President Donald Trump's message of Palestinians leaving to move to neighboring countries. Netanyahu says there is potential for expanded conflict into the West Bank. The news article reports the ceasefire led to 33 Israeli hostages being released from Gaza, while 1800 Palestinians were released from Israeli prisons. Thank you for tuning into the final word news wrap. I'm Aia Jabber and I'm Drew Yang. Have a great weekend.