Canadian National Exhibition
annual festival and agricultural fair in Toronto, Canadawww.thex.com
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Sep 11, 2026
Anne Marie MediwakeHOST
CTV's Andrea Case introduces us to one Canadian filmmaker reaching for the sky.
Andrea CaseCORRESPONDENT
If you attended the 77th annual Canadian International Air Show at the CNE, this is what the iconic Snowbirds look like from the ground.
Andrea CaseCORRESPONDENT
[jet roaring] But former Canadian Armed Forces F18 fighter pilot and Snowbirds team leader, Robert Scratch Mitchell, sees it from a whole different vantage point.
Robert Scratch MitchellGUEST
That's a Red Raptor AK.
Christopher RudderGUEST
Um, but tons of fun.
Christopher RudderGUEST
And, uh, the last thing is, uh, the Canadian national exhibition.
Christopher RudderGUEST
So it's the CNE or the X. It's Canada's largest annual fair.
Christopher RudderGUEST
So you have like this, um, end of summer tradition cause it comes in September.
speaker_0NARRATOR
A home for community, connection, and care.
Rainer HirschHOST
The Canadian National Exhibition, or CNE for short, has been host to many a great concert over the years.
Rainer HirschHOST
But did you know it was also the site of the first major multi-day jazz festival in Canada? In 1959, the CNE was the site of the Toronto Jazz Festival.
Rainer HirschHOST
a different iteration than the one we know today.
Josh McIntyreHOST
Oh, the summer is over.
Nick MarianHOST
Is it over? Is it actually over when the X happens?
Josh McIntyreHOST
The X is the final.
Josh McIntyreHOST
Well, I mean, the long weekend is the final.
Nick MarianHOST
Yeah, Labor Day is it, right?
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Nick MarianHOST
Mostly.
Nick MarianHOST
Or Sunday to Thursday.
Josh McIntyreHOST
No, it was after the X.
Toronto UnicornHOST
But but yeah, otherwise, I have been enjoying, you know, my the steady pace of life.
Toronto UnicornHOST
And I even went to the CNE actually for the first time.
Toronto UnicornHOST
If you are from Toronto, you know what that is.
Toronto UnicornHOST
So the CNE is a Canadian national exhibition.
Toronto UnicornHOST
And it's basically a bunch of like carnival games, shows.
Toronto UnicornHOST
You know, Ferris wheels, lots of unique food, food trucks and things like that.
Toronto UnicornHOST
But, you know, there were so many options and it was hard to choose.
Toronto UnicornHOST
And but I had a good time and it was a it was a it was a really important memory for me.
Andrea CaseCORRESPONDENT
So we found someone who actually was in town recently and has a great idea for a film.
Andrea CaseCORRESPONDENT
If you attended the 77th annual Canadian International Air Show at the CNE, this is what the iconic snowboards look like from the ground.
Andrea CaseCORRESPONDENT
But former Canadian Armed Forces F-18 fighter pilot and snowboard team leader Robert Scratch Mitchell sees it from a whole different vantage point.
Robert Scratch MitchellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's a Red Raptor 8K.
Damian AbrahamHOST
Yeah.
Damian AbrahamHOST
I saw him play at, uh, the, the Toronto Exhibition, which is our-
Jeffrey Joe JensenGUEST
Uh-huh
Damian AbrahamHOST
... big local kind of fair that happens, uh, I think it's like three weeks every year.
Ben MulroneyHOST
The last time we spoke, le- let's get this out of the way.
Ben MulroneyHOST
Last time we spoke was in advance of the CNE, uh, the Canadian National Exhibition.
Mark HollandGUEST
That's it.
Ben MulroneyHOST
Uh, and it, it was great until the storm, I think.
Boris AguilarHOST
Talk to us about that before we go.
Hutch HenrysHOST
We helped out with CCW at the CNE over the last two weeks, but that was mostly Mike Clark and his boys and Joe, but that was good stuff.
Hutch HenrysHOST
This weekend we got Mexicana Day at Nathan Phillips Square.
Hutch HenrysHOST
Going to be some good stuff going on there.
Peter RoweGUEST
And then hopefully they talk and open up and communicate a little bit more and share what life is like on their side.
Peter RoweGUEST
Um, uh, so I think it was a year after my first invitation, he asked me along on a new investigation at the Canadian national exhibition rounds.
Peter RoweGUEST
And, uh, so I came along and had some, I had experiences my first night there, uh, that I was like, Holy, I probably can't swear, but this is stuff you see on TV.
Peter RoweGUEST
Yeah, holy bleep, yeah.
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