The Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform during Armed Forces Day along the waterfront in North Bay, Ont., Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Cooper
By The Canadian Press
Sep 5, 2026 | 10:51 AM
TORONTO — Jets roared over downtown Toronto on Saturday as the Canadian International Air Show kicked off.
This year’s show, hosted annually on the city’s lakeshore, features the final flight of the Snowbirds over Ontario’s capital until at least the 2030s.
The nine-jet aerobatic team will be grounded at the end of the 2026 season as their signature CT-114 Tutor jets are replaced by the CT-157 Siskin II.
Sandy Seymour, an air show spectator decked out in a Snowbirds hat and shirt, says she’s disappointed the federal government didn’t find a way to replace the Snowbirds’ jets without grounding them.