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Snowbirds to perform final air show demonstration

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Digital, G. (2026, October 16). Snowbirds to perform final air show demonstration. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12105011/moose-jaw-saskatchewan-final-show/

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The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds will perform their last air show with Tutor jets in Moose Jaw on Friday before retiring the aircraft. This final performance will be livestreamed online, and there will be a concluding flyover at the Grey Cup game in Calgary on November 15. The team is pausing operations until new Pilatus CT-157 Siskin aircraft are ready for training. Captain Philip Rochon notes that despite the retirement of the iconic jets after nearly six decades, there has been significant support from Canadians this summer.

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The Royal Canadian Air Force's Snowbirds aerial aerobatics team will perform their final show in Moose Jaw, Sask., on Friday, before retiring their Tutor jets after 55 years of service. The RCAF plans to livestream the event at 2 p.m. ET on its Facebook page. Although this marks the end for the CT-114 Tutors, there will be one final flyover by the Snowbirds at the Canadian Football League Grey Cup game in Calgary on November 15. Captain Philip Rochon, a public affairs officer for the team, expressed that it is bittersweet to say goodbye to these iconic planes while looking forward to future performances with new aircraft.

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“Both articles describe the same final air show performance by the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, scheduled for October 16, 2026.”

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Topics

Moose Jaw Sask Snowbirds The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Tutor

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Snowbirds ORG · 5× Calgary GPE · 1× Moose Jaw GPE · 1× Ont GPE · 1× Quebec GPE · 1× Sask GPE · 1× The Royal Canadian Air Force’s ORG · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× Trenton GPE · 1× Waymo ORG · 1×

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- Montreal man fights charges after rescuing baby raccoon ‘Pepper’ that bonded to him Captain Philip Rochon, the public affairs officer for the team, says it’s a bittersweet time as the pilots say goodbye to the planes the Snowbirds have flown for nearly six decades.

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🔮 The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds will perform their final air show with the Tutor jets in Moose Jaw, Sask., Friday, before the iconic aircraft are retired for good.

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Snowbirds to perform final air show demonstration · assertive framing

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The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds will perform their final air show with the Tutor jets in Moose Jaw, Sask., Friday, before the iconic aircraft are retired for good. asserted

aircraft → perform → Jaw

The annual season home closing show is set to be livestreamed online — although there will be one more chance to see the CT-114 Tutors in action before they are sent to Trenton, Ont., for disposal. asserted

they → set → disposal

Get breaking National news The Snowbirds are scheduled to perform a flyover at the Grey Cup game in Calgary on Nov. 15. asserted

Snowbirds → get → Nov.

The aging Tutor jets are being retired and the Snowbirds will go on hiatus until the team can be trained on the replacement Pilatus aircraft, the CT-157 Siskin. asserted

team → age → aircraft

- Waymo to launch robotaxis in Toronto under pilot program for self-driving vehicles - asserted

Waymo → launch → vehicles

Quebec sovereigntists see fundamental rift with Alberta separatists - ‘Call them out’: AI data centres becoming an Ontario municipal election issue asserted

centres → see → them

Snowbirds → fight → decades

Rochon says over the summer months, the Snowbirds received an outpouring of support from Canadians across the country, including former pilots. asserted

Snowbirds → say → pilots