TORONTO — Toronto's beloved annual fair is touting a lineup of fresh, fried and funky foods ahead of the kickoff of its 146th year in the city.

The Canadian National Exhibition is set to open its gates at the Exhibition Place on Friday, with carnival games, rides, performances and sweet treats on full display.

Some of this year’s wacky food offerings include deep-fried watermelon, butter ice cream, chicken nugget-stuffed cookies and Labubu-themed cheese curds.

Hashbrown ice cream sandwiches, churro pizzas, dirty sodas, sushi corn dogs and two-foot-long hot dogs are also set to join the mix of the more than two dozen new food items.

As a kid, Rick Matharu remembers going to the CNE with his parents and indulging in the weird food combinations.

Now returning to the fair for his third ti

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