The Current Mrs. Universe and Her Father, a Pair of Restaurant Servers, Twin Sisters from Edmonton, and Former Varsity Softball Players Join Season 4 of CTV’s The Amazing Race Canada

Press Release

10 teams head to the starting line on THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, premiering Tuesday, June 28 on CTV and CTV GO –

– Visit THE AMAZING RACE CANADA destination site at CTV.ca and follow the series’ social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat for more team reveals tomorrow and Thursday –

– Check out CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada for everything and anything about Season 4 –

– Follow @AmazingRaceCDA and the official Facebook page for all the latest updates –

June 14, 2016

TORONTO (June 14, 2016) – New teams, new locations, new challenges! In anticipation of the Season 4 premiere of CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA on June 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and CTV GO, CTV announced earlier this morning on CTV.ca, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat the first four teams set to compete in television’s race of a lifetime.

• Joel and Ashley, a mechanic/Mrs. Universe father and daughter team from Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta;
• Anthony and Brandon, best friends and restaurant co-workers from Windsor, Ont.;
• Rita and Yvette, twin sisters and recent university graduates from Edmonton;
• Steph and Kristen, former varsity softball players and dating couple from Toronto.

For more on today’s reveal, viewers can tune into ETALK this week as exclusive THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Reporter Liz Trinnear gets the scoop on all four teams. CTV will announce the remaining racers tomorrow and Thursday on CTV.ca as well as THE AMAZING RACE CANADA’s social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Newly announced teams will be featured on THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW (tomorrow) and THE SOCIAL (Thursday). Following the final team announcements, the official Season 4 group photo will be released by @CTV_PR.

**Media Note** Download artwork for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA at BellMediaPR.ca

For more on the teams competing on the new season of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, fans can visit CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada and explore the team pages presented by Chevrolet Canada. All the information viewers need to learn about the racers can be found on this destination site, including team videos, bios, fun facts, and exclusive content. For full episodes, sneak peeks, amazing contests, and extras, head to the site after the Season 4 premiere on June 28

More information on the first four teams announced for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is below. Click on the team names for full bios and photography.

Joel and Ashley – Father/Daughter
Name: Joel Ground
Age: 42
Current City: Enoch Cree Nation, Alta.
Occupation: Automotive Mechanic
Twitter: @Joel_and _Ashley

Name: Ashley Callingbull
Age: 26
Current City: Enoch Cree Nation, Ont.
Occupation: Actress/Motivational Speaker
Twitter: @ashcallingbull / @Joel_and _Ashley
Instagram: @ashleycallingbull
Past team they most associate with: Simi and Ope (Season 3)

Anthony and Brandon – Best Friends
Name: Anthony Limbombe
Age: 21
Current City: Windsor, Ont.
Occupation: Server/Nursing Student
Twitter: @AnthonyaBrandon
Instagram: @Limbombe

Name: Brandon Campeau
Age: 21
Current City: Windsor, Ont.
Occupation: Server
Twitter: @AnthonyaBrandon
Past team they most associate with: Mickey and Pete (Season 2)

Rita and Yvette – Twin Sisters
Name: Rita Yakibonge
Age: 23
Current City: Edmonton
Occupation: Account Representative
Twitter: @ritayakis
Instagram: @ritayakibonge

Name: Yvette Yakibonge
Age: 23
Current City: Edmonton
Occupation: Service Canada Agent
Twitter: : @yyakis
Instagram: @yvetteyakibonge
Past team they most associate with: Brent and Sean (Season 3)

Steph and Kristen – Dating Couple
Name: Steph Leclair
Age: 27
Current City: Toronto
Occupation: Lawyer
Twitter: @sleclair09
Instagram: @sleclair09

Name: Kristen Mckenzie
Age: 25
Current City: Toronto
Occupation: Sales Account Executive
Twitter: @krlstenmckenzie
Instagram: @kristen_mckenzie
Past team they most associate with: Natalie and Meaghan (Season 2)

Last year, Season 3 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA was the most-watched program of the summer for the third straight year, with an average audience of 2.6 million viewers each week. The series is also the most-watched Canadian television show on record.

This year, the winners of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will take home $250,000 cash and their choice of any Chevrolet vehicle driven during the race. Additionally, Hotels.com will provide hotel accommodations for a once-in-a-lifetime trip for two around the world. Each Leg Prize (which is awarded to the first place team for that leg of the race) is also provided by Hotels.com. The Leg Prize includes a five-night stay at a pre-determined exotic destination.

Season 4 is back with brand new teams and exciting, nail-biting challenges. This all-new season has all the non-stop, action-packed adventure viewers have grown to love, as the racers travel across Canada and beyond in the hopes of being the last team standing. Hosted by Olympic Gold Medallist Jon Montgomery (@jonmonty), the series pits 10 fresh teams, each comprised of two members with a pre-existing relationship, against each other in the biggest race Canada’s has ever seen. Fans can follow @AmazingRaceCDA and the official Facebook page and @amazingracecda on Snapchat for updates.

Season 3 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA garnered six 2016 Canadian Screen Award wins including Best Reality/Competition Program or Series; Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series; and the Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show, which recognizes the most-watched television programs of the previous broadcast year.

Commissioned by CTV, Season 4 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television Productions. Insight Productions’ John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby are Executive Producers, and Mark Lysakowski is Supervising Producer. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production and Robin Johnston is Production Executive at Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks and CraveTV. Randy Lennox is President, Entertainment Production and Broadcasting.

Encore presentations air Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT and Sundays at 5 p.m. ET/PT (1 p.m. ET/PT on July 3 only) on CTV and CTV GO. Visit CTV.ca to check local listings. Previous seasons are also now streaming on CraveTV.

Leading sponsors for Season 4 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA are Chevrolet and BMO. Returning sponsor Mentos, as well as first year brands Hotels.com, and MEC Canada also partner with the CSA-winning series.

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