"BodyBreak" Fitness Icons and Incisive Married Doctors are the Latest Teams Announced for CTV's THE AMAZING RACE CANADA

- In total, nine "amazing" teams to compete in The Race, with the remaining final two pairings to be announced tomorrow -

- THE AMAZING RACE CANADA premieres Monday, July 15 -

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TORONTO, June 26, 2013 /CNW/ - CTV cleared two more teams today for takeoff for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, the hottest competition series of the summer. Hosted by Olympic Champion Jon Montgomery (@jrmonty12), the next two teams joining seven others at the starting line in the awe-inspiring, all-Canadian race around the country are married "Body Break" fitness icons Hal and Joanne, from Oakville, ON; and Holly and Brett, married doctors from Montreal, QC, who are as sharp as scalpels and have studied The Race for years. Previously announced teams include dating couple Kristen and Darren, brothers Jody and Cory, twins Treena and Tennille, and two sets of best friends - Jet and Dave, and Jamie and Pierre. All teams will compete for the historic half a million dollar grand prize with the final two pairings announced tomorrow (June 27). Set to anchor CTV's Summer 2013 schedule, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning July 15 on CTV and live on CTV Mobile visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).

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Below are the next two teams announced to compete in THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. Click on the team names for detailed bios and photography.

HAL and JOANNE - Married "BodyBreak" Fitness Icons

Name: Hal Johnson
Age: 57
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Current occupation: TV Personality - Fitness Promotion
Twitter: @bodybreak #Bodybreak

Name: Joanne McLeod
Age: 54
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Current occupation: TV Personality - Fitness Promotion
Twitter: @bodybreak #Bodybreak

Motto: "Keep fit and have fun."

How will they plan to win the Race: "Our strategy is to be as patient as possible, not get ahead of ourselves, allow for each other's strengths to be utilized, listen, and be persistent."

HOLLY and BRETT - Married Doctors

Name: Brett Burstein
Age: 33
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Current occupation: Paediatrician
Twitter: @teampeds, #hollyandbrett

Name: Holly Agostino
Age: 33
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Current occupation: Paediatrician
Twitter: @teampeds, #hollyandbrett

Motto: "Total focus, eyes on the prize!"

How will they plan to win the Race: "Be cunning and resourceful - we are pros at functioning under pressure no matter what the conditions."

Thousands of teams have entered, but only one team will run away with the historic grand prize for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. Valued at more than half a million dollars including $250,000 in cash, the prize also features the opportunity to fly free for a year for two anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide (175 destinations) in Executive First Class (based on 10 trips for two), and two 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays. In total, the prize is equal to 167,224 hockey pucks, 178,572 cans of beer, and 33,356 half-liter jars of pure Canadian maple syrup.

With the knowledge that most Canadians have not travelled beyond their own province, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA gives Canadians the opportunity to race around Canada and discover the country they love in a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Teams will race to the finish line, criss-crossing up to 23,000 kilometres. A stunning depiction of the Canadian fabric, the teams will travel through both the country's urban centres as well as the most remote outposts in the land, all while exploring its broad cultural and ethnic diversity, wildlife, and iconic landmarks. Fans are encouraged to follow @AmazingRaceCDA and stay tuned to the CTV Facebook page for updates.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will also air TSN on Tuesdays at 12 a.m. ET/PT beginning July 16, on RDS2 Wednesdays at 6 p.m. ET beginning July 17, and TSN2 on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT beginning July 17, as well as on demand across CTV's digital platforms: including CTV.ca, the CTV App, the CTV Mobile channel on Bell Mobile TV, and through video on demand partners such as Bell Fibe TV following the broadcast.

The four top-tier sponsors for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA are Air Canada, BlackBerry^®, INTERAC^®, and Chevrolet Canada.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is based on THE AMAZING RACE, the nine-time, Emmy® award-winning, hit program created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri that premiered in 2001 in the United States. van Munster, Doganieri, and Mark Vertullo are executive producers for Worldrace Productions, a division of Profiles Television. Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman are executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television. The program is produced in association with ABC Studios. The U.S. version of THE AMAZING RACE was a Top 3 series last fall on CTV and is this season's #1 reality program in Canada with an average audience of 2.7 million viewers.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will be the 12^th international version to launch outside of the United States, joining Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Israel, Latin America, Norway, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam as territories with an original THE AMAZING RACE production.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA will be produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television. Executive Producers for Insight Productions are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, and Supervising Producer is Mark Lysakowski. Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri are executive producers for Profiles Television. Robin Johnston is the CTV Production Executive. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.

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About Bell Media Independent Production
Bell Media has commissioned and co-produced some of Canada's most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, while working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE, THE LISTENER, and MOTIVE, the #1 new Canadian series of the 2012/13 season. Premiering this summer are relationship comedy SATISFACTION and THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, a Canadian-produced, complementary version of the hit international series. To premiere later in the 2013/14 season are the drama series PLAYED, multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, and hit international format MASTERCHEF CANADA. Among the scripted series on Bell Media specialty channels are the two-time Emmy®-nominated hit DEGRASSI, the recently renewed ORPHAN BLACK, and upcoming drama BITTEN. Bell Media specialty channels are also home to reality series PANIC BUTTON and BRAVE NEW GIRL, game shows MATCH GAME and POP QUIZ, and factual series HIGHWAY THRU HELL, and LAST CAR STANDING. In total, Bell Media ordered 27 new original Canadian series in 2012, and put 35 scripted projects into development.

About CTV
CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada's most-watched television network for the past 12 years in a row. CTV is a division of Bell Media, Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital. Bell Media is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company. More information about CTV can be found on the network's website at CTV.ca.

About Insight Production Company Ltd.
Insight Production Company Ltd., headed by John Brunton & Barbara Bowlby has become an industry leader in the creative development, financing and production of highly rated television programs and cutting edge multiplatform content for the global market in every genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for its reputation for outstanding quality as the recipient of numerous International awards, including multiple Gemini's. The company has created thousands of hours of groundbreaking television that continues to be broadcast over major networks worldwide. For more information visit www.insighttv.com.

Image with caption: "L-R: Hal and Joanne (CNW Group/CTV)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130626_C3398_PHOTO_EN_28522.jpg

Image with caption: "L-R: Holly and Brett (CNW Group/CTV)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20130626_C3398_PHOTO_EN_28523.jpg

SOURCE: CTV

Jacqui VanSickle, CTV, 416.384.5091 or [email protected]
Jim Quan, CTV, 416.384.5311 or [email protected]
Cary Mignault, Unit Publicity Manager, Insight Productions, 416-435-9295, [email protected]