#MeetTheRacers: All 10 Teams Now Revealed for Season 6 of CTV's Highly Anticipated and First-Ever The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition, Premiering July 3

– Canada's most-watched summer series returns for Season 6 celebrating everyday Canadian heroes among us, with the first-ever THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION –
– Teams this season include Mounties, navy sailors, community volunteers, and a pair of first-responders –
– For more on all 10 teams, visit CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada –
– Racers take off on epic trip across Canada and around the world beginning Tuesday, July 3 at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. MT on CTV and CTV GO –

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TORONTO, June 14, 2018 /CNW/ - CTV has now unveiled the 10 teams competing in THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION, as announced this week by @CTV_PR via #MeetTheRacers on Twitter and Instagram. Featuring advocates, coaches, elite athletes, first responders, mentors, Mounties, navy sailors, retired air force pilots, and volunteers, Season 6 follows 10 intrepid teams as they push themselves out of their comfort zones in a non-stop, action-packed adventure. THE AMAZING RACE CANADA airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET / 9 p.m. MT, beginning July 3 on CTV and CTV GO.

#MeetTheRacers and let the race begin!

• Chewy & Happy, boisterous friends and retired air force pilots from Ontario
• Courtney & Adam, first responders and engaged couple from Alberta
• Dylan & Kwame, friends and youth mentors/football coaches from Alberta
• Joseph & Akash, young community volunteers, entrepreneurs, and best friends from Ontario
• Leanne & Mar, energetic teammates and youth mentors from Ontario
• Martina & Phil, strong-willed brother and sister and volunteers from British Columbia
• Nancy & Mellisa, teammates and elite athletes from Alberta
• Taylor & Courtney, quick-witted siblings and fourth-generation Mounties from British Columbia
• Todd & Anna, dating couple and compassionate advocates from Alberta
• Zainab & Monica, fiercely-driven co-workers and navy sailors from Ontario

**MEDIA NOTE** Download artwork for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION at Bellmedia.ca/PR.

Hosted by Olympic Gold Medalist Jon Montgomery (@jonmonty), Season 6 will see racers travel across Canada and beyond, tackling intense challenges in the country's favourite summertime adventure. The winners of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA: HEROES EDITION will each take home the All-New 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redline, a once in a lifetime trip for two around the world, $250,000 in cash, and the coveted title of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA champions.

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Source: Numeris, Total Canada. 2016-17 Broadcast Year. TARC S5: July 4 – Sept. 12, 2017. Commercial channels, A25-54. Final data.

SOURCE CTV

Eleni Tenuta, CTV Networks, 416-384-5311 or [email protected], Jessica Charbonneau, CTV Networks, 416-384-3016 or [email protected], Matthew Almeida, CTV Networks, 416-384-2629 or [email protected], Melissa Michaels, CTV Networks, 416-384-2036 or [email protected]