Twin Twist: Identical Twin Sisters from Hamilton, ON are First to be Eliminated on CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA

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At theconclusion of tonight’s big buzz series premiere of CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, it was revealed that Treena and Tennille,fiercely competitive and often differing twin sisters from Hamilton, ON, were thefirst team eliminated from the competition series. Although the twins were not thelast team to arrive at the mat following a dramatic foot race against thecowboys, their victory was cut short in a shocking twist when host JonMontgomery revealed they had failed to grab BOTH clues from the Niagara ParksButterfly Conservatory, resulting in a 30-minute penalty.

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Next week on THEAMAZING RACE CANADA (airing Monday, July 22 at 9 p.m.ET/PT on CTV and liveon CTV Mobile), the eight remaining teams race toVancouver, BC, where they become tangled in the urban jungle and tripped up onthe ice. The remaining competitors vying for the historic half a milliondollar grand prize are:

1.    HALand JOANNE – Married “BodyBreak” Fitness Icons

2.   HOLLY and BRETT–Married Doctors  

3.   JAMIE and PIERRE  – Best Friends

4.   JET and DAVE – Best Friends

5.   JODY and CORY– Brothers

6.   KRISTEN and DARREN – Dating Couple

7.    TIM SR. and TIM JR. –Father and Son

8.    VANESSA and CELINA – Sisters

The action continues online tomorrow (Tuesday, July 16 at 10 a.m. ET),with the digital companion series INSIDE THE RACE WITH BLACKBERRY. Hosted by DanielleMcGimsie (@MissDMcG) and Teddy Wilson (@TeddyWilson), the digital series featuresnew episodes each week as fans go behind-the-scenes with in-depth, post-raceanalysis, including exclusive interviews with racers, and never-before-seenfootage. In tomorrow’s episode, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA host JonMontgomery joins Danielle and Teddy to reflect on tonight’s drama-filledpremiere, while giving viewers the inside scoop on all the action. Plus,viewers are treated to an exclusive BBM video chat interview with the cowboys fromAlberta, Jamie and Pierre.

Anchoring  CTV’s Summer 2013 schedule, THE AMAZINGRACE CANADA airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and live on CTV Mobile (visit CTV.ca toconfirm local broadcast times), as well as on demand across CTV’s digital platforms: including CTV.ca, the CTVApp, the CTVMobile channel on Bell Mobile TV, and through video on demandpartners such as Bell Fibe TV following the broadcast. 

THEAMAZING RACE CANADA also airs on TSN Tuesdays at 12 a.m. ET/PTbeginning July 16, on RDS2 Wednesdays at 6 p.m. ET beginning July17, and TSN2 on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT beginning July 17.

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