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''The Amazing Race Canada 1'' is the first season of '' The Amazing Race Canada'', a reality game show based on the American series ''
The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...
''. It features nine teams of two with pre-existing relationships who raced around Canada and is hosted by Canadian Olympian Jon Montgomery. The grand prize includes a cash payout, two Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays and unlimited air travel for a year with
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. The show was produced by
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, in association with
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and was broadcast on CTV. The series premiere aired on July 15, 2013 on CTV, with the season finale airing on September 16, 2013. Father and son Timothy "Tim" Hague, Sr. and Timothy "Tim" Hague, Jr. were the winners of this season. They were the first parent-child team to win in any ''Amazing Race'' franchise and at the time were the first team to win after overcoming two Speed Bumps.


Production


Development and filming

The first season was filmed from May 3 to May 24, 2013. The winning team earned
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$250,000, a pair of Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays, and
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executive passes for unlimited international air travel for a year. The series' premiere sponsorship partners included Air Canada,
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, Chevrolet, and
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. During the airing of the episode for Leg 3, a message read by host Jon Montgomery recognized that the
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had occurred since the filming of the leg and prior to the series premiere. The message encouraged viewers to donate to flood relief and rebuilding efforts. The Leg 5 Pit Stop was originally scheduled to be on the grounds of the
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; however, unexpected warm weather brought more people out to enjoy the day outdoors. This unforeseen circumstance forced producers to move the Pit Stop to nearby Pine Island (a more secluded spot). On May 8, 2013,
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granted permission for Insight Productions to film a television episode for "3 participants rappelling over the West Tower roof onto the podium green roof of City Hall" on May 24, 2013. Ultimately, this permit was a ruse to prevent fans from recording teams rappelling off a different building and posting it online.


Casting

Casting began on December 20, 2012 with an online site for submission of applications and audition videos.


Cast

Notable contestants included '' Body Break'' hosts Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, amputee veteran Jody Mitic, and actress
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.


Future appearances

At the live start of Season 7 on April 23, 2019, it was revealed that Jet & Dave would return to compete for a second time, as the winners of a public vote that closed on April 1. Vanessa Morgan competed on the
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reality competition '' Lip Sync Battle'' in 2019.


Results

The following teams participated in this season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. *A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. *An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg. * An ''italicized and underlined'' placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop, but there was no rest period at the pit stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg. * A indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks. *A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn. ;Notes


Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips are sponsored by
Air Canada Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada by the size and passengers carried. Air Canada maintains its headquarters in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled an ...
. *Leg 1 – Two round trip plane tickets to Sydney, Australia, and two '' Express Passes''. *Leg 2 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in
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. *Leg 3 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in the
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. *Leg 4 – An all-inclusive trip to
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,
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, from Air Canada. *Leg 5 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. *Leg 6 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
. *Leg 7 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in the Caribbean. *Leg 8 – Two round trip plane tickets to anywhere in
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. *Leg 9 – Air Canada Altitude Super Elite 100K status for a year and a BBM Video Chat on a brand new
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. *Leg 10 – A CA$250,000 cash payout, air travel for a year anywhere Air Canada flies worldwide in Executive First Class, and two Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays. # An item that can be used to skip any one task of the team's choosing up and until the seventh leg. The winning team keeps one for themselves and may give the second to another team before the end of the third leg.


Race summary


Leg 1 (Ontario → British Columbia)

Airdate: July 15, 2013 *
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Fall ...
,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
,
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( Oakes Garden Theatre) (Starting Line) *Niagara Falls (
Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is a butterfly house operated by the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately north of Niagara Falls on the grounds of the Niagara Parks School of Horticultu ...
) *
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
(
Toronto Pearson International Airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport , commonly known as Toronto Pearson International Airport, is an international airport located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is the main airport serving Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surr ...
) to Kelowna,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
(
Kelowna International Airport Kelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Highway 97. The single runway airport operates scheduled air service to Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, E ...
) *Kelowna ( Stuart Park – The Kelowna Bear) *Kelowna (Kelowna Yacht Club – Houseboat) (Overnight Rest) *Kelowna (Lakefront Watersports Kiosk) *
Okanagan Valley The Okanagan ( ), also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as the Okanagan Country, is a region in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. It is p ...
(
Lake Okanagan Okanagan Lake ( oka, kɬúsx̌nítkw) is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.). Hydrography Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as i ...
) *
Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located in the Okanagan Highland east of Kelowna. It was established to protect the full elevational range of the North Okanagan Basin and North Okanagan Highlands ec ...
( Bellevue Trestle) * Westbank ( Quails' Gate Winery) In this series' first Roadblock, teams had to travel by personal watercraft to a diving platform using a rudimentary map of Lake Okanagan. There, one team member had to don diving gear, take a dive cage to the bottom of
Lake Okanagan Okanagan Lake ( oka, kɬúsx̌nítkw) is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is long, between wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.). Hydrography Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as i ...
, and search for a statue of
Ogopogo In Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Some scholars have charted the entity's development from First Nations folklore and widespread water monster folklore motifs. The O ...
, where they would find their next clue. In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to walk across a narrow plank attached to a railway trestle and suspended high above the canyon in order to retrieve their clue dangling off the edge of the plank. They then had to jump off the plank to the ground to meet their partner before continuing. ;Additional tasks *At the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory, teams had to search the conservatory for one of nine terrariums, each containing a variety of creatures and two clues. Each team member had to reach into the terrarium and retrieve a clue, which contained an
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ticket voucher for their first destination: Kelowna,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
. The terrariums containing more dangerous creatures held tickets for the earlier flight. Four teams would be on the first flight with the remaining five teams on the second flight arriving 90 minutes behind the first. *At Stuart Park, teams had to find a model of the yellow
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truck, where they would find their next clue along with an Interac debit card that would serve as the teams' source of money for the rest of the season. ;Additional notes *While in
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, teams were provided a
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as their transportation. *While in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, teams were provided a
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as their transportation. *The clue after the second Roadblock instructed teams to drive to the Pit Stop and contained a Quails' Gate wine bottle label, leaving teams to figure out that they had to drive to the winery. This aspect of the clue went unaired in the episode.


Leg 2 (British Columbia)

Airdate: July 22, 2013 * Kelowna (Kelowna International Airport) to
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
(
Vancouver International Airport Vancouver International Airport is an international airport located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located from Downtown Vancouver. It is the second busie ...
) * Sea Island (Vancouver International Airport – Maple Leaf Lounge) * Richmond (
Richmond Olympic Oval The Richmond Olympic Oval (french: Anneau olympique de Richmond) is an indoor multi-sports arena in the Canadian city of Richmond, British Columbia. The oval was built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was originally configured with a speed skati ...
) *
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
( Chinatown
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) * Vancouver (Ten Ren Tea & Ginseng Company and
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden () is the first Chinese or "scholars" garden built outside of China, and is located in Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at 578 Carrall Street and consists of a freely acces ...
or Chinatown and Chinese Cultural Centre) *Vancouver ( DP World Container Terminal) *Vancouver (
Vancouver Convention Centre The Vancouver Convention Centre (formerly known as the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, or VCEC) is a convention centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; it is one of Canada's largest convention centres. With the opening of the ne ...
Green Roof A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage ...
) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete two laps of
short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...
in under 90 seconds to receive their next clue from champion speed skater Michelle Pepin. This series' first Detour was a choice between Draw It or Dance It. In Draw It, teams travelled to Ten Ren's Tea & Ginseng Company, where each team member would drink a cup of green tea. Printed on the bottom of each saucer was a Chinese symbol representing one of the twelve animals of the
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. They would have to memorize these characters, then go to the
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden () is the first Chinese or "scholars" garden built outside of China, and is located in Chinatown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located at 578 Carrall Street and consists of a freely acces ...
, reproduce them with a calligraphy brush on a
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, and give it to a calligraphy expert. If the characters were incorrectly reproduced, teams would start all over again with new Chinese symbols. Once the calligraphy expert was satisfied with both symbols, she would give teams their next clue. In Dance It, teams went to the Chinese Cultural Centre, where they would receive a list of destinations written entirely in
Mandarin Chinese Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
. They would have to travel to these locations in Chinatown to find the four pieces of a Chinese lion costume. Then, they had to return to the Cultural Centre, where they would have to put on the outfit and successfully perform a traditional
lion dance F Lion dance () is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Y ...
to receive their next clue. ;Additional task *At the DP World Container Terminal, teams had to climb to the top of a shipping crane and use a pair of binoculars to search for flags marking the location of the next Pit Stop: the
green roof A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. It may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage ...
at
Vancouver Convention Centre The Vancouver Convention Centre (formerly known as the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, or VCEC) is a convention centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; it is one of Canada's largest convention centres. With the opening of the ne ...
.


Leg 3 (British Columbia → Alberta)

Airdate: July 29, 2013 *Vancouver (Nicola Internet Cafe) * Vancouver (Vancouver International Airport) to Calgary,
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
(
Calgary International Airport Calgary International Airport , branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 squa ...
) *Calgary (Statue of Outlaw) *Calgary (Ranchman's Cookhouse) *
Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has a ...
( Hoodoos) * East Coulee (
Atlas Coal Mine The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site is an inactive coal mine in Alberta, Canada that operated from 1936 to 1979. Located in East Coulee near Drumheller, it is considered to be Canada's most complete historic coal mine and is home to the c ...
) or Drumheller (
Royal Tyrrell Museum The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (RTMP, and often referred to as the Royal Tyrrell Museum) is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The museum was named in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, and is situ ...
) *
Starland County Starland County is a municipal district located in southern Alberta, Canada. History The municipality was incorporated in 1912, and established in the current boundaries in 1943, under the name ''Municipal District of Morrin No. 277''. The na ...
( Horsethief Canyon Outlook) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn and then correctly perform a classic Canadian
line dance A line dance is a choreographed dance in which a group of people dance along to a repeating sequence of steps while arranged in one or more lines or rows. These lines usually face all in the same direction, or less commonly face each other.Knight, ...
to receive their next clue from a professional line dancer. This leg's Detour was a choice between Lump by Lump or Bone by Bone. In Lump by Lump, teams travelled to the
Atlas Coal Mine The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site is an inactive coal mine in Alberta, Canada that operated from 1936 to 1979. Located in East Coulee near Drumheller, it is considered to be Canada's most complete historic coal mine and is home to the c ...
and rode a locomotive called "Linda" to the wash house, where they dressed up in coal mining outfits. They then had to shovel coal into a
mine cart A minecart or mine cart (also known as a mine trolley or mine hutch) is a type of rolling stock found on a mine railway, used for moving ore and materials procured in the process of traditional mining. Minecarts are seldom used in modern opera ...
so that it overflowed and touched all four edges of the cart and properly place their numbered-tag on the cart to receive their next clue. In Bone by Bone, teams travelled to the
Royal Tyrrell Museum The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (RTMP, and often referred to as the Royal Tyrrell Museum) is a palaeontology museum and research facility in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The museum was named in honour of Joseph Burr Tyrrell, and is situ ...
, where they would study a mounted display of a dinosaur's skeleton. They then had to enter the specimen preparation
laboratory A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratory services are provided in a variety of settings: physic ...
and completely build a model of the same skeleton from memory to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Nicola Internet Cafe, teams had to book their flight to Calgary on the
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website. *Once in Calgary, teams had to choose a marked Chevrolet Silverado and drive themselves to the statue of "Outlaw" in Downtown Calgary to find their next clue.


Leg 4 (Alberta → Northwest Territories → Yukon)

Airdate: August 5, 2013 * Calgary (Calgary International Airport) to
Yellowknife Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the ...
, Northwest Territories (
Yellowknife Airport Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger servi ...
) *Yellowknife (Bush Pilot's Monument) *Yellowknife (Government Dock) *Yellowknife (
Great Slave Lake Great Slave Lake (french: Grand lac des Esclaves), known traditionally as Tıdeè in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dogrib), Tinde’e in Wıìlıìdeh Yatii / Tetsǫ́t’ıné Yatıé (Dogrib / Chipewyan), Tu Nedhé in Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé (Chi ...
– Yellowknife Bay Floating Bed & Breakfast) * Yellowknife (Yellowknife Airport – Arctic Sunwest Charters) to
Carcross Carcross, originally known as Caribou Crossing, ( tli, Nadashaa Héeni) is an unincorporated community in Yukon, Canada, on Bennett Lake and Nares Lake. It is home to the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. It is south-southeast by the Alaska Highway ...
,
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
( Carcross Airport) *Carcross ( White Pass and Yukon Railway Last Spike – "The Duchess") * Carcross ( Bennett Lake) *Carcross ( Carcross Desert) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a polar bear dip. They had to strip down to a bathing suit and socks, jump into a hole cut into the ice, and retrieve their clue from the opposite side of the freezing water. For their Speed Bump, Tim Sr. & Tim Jr. had to correctly memorize and recite the first four stanzas of "
The Shooting of Dan McGrew "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" is a narrative poem by British-Canadian writer Robert W. Service, first published in '' The Songs of a Sourdough'' in 1907 in Canada. Details The tale takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of th ...
" to a
Robert W. Service Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon". The middle name 'William' was in honour of a rich uncle. When that uncle neglected to provide for hi ...
impersonator before they could continue with the Detour. This leg's Detour was a choice between Yukon Supply Run or Klondike Gold Rush. In Yukon Supply Run, teams had to use the provided tools and materials to build a raft and had to paddle themselves, as well as some supplies, out into the lake to retrieve their next clue. In Klondike Gold Rush, teams completed three games inspired by the task's namesake. First, they would have to use a
two-man saw A two-man saw (known colloquially as a "misery whip") is a saw designed for use by two sawyers. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two persons to control, two-man crosscut saws were primarily important when human power w ...
to cut off a slice of wood from a log. Next, both team members would have to toss a hatchet and have it stick to a wooden target. Finally, one team member would ride in a wheelbarrow and had to direct their blindfolded partner around a course while collecting five "gold nuggets" in a
gold pan Gold panning, or simply ''panning'', is a form of placer mining and traditional mining that extracts gold from a placer deposit using a pan. The process is one of the simplest ways to extract gold, and is popular with geology enthusiasts especi ...
, which could be exchanged for their next clue. Vanessa & Celina used the Express Pass given to them by Kristen & Darren to bypass the Detour. ;Additional tasks *Upon arrival in Yellowknife, teams had to drive themselves in a
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to Bush Pilot's Monument and search the grounds for their next clue. *After completing the Roadblock, teams had to find Arctic Sunwest Charters at the
Yellowknife Airport Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger servi ...
, where they had to sign up for one of three charter flights, each departing 20 minutes apart. The first two bush planes would carry two teams each, while the last plane would carry three teams. *After completing the Detour, team members had to drive an ATV to the Pit Stop at Carcross Desert.


Leg 5 (Yukon → Saskatchewan)

Airdate: August 12, 2013 *
Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...
(
Yukon River The Yukon River ( Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän: ''Tth'echù'' or ''Chuu k'onn'', Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän, russian: Юкон, Yukon) is a major watercourse ...
) (Pit Start) *Whitehorse ( SS ''Klondike'') * Whitehorse ( Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport) to Regina,
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
(
Regina International Airport Regina International Airport is an international airport located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, located south-west and west-southwest of the city centre. It is run by the Regina Airport Authority. It was, in 2018, the 15th busiest airpor ...
) *Regina ( Saskcan Pulse Trading Company) *Regina ( RCMP Heritage Centre) *Regina ( Regina City Hall – 'I Love Regina' Sign) * Regina (
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Taylor Field, known in its latter years as Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field for sponsorship reasons, was an open-air stadium located in Regina, Saskatchewan. It was the home field of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders from 19 ...
) *Regina (Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field –
Luxury Box The luxury box (or skybox) and club seating constitute the most exclusive class of seating in arenas and stadiums, and generate much higher revenues than regular seating. Club ticketholders often receive exclusive access to an indoor part of t ...
between Sections 26 and 27) *Regina (
Wascana Centre Wascana Centre is a 930-hectare (9.3 km2/2,300 acre/3.6 mi2) urban park built around Wascana Lake in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, established in 1912 with a design from renowned architect Thomas Mawson. The park is designed aro ...
– Pine Island) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in a
RCMP The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal and national police service of Canada. As poli ...
cadet uniform and take a supply of clothes to a boot camp bedroom known as "the pit", where they had to place their clothes in the closet and cabinets and make their bed exactly like a prepared room. If a
sergeant major Sergeant major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. History In 16th century Spain, the ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third in th ...
believed the room met RCMP standards, assistant commissioner Roger Brown would give racers their next clue. If not, the sergeant major would dump any misplaced clothes onto the bed and the team member would have to start again. There was a Fast Forward in this leg as Vanessa is seen holding a Fast Forward clue in her hand; however, it was unaired but included driving a police car simulation. This leg's Detour was a choice between Brawn or Beauty. In Brawn, teams had to perform a series of
Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
drills. Then, one team member had to catch a
touchdown pass In gridiron football, a touchdown pass is a pass thrown from the passer (usually the quarterback) to a receiver that results in a touchdown being scored. The pass can either be caught in the end zone itself, resulting in an immediate touchdown, or ...
from coach
Khari Jones Khari Okang Jones ( ; born May 16, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football player and the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was formerly the head coach for ...
, while the other team member had to complete a field goal to receive their next clue from Khari. If teams failed, they had to run a lap around the field and start over. In Beauty, teams had to learn a choreographed
cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...
routine composed of dance, cartwheels, and flips. Then, they had to correctly perform the routine for
Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in ...
fans to receive their next clue from team mascot Gainer the Gopher. ;Additional tasks *At the SS ''Klondike'', teams had to search the decks for their next clue. *Upon arrival in Regina, teams had to search the airport parking lot for a Chevrolet Trax, where they would find a
BlackBerry Z10 The BlackBerry Z10 is a high-end LTE touchscreen-based smartphone developed by BlackBerry, previously known as RIM. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first of two new BlackBerry phones presented at the BlackBerry 10 event on January 30, 2013. The BlackB ...
, which they tapped with the parking attendants' Z10 to reveal turn by turn directions to their next location. *At Saskcan Pulse Trading Company, teams had to dig through dry bulk trailer full of
lentil The lentil (''Lens culinaris'' or ''Lens esculenta'') is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. As a food crop, the largest pro ...
s to find two Sergeant Bullmoose plush toys (one tagged "RCMP" and the other tagged "Heritage Centre"), which led to their next clue. *At Regina City Hall, teams had to perform a
Ukrainian dance ''Ukrainian dance'' ( uk, Український тaнeць, translit. ''Ukrainian 'tanets' '') mostly refers to the traditional folk dances of the Ukrainians as an ethnic group, but may also refer dance of the other ethnic groups within Ukrain ...
to receive their next clue.


Leg 6 (Saskatchewan → Quebec)

Airdate: August 19, 2013 * Regina (Regina International Airport) to
Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...
,
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
(
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport (French: ''Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec'', or ''Aéroport de Québec'') , is the primary airport serving Quebec City, Canada. Design ...
) * Lévis ( Lévis Forts National Historic Site) (Overnight Rest) * Lévis ( Levis Ferry Terminal) to Quebec City (
Port of Quebec The Port of Quebec (french: Port de Québec) is an inland port located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is the oldest port in Canada, and the second largest in Quebec after the Port of Montreal. History In the 19th century, the Port of Quebec ...
) * Quebec City (
Château Frontenac The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Place ...
(
Dufferin Terrace Terrasse Dufferin (Dufferin Terrace) is a boardwalk that wraps around the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec, towards the Citadelle, overlooking the St. Lawrence River. History The terrace was built under the direction of the Marquess o ...
– Statue of Samuel de Champlain) * Quebec City ( Place RoyaleNotre-Dame-des-Victoires or Parc de la Cetière and 102
Rue du Petit-Champlain Rue du Petit-Champlain (English: Little Champlain Street) is a street in the Canadian city of Quebec City, Quebec. It is located in the Petit Champlain commercial district, at the foot of Cap Diamant, and contains many boutique shops. Quartier ...
) *Quebec City ( Place de l'Université-du-Québec ) *Quebec City (
Plains of Abraham The Plains of Abraham (french: Plaines d'Abraham) is a historic area within the Battlefields Park in Quebec City, Quebec, anada. It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, which took plac ...
– Terrain de Sport) *Quebec City (
The Battlefields Park The Battlefields Park (french: Parc des Champs-de-Bataille) includes the Plains of Abraham with the nearby and smaller Des Braves park, both within the district of Montcalm in Quebec City, and forms one of the few Canadian national urban parks. I ...
– Avenue Saint-Denis) This leg's Detour was a choice between Sculpt It or Spot It. In Sculpt It, teams had to travel to Place Royale near Notre-Dame-des-Victoires and choose an ice block with an outline of a star, a house or a boat. Then, they had to chisel the ice to create an
ice sculpture Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative. Ice sculptures are generally associated with special or extravagant events becaus ...
and get their next clue. In Spot It, teams had to find a replica of the ''Rue du Petit-Champlain'' mural in Parc de la Cetière with missing items. They then had to find the original
mural A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spani ...
at 102
Rue du Petit-Champlain Rue du Petit-Champlain (English: Little Champlain Street) is a street in the Canadian city of Quebec City, Quebec. It is located in the Petit Champlain commercial district, at the foot of Cap Diamant, and contains many boutique shops. Quartier ...
and then place magnets with Québécois French words in the appropriate spots to receive their next clue. In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take orders from two patrons in Québécois French. Team members then had to find the correct ingredients from their order and prepare four
crêpe A crêpe or crepe ( or , , Quebec French: ) is a very thin type of pancake. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: ''sweet crêpes'' () or ''savoury galettes'' (). They are often served with a wide variety of fillings such as cheese, ...
s, two savory and two sweet. A chef would demonstrate how to properly make and plate the crêpes. Once they correctly made and served all four crêpes, the chef would give them the next clue. ;Additional tasks *Upon arrival in Quebec City, teams had to travel to Lévis Forts National Historic Site in Lévis, where they had to search their next clue when the fortress opened in the morning. *After finding their clue at Lévis Forts, teams had to board a ferry across the
Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connectin ...
and take the
Old Quebec Funicular The Old Quebec Funicular (french: Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec) is a funicular railway in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It links the Haute-Ville (Upper Town) at Dufferin Terrace to the Basse-Ville (Lower Town) at R ...
to
Château Frontenac The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, commonly referred to as the Château Frontenac, is a historic hotel in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The hotel is situated in Old Quebec, within the historic district's Upper Town, on the southern side of Place ...
, where they find the statue of Samuel de Champlain at Dufferin Terrace to find their next clue. *At the Plains of Abraham, teams had to play
lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...
. Each team member had to catch a pass from their partner and score a goal to receive their next clue.


Leg 7 (Quebec → Nunavut)

Airdate: August 26, 2013 * Quebec City (Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport) to
Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the Frobisher Bay, large bay on the c ...
, Nunavut (
Iqaluit Airport Iqaluit Airport ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ) serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the city. It is operated by the government of Nunavut. It hosts scheduled passenger service from Ottawa, Montreal, Rankin In ...
) * Baffin Region ( Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park) *Baffin Region (Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park – Sylvia Grinnell River) *Baffin Region (
Frobisher Bay Frobisher Bay is an inlet of the Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the southeastern corner of Baffin Island. Its length is about and its width varies from about at its outlet into the Labrador Sea to ...
) *Iqaluit ( Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post) *Iqaluit (Panoramic Lookout) This leg's Detour was a choice between Harpoon Hunter or Igloo Builder. In Harpoon Hunter, one team member had to put on snow shoes and pull their teammate on a sled across the Sylvia Grinnell River basin. They then both had to throw a traditional
harpoon A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine mammals such as seals and whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal ...
and hit the colored-center of a target. Once both team members were successful, the other team member had to pull the sled back to the starting point to receive their next clue. In Igloo Builder, teams had to build an igloo using only the tools provided and pre-cut blocks of snow. Once the
Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...
elder believed that the igloo could withstand an arctic night, he would give teams their next clue. For their Speed Bump, Tim Sr. & Tim Jr. had to lead a dog sled team across Frobisher Bay to retrieve a food
cache Cache, caching, or caché may refer to: Places United States * Cache, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Cache, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Cache, Oklahoma, a city in Comanche County * Cache, Utah, Cache County, Utah * Cache County ...
and deliver it back to the starting point before they could continue racing. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to consume an entire serving of
muktuk Muktuk (transliterated in various ways, see below) is a traditional food of the peoples of the Arctic, consisting of whale skin and blubber. It is most often made from the bowhead whale, although the beluga and the narwhal are also used. It is ...
() – 10 pieces of whale skin and blubber – to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *On the Iqaluit Airport tarmac, teams would find their next clue written entirely in Inuktitut, leaving them to figure out that their next clue was at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. *At Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, teams had to locate two throat singers near the Sylvia Grinnell River and listen to an
Inuit throat singing Inuit throat singing, or ''katajjaq'' (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅ), is a distinct type of throat singing uniquely found among the Inuit. It is a form of musical performance, traditionally consisting of two women who sing duets in a cl ...
performance to receive their next clue. *After the Detour, teams had to travel by
snowmobile A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...
across Frobisher Bay to the Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post. *After completing the Roadblock, teams had to walk uphill northwest from the Hudson Bay Trading Post to the top of a mountain marked with
inuksuk An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) or inukshuk (from the iu, ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ; alternatively in Inuinnaqtun, in Iñupiaq, in Greenlandic) is a type of stone landmark or cairn built by, and for the use of, Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupi ...
to find the Pit Stop.


Leg 8 (Nunavut → Nova Scotia)

Airdate: September 2, 2013 * Iqaluit (Iqaluit Airport) to Halifax,
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...
( Halifax Stanfield International Airport) *Halifax (
Pier 21 Pier 21 was an ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada. The fa ...
) (Overnight Rest) *
Mahone Bay Mahone Bay is a bay on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County. The bay has many islands, and is a popular sailing area. Since 2003 the Mahone Islands Conservation Association has been working to prot ...
(St. James' Anglican Church) * Mahone Bay (Gazebo Cafe – Gazebo) * Lunenburg ( Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic) * Lunenburg (Lunenburg Harbour and Grand Banker Seafood Bar & Grill or Boscawen Inn and Zwicker Wharf) *Lunenburg (St. John's Anglican Church) *Lunenburg (''
Bluenose II ''Bluenose II'' is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner '' Bluenose'', commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it h ...
'' ) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search for the
scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley ...
pictured on a
BlackBerry Z10 The BlackBerry Z10 is a high-end LTE touchscreen-based smartphone developed by BlackBerry, previously known as RIM. The BlackBerry Z10 is the first of two new BlackBerry phones presented at the BlackBerry 10 event on January 30, 2013. The BlackB ...
. Once they found the scarecrow, they had to bring it to a gazebo, where they had to build a copy of it with the items provided. When they were ready for inspection, they had to take a photograph of the scarecrow with the Z10 and hand it to a scarecrow expert. If the expert was satisfied, he would give teams their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Surf or Turf. In Surf, teams made their way to Lunenburg Harbour, where they had to board a
lobster fishing Lobsters are widely fished around the world for their meat. They are often hard to catch in large numbers, but their large size can make them a profitable catch. Although the majority of the targeted species are tropical, the majority of the glo ...
boat and pull six
lobster trap A lobster trap or lobster pot is a portable trap that traps lobsters or crayfish and is used in lobster fishing. In Scotland (chiefly in the north), the word creel is used to refer to a device used to catch lobsters and other crustaceans. A lo ...
s from the sea. They then had to band the claws of each lobster and then deliver them to the Grand Banker Seafood Bar & Grill to receive their next clue. In Turf, teams had to make their way to Boscawen Inn, where they were presented with samples of 12 different kinds of sausages and had to memorize their
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
names. They then had to run to Zwicker Wharf and identify the 12 sausages from another, unlabeled set of samples to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the Halifax airport, teams found a
USB flash drive Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply ( interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A bro ...
inside their Chevrolet Sonics, which contained a message that teams had to play on the car's MyLink video system and directed them to
Pier 21 Pier 21 was an ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada. The fa ...
. *When Pier 21 opened, teams received a passport and had to find seven different
stamps Stamp or Stamps or Stamping may refer to: Official documents and related impressions * Postage stamp, used to indicate prepayment of fees for public mail * Ration stamp, indicating the right to rationed goods * Revenue stamp, used on documents to ...
and ink the seven stamps onto the passport to receive their next clue. *At St. John's Anglican Church, teams received a Canadian dime, which features the ''
Bluenose ''Bluenose'' was a fishing and racing gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel, ''Bluenose'' under the command of Angus Walters, became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia and ...
'' sailing ship on its reverse. Teams had to make their way to its successor, the ''
Bluenose II ''Bluenose II'' is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner '' Bluenose'', commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it h ...
'', which was in a Lunenburg
drydock A dry dock (sometimes drydock or dry-dock) is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Dry docks are used for the construction, maintenance, ...
at the time, to find the Pit Stop.


Leg 9 (Nova Scotia → Newfoundland and Labrador)

Airdate: September 9, 2013 * Lunenburg to North Sydney, Cape Breton Island (North Sydney Ferry Terminal) * North Sydney (North Sydney Ferry Terminal) to Port aux Basques,
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
( Port aux Basques Ferry Terminal) * St. John's (
The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Muse ...
) (Unaired) *St. John's ( Trans-Canada Highway Mile Zero – Terry Fox Memorial Site) *St. John's ( Quidi VidiQuidi Vidi Brewing Company) *St. John's (
Shea Heights Shea Heights is a small neighborhood located in the hills of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. History Shea Heights was originally settled outside of the city of St. John's in the 1930s. The community was originally called Blackhe ...
Overlook) * Petty Harbour–Maddox Cove (Petty Harbour Fisherman's Co-op – Dock) or St. John's (Harbourside Park and Holloway Street) *St. John's (O′Brien's Music Store) * St. John's ( George Street) *St. John's ( Cape Spear) This season's final Detour was a choice between Tell a Tale or Wag a Tail. In Tell a Tale, teams travelled to the Petty Harbour dock, where they listened to two local fishermen tell a story in Newfoundland slang. They then had to relay the story, word-for-word, to a group of nearby listeners to receive their next clue. In Wag a Tail, teams made their way to Harbourside Park and chose a
Newfoundland dog The Newfoundland is a large working dog. They can be black, brown, or black and white. However, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, before it became part of the confederation of Canada, only black and Landseer (white-and-black) coloured dogs wer ...
. They would then load up a cart with four dozen eggs and 12 bottles of milk and had to lead the dog up the extremely steep Holloway Street, known as "Heart Attack Hill", to deliver these goods, undamaged, to four households to receive their next clue. If the eggs or milk bottles broke, they had to go back to the bottom of the hill and restock. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member could use any items available to them in the music store to perform on George Street and earn C$50 from passersby to receive their next clue from a street fiddler. ;Additional tasks *At Port aux Basques, teams had to run to one of three waiting shuttles that would take teams overnight to St. John's. The first shuttle carried one team. The second shuttle also carried one team, which left 15 minutes after the first vehicle. The third shuttle carried two teams and left fifteen minutes after the second vehicle. *After arriving in St. John's, teams had to search the grounds of
The Rooms The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility opened in 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Muse ...
to find their next clue, which went unaired. *At the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company, teams had to recite Terry Fox's inspirational quote at the monument that they had earlier memorized at St. John's Terry Fox Memorial Site ("I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try, dreams are made if people try"). If correct, they would be granted entry into a traditional Newfoundland kitchen party, where each team member had to kiss a
cod Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus '' Gadus'', belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus ''Gadus'' is commonly not call ...
and drink a shot of
Newfoundland Screech Newfoundland Screech is a rum sold in Newfoundland with 40% alcohol by volume. The term ''screech'' is a colloquial term that has been used to describe almost any cheap, high alcohol spirit, including moonshine. The term is used in the brand name ...
. *After completing the Roadblock, teams had to find the Pit Stop at the most easterly point in North America, leaving them to figure out that it was Cape Spear, not the nearby
Fort Amherst Fort Amherst, in Medway, South East England, was constructed in 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton lines of defence to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway against a French invasion. Fort Amherst is ...
.


Leg 10 (Newfoundland and Labrador → Ontario)

Airdate: September 16, 2013 * St. John's ( St. John's International Airport) to Toronto, Ontario (Toronto Pearson International Airport) *
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
(
L Tower The L Tower (also known as the Libeskind Tower) is a residential skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. The project, which broke ground in mid-October 2009, saw many delays. One cause for delay was a stop- ...
) *Toronto ( Cadbury Gladstone Chocolate Factory) *Toronto (
Toronto Zoo The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Encompassing , the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. It is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the ...
) *Toronto ( Evergreen Brick Works) * Toronto (
Jack Layton Ferry Terminal The Jack Layton Ferry Terminal (formerly called the Toronto Island Ferry Docks) is the ferry slip for Toronto Island ferries operated by the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. Three ferry routes provide transportation betwee ...
to Centre Island Dock) *Toronto (
Toronto Islands The Toronto Islands are a chain of 15 small islands in Lake Ontario, south of mainland Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the only group of islands in the western part of Lake Ontario, the Toronto Islands are located just offshore from the ...
– Olympic Island) In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel face-first down the side of the L Tower, a building that was under construction at that time, about 44 stories tall. When they reached the roof of another three story building, they would reunite with their partner and could open the clue they received at the top of the building. In this season's final Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to match the provincial and territorial flags with the floral emblems visited during this season onto a map board. If racers were sharp, they would have noticed the flags printed onto their Pit Start clue and that the Pit Stop greeters on each leg and the corporate president of Cadbury Canada wore the floral emblem of their province or territory. The flag and emblem associated with each location are: : Once all the flags and emblems were paired up on the map, teams would receive their final clue. ;Additional tasks *After landing in Toronto, teams had to search outside Pearson International Airport for a woman wearing a
maple leaf The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree. It is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada. History of use in Canada By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had been adopted as an emblem by the French Canadians along th ...
baseball cap with their next clue. *After completing the first Roadblock, each team was given a
Cadbury Caramilk Caramilk is the name of two distinct candy bar products made by Cadbury. Both were introduced in 1968. The Canadian version is a milk candy bar filled with caramel. The Australian version (also available in New Zealand, the UK and Ireland) is a car ...
bar inside their clue envelope, leaving them to figure out that they had to find the Cadbury Gladstone Chocolate Factory. *At the Cadbury Chocolate Factory, teams had to search through cartons of Cadbury Caramilk bars to find one of three "golden chocolate bars". Once they found one, they could proceed to the president's office, where they would be given a golden key to unlock a safe, where their next clue was located. *At the Toronto Zoo, teams had to search the grounds for their next clue, which had been set up inside the panda exhibit. ;Additional note *At the start of the leg, teams received a free upgrade to
business class Business class is a travel class available on many commercial airlines and rail lines, known by brand names which vary, by airline or rail company. In the airline industry, it was originally intended as an intermediate level of service between ...
on their flight to Toronto.


Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers. #"Where in the World is Ogopogo?" – Producer Named #"Se Hou Leng" – Non-Racer #"Hoodoos and Hoodonts" – Producer Named #"Grab a 'Nug" – Dave #"Death By Lentils" – Producer Named #"Check the Cannons!" – Jet #"We Don't Have Time for the Bathroom" – Tim Sr. #"Clutch and Release" – Producer Named #"Ah-mazing" – Jet & Dave and Vanessa & Celina #"The Family Race Off" – Producer Named


Ratings

The season ranked as the number one new show in Canada, and the number one show in Canada for the year, with an average audience of 3.5 million viewers. * Episode 4, "Grab a Nug", aired on Civic Holiday Monday. * Episode 8, "Clutch and Release", aired on Labour Day.


References


External links

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