''Canada's Ultimate Challenge'' is a

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reality television series, which premiered in February 2023 on

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. The series, touted as a cross-national "

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", features teams of Canadians competing in various physical challenges, such as

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, at various locations throughout Canada, until the ultimate winning team is chosen. The first season was hosted by

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and Nikki Reyes, and featured the teams being coached by prominent Canadian athletes including

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, Waneek Horn-Miller,

Clara Hughes Clara Hughes (born September 27, 1972) is a Canadian cycle sport, cyclist and speed skating, speed skater who has won multiple Olympic Games, Olympic medals in both sports. Hughes won two bronze in the 1996 Summer Olympics and four medals (one g ...

Gilmore Junio Gilmore Vincent Junio (born August 6, 1990), also known as Gimoy, is a Canadian speedskater from Calgary. He competes primarily in the short distances of 500 m and 1000 m. A three-time Olympian, Junio competed at the 2014 Olympic Game ...

, Jen Kish and

Luke Willson Luke Michael Willson (born January 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional American football, football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). Willson played his first five seasons in the NFL for the Seattle Seaha ...

. The prize, including a trip to

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for the

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, was won by Team Black, consisting of Vinny Rojas of

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, Alana Warnick of

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, Bradley Farquhar of Halifax,

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, and Devon MD Jones of

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. A second season is slated to premiere in 2024 with host Brandon Gonez, dropping the celebrity coaches to centre on players having to navigate the challenges themselves.Taimur Sikander Mirza
"Canada’s Ultimate Challenge changes format for season two"
'' Playback'', March 21, 2024.

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* 2023 Canadian television series debuts 2020s Canadian reality television series CBC Television original programming Television series by Insight Productions {{Canada-reality-tv-prog-stub