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CTV News
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
The Amazing Race Canada premieres in Edmonton, travels to Red Deer
Edmontonians will see some familiar sights as Season 11 of The Amazing Race Canada kicks off Tuesday in Alberta's capital. Edmontonians will see some familiar sights as Season 11 of The Amazing Race Canada kicks off Tuesday in Alberta's capital. The show's host Jon Montgomery talks about the Alberta contestants this season, including Oilers Superfan Magoo. The Amazing Race Canada will kick-off its 11th season at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, returning to where last season finished and crowned season 10 champions Taylor and Katie in their hometown. Three Alberta teams will be part of this season's roster, including Edmonton's Blair Gladue and his wife Skylene. Gladue is better known as Superfan Magoo, who is often seen hyping up fans at Oilers games. Jon Montgomery, the host of the competition and former Olympic gold-medallist, said the 'dynamite couple' will add to the appeal of the show. 'Anytime you get a husband and a wife team that are as deeply connected as these two are, that's compelling television for me because you know that they're probably going to have come-aparts,' he told CTV News Edmonton in an interview on Tuesday morning. 'Then watching them come back together, as good couples do, is the secret sauce.' Superfan Magoo Amazing Race promo Skylene and Blair Gladue, also known as Superfan Magoo, on Season 11 of Amazing Race Canada. (Credit: Amazing Race Canada) The other Albertans featured this season will be Jesse from Sherwood Park and a pair of brothers, Osas and Esosa, from Calgary. The first episode will see the racers travel from Edmonton to Red Deer. 'The locals are maybe going to have a little bit of home province advantage,' Montgomery teased about Tuesday's episode, adding that he had called Alberta home for 14 years. 'I was tickled pink to come back and reminisce about old times, but also capture something and showcase it and present it to the rest of the country (and) to show what it is that I love so much about an area.' The Amazing Race Canada will also feature new racers, like its first grandmother, and new destinations - finally making it north of the Arctic Circle and reaching the third coastline in the Arctic Ocean. 'We've always said 'coast to coast to coast,' but I guess until this year we've been lying because we haven't technically been to the Arctic Ocean yet,' Montgomery said. 'We will now.' Season 11 was filmed in April. The winners will receive $250-thousand in cash, a trip for two around the world, and two brand new Chevrolet Blazer EV SS cars. The season premiere will air on CTV July 8 at 9 p.m. local time.
CBC
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
3 First Nations teams compete on new season of The Amazing Race Canada
Social Sharing In the new season of The Amazing Race Canada, three of the 11 teams racing for the win are made up of First Nations competitors. One of those teams is husband and wife duo Blair and Skylene Gladue. Despite the intensity of the race, Blair said the best part of the experience was connecting with so many other First Nations teams. "We lifted each other up," he said. "We love each other, respect each other and we're family." Blair, a Cree entertainer from Calling Lake, Alta., is better known as Superfan Magoo, a die-hard Edmonton Oilers fan who can be spotted hyping up the crowd at most Oilers games. His teammate is his wife Skylene Gladue, a Cree and Dane-zaa performer and fashion designer from Beaver First Nation in northern Alberta. Skylene is the founder of Nipîy Iskwew Designs and her From Rez to the Runway workshops empower youth to explore all aspects of the fashion industry. The couple works with the Magoo Crew, an anti-bullying motivational speaking group that leads youth workshops in Indigenous communities. "The show really tests your relationship," Blair said. "It's hard. If you've ever watched it on TV, It's 10 times harder in real life." Blair's only regret about joining the show? Missing the Oilers' first two playoff rounds while filming. He'll be watching the season premiere at home with friends and family, while Skylene tunes in from New York where she's touring as Jan in Bear Grease, a First Nations twist on the musical Grease. Another First Nations duo racing this season are Vancouver-based best friends and roommates Rebecca Merasty and Rebecca Watt, or as they're called on the show, The Rebeccas. Merasty is Cree from Flying Dust First Nation in Saskatchewan and Watt is Dehcho Dene from Pehdzeh Ki First Nation in Wrigley, N.W.T. "Initially the excitement of being on a show that is well represented throughout the world was encouraging and motivating but digging a little deeper, being Indigenous women coming from small communities, this could be an opportunity for us to be represented in mainstream media," said Merasty, who works as a model. "Our biggest message is for all those the youth out there that come from small communities to dream big. You can make it happen. If you can dream it, you can do it." Model Ashley Callingbull and her father Joel Ground were the first First Nations duo to compete in the race in 2016. In 2019, Anthony Johnson and James Makokis became the first Indigenous team to win the race. For the Rebeccas, a highlight of the season came on day one, when they noticed a familiar face among their competitors: their friend actor Grace Dove. "That was just the most beautiful and funniest surprise ever, turning around and seeing her face," said Merasty. Dove, known for her roles in The Revenant, Alaska Daily and Bones of Crows, is Secwépemc from Canim Lake in B.C. She's racing with her brother, Joe Syme. In a preview, Syme said he's most excited to explore parts of Canada never seen. Dove said she's looking forward to the competition and spending time with her brother. The winning team of The Amazing Race Canada's 11th season will receive two Chevrolet Blazers, a trip around the world and $250,000 in cash.
CTV News
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Oilers superfan to appear on Amazing Race Canada with wife
He's a well known face in the Edmonton Oilers community, and now Blair Gladue, also known as Superfan Magoo, will be competing in the Amazing Race Canada.
