The Fifth Estate

  • Premiered: Sep 1979
  • Episodes: 344
  • Followers: 6
  • Running
  • CBC
  • Friday at 21
  • Documentary News

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Season 49
49x1
Lessons Not Learned
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 20, 2023
Bob McKeown goes behind the rhetoric about Chinese police stations in Canada to reveal that far from being caught unaware, the Canadian government and the RCMP have long co-operated in China’s hunt for supposed fugitives in this country.
49x2
Making an Icon
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Air date
Oct 27, 2023
An icon’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and an investigation that included genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts. Host: Geoff Leo
49x3
Whose Police?
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Air date
Nov 03, 2023
Critics say a controversial RCMP unit in B.C. acts as a de facto private security force for resource companies. Leaked documents show industry leaders provided direction to RCMP bosses. Host: Steven D'Souza
49x4
The Assassin Next Door
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Air date
Nov 17, 2023
A man convicted for his role in the 1975 coup and murder of the first family in Bangladesh lives in Canada. In an exclusive, the current prime minister says she wants him brought to justice. Host: Mark Kelley
49x5
Swindling the System
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Nov 24, 2023
The CRA is being tricked into issuing tax refunds for bogus business. When the CRA realizes it has been duped, the players have vanished, along with the money - hundreds of millions of dollars. Host: Bob McKeown
49x6
Surviving the Circle
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Dec 01, 2023
Actor Nathan Chasing Horse is set to stand trial in the U.S. for alleged sexual abuse inside his ‘cult’ known as The Circle. Survivors in Canada say their reports have been ignored. Host: Mark Kelley
49x7
Search for the Smugglers
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Air date
Jan 26, 2024
Smugglers left the Patel family to cross the Canada/U.S. border on foot during a snowstorm. The Fifth Estate’s pursuit of the men Indian police allege were behind the deadly journey. Host: Steven D'Souza
49x8
Made in Bangladesh: 10 Years Later
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Feb 02, 2024
In the decade since Bangladesh’s deadly Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, promises to improve wages and factory safety have backslid - including by some Canadian companies. Host: Mark Kelley
49x9
When the dark web crosses over
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Air date
Feb 09, 2024
Hate groups are targeting kids on social media. They are groomed to self-harm, plan violent attacks and end their lives. Police often can’t act until the crimes cross over to the real world. Host: Ioanna Roumeliotis
49x10
Boiling Point: Climate Chaos
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Feb 16, 2024
Thirty years into UN climate talks, the world is hotter than ever. Provinces battle the feds over fossil fuels and frustrated activists escalate their tactics, all while the heat grows deadly. Host: Susan Ormiston
49x11
Who's minding the store?
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Feb 23, 2024
A look at what’s driving sky-high food prices in partnership with APTN Investigates.
49x12
Contract to Kill
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Mar 08, 2024
A U.S. indictment bolstered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim that the killing of Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was carried out by India. Bob McKeown reveals exclusive details.
49x13
Rotten Promises
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 15, 2024
A pitch to turn the Maritimes into an apple-growing capital, with influential supporters, was an easy sell to investors and would-be foreign workers. Those who bought in say it was a scam.
49x14 Season finale
96 Hours
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 29, 2024
The 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible shocked the world. On the trail to find out how an experimental sub was ever allowed to take passengers to one of the most unforgiving places in the ocean

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