Marketplace

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  • : 1972
  • : 380
  • : 6
  • CBC
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  • Documentary News

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Getting Gouged by Geeks
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02, 2007
Marketplace turns technology on the techs, catching computer repair guys red-handed as they misdiagnose, overprice, and violate the privacy of consumers. Host Erica Johnson reveals why .. show full overview
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Lawn & Order
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09, 2007
Wendy Mesley unearths some suspect activity in Canadian big box stores - Canadians buying substances that are illegal to use. No, not pot, but pesticides which are banned for residential .. show full overview
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Grey, Black and Blue
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16, 2007
Instead of home sweet home, many nursing homes are becoming violent battlegrounds. With disturbing hidden camera footage, Erica Johnson reveals residents attacking other residents. .. show full overview
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Product of Canada Eh?
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23, 2007
Wendy Mesley reveals where food labelled “Product of Canada” really comes from.
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Batteries Not Included
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30, 2007
When a small town is challenged to round-up all their dead batteries, Erica Johnson discovers that residents are sitting on a staggering number of these hazardous dead cells. What’s the .. show full overview
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Calorie Confidential
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06, 2007
When Wendy Mesley orders up lab tests, she discovers that some of the dishes have double the fat, salt, and calories of the food at big burger chains. Find out which one of your favourite restaurants is serving four burgers worth of calories.
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Buying Belief
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13, 2007
Wendy Mesley takes viewers inside the making of an infomercial for a bracelet that seems to promise instant results and better health. With hidden cameras, Marketplace researchers join .. show full overview
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High Speed Bumps
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20, 2007
Marketplace clocks Canada’s largest Internet providers as host Erica Johnson simultaneously tests their high-speed claims. What she finds will resonate with many frustrated service subscribers: some companies sell a speed they can’t even deliver.
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Cat Got Your Wallet?
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30, 2007
Spot and Socks aren’t just getting chew toys anymore. They are on Anipryl, Prozac, and Tapazole. Powerful drugs, that don’t come cheap. As Erica Johnson reveals, vets are exploiting vulnerable pet owners with pumped-up prices for prescriptions.
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Who's Your Great Granddaddy | Funny Money
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07, 2007
Oprah did it. So did Whoopi. And now, you can too. For as little as $100.00, genetic testing kits are being sold with the promise of scientific answers to your genetic heritage. But .. show full overview
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Condo Crunch
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08, 2008
It's a billion dollar boom, built on the promise of luxury living. But as Wendy Mesley discovers, buying a new condominium can put you in a crunch with constricting contracts and murky .. show full overview
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Digging Deep
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15, 2008
Building a fence or planting a tree may seem like harmless home projects, but without taking one crucial step you could lose your home, and maybe, your life. Erica Johnson digs up the .. show full overview
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Hyping Health
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22, 2008
Once upon a time, shopping for healthy food was obvious. You bought a banana instead of a chocolate bar. A chicken breast instead of a burger. But now, packaging on grocery-store shelves .. show full overview
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Get a Grip
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29, 2008
Marketplace skids and crashes with a gripping winter driving test. Dramatic footage reveals that many of the thousands of rental cars on winter roads may have one unsafe factor in .. show full overview
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In Denial
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05, 2008
For many people, owning a home is a dream, losing it a nightmare. While banks sell insurance to protect customers who are unable to pay their mortgages, Erica Johnson reveals that the system devised to protect consumers doesn’t always work that way.
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Can't Buy Me Love
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12, 2008
Marketplace sends single women to a high-priced dating service, and they all get hit with more than cupid's arrow. Erica Johnson reveals that some dating services use secret tactics and .. show full overview
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Sole Patrol
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19, 2008
Whether it's thousand dollar stillettos or leather studded boots, footwear often comes with a high cost. But as Wendy Mesley reveals, those tiny inserts in your shoes may be a real foot .. show full overview
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Ticket to Ride
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26, 2008
What do The Spice Girls, Celine Dion, and Mats Sundin have in common? Tickets to see them sell out in minutes. And then are sold again at double and triple the price from online ticket .. show full overview

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