Marketplace

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Scam Centres
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21, 2018
Marketplace tracks the scammers behind one of the biggest cyber-crime schemes in Canadian history - those fake CRA phone calls. Tens of thousands of Canadians scammed out of hundreds .. show full overview
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Home Hack
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28, 2018
Smart Homes allow automated control of everything from lights and locks to curtains and cameras, TVs and temperature, with the promise of increased convenience and security — but .. show full overview
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The Truth About Trampoline Parks
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05, 2018
In a national hidden camera investigation, Marketplace tests trampoline park safety, and gets to the legal truth behind signing your family’s rights away on those waivers.
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Testing Truck Safety
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12, 2018
How easy it is to get a commercial truck driving license where you are? We hire someone to get his truck driving license in Saskatchewan and he passes after only 16 hours of training. .. show full overview
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Filthy flights: What are the dirtiest airplane surfaces?
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26, 2018
When you board a flight, do you ever wonder how clean it really is? From the seat belts and tray tables, to bathrooms, and blankets, we swab and test three major airlines — Air Canada, .. show full overview
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Food sensitivity tests, tech abuse, and teatoxes
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02, 2018
Charlsie Agro rolls up her sleeves to try food sensitivity tests sold by some of Canada's biggest labs. Can they really tell you which foods could make you sick? Also this week: Makda .. show full overview
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Label Fail: Apple Juice & How banks sell you on credit card insurance: Hidden camera investigation
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09, 2018
The label says Canada grade apple juice, but where do the apples really come from? We go searching for answers and they’re leading overseas. Is credit card balance insurance worth .. show full overview
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Battle of the Food Delivery Apps
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16, 2018
It’s a battle among the top three food apps: UberEats, Skip The Dishes, and Foodora. We test these delivery giants for speed, cost, presentation, and hidden mark-ups. It’s big .. show full overview
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Bought vs. Got: Flower Delivery & Death Inc. Part 2
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23, 2018
We're testing one of the biggest online florists. When it comes to the hundreds complaints online, we've heard it all - product substitutions, dead flowers and poor customer service. We .. show full overview
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Shopping for Breast Implants: Hidden Camera Investigation
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30, 2018
Marketplace investigates how breast implants are marketed by plastic surgeons, and we follow a woman getting her implants removed because she believes they made her sick. We send her implants for testing to find out exactly what went wrong.
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Plastic Waste: The Supermarket Challenge
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11, 2019
Plastic packaging out of control at your supermarket? We challenge two families to help us uncover why supermarkets aren't doing more to reduce plastic waste. And what really happens to .. show full overview
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DNA Ancestry Tests: Can you trust the results?
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18, 2019
Marketplace investigates the science and marketing behind popular DNA Ancestry kits. Just how accurate are they? Charlsie Agro tests 5 top brands... and we’re sending in the saliva of her identical twin sister, Carly Agro, too.
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Crying out for care
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01, 2019
We go undercover to see what life is really like for our loved ones inside long term care homes. What happens when funding shortages cause staff cuts? We follow one daughter who installs .. show full overview
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Hack off: How hackers take over your accounts using social engineering
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08, 2019
What if your phone company gave up your information without your consent to a hacker who called up and pretended to be you? It's called social engineering, and it's an old-fashioned con .. show full overview
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Credit Card Scam
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22, 2019
Marketplace has obtained a secret list revealing the names and identities of close to 3,000 Canadians targeted by a phone scam promising to lower your credit card interest rate. Their .. show full overview
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Testing baby food: What’s lurking in rice?
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01, 2019
Marketplace commissioned lab tests on popular brands of rice cereals and snacks to test for levels of arsenic, a toxic chemical that can be especially harmful for pregnant women, babies .. show full overview
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Testing Shrimp for Superbugs
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15, 2019
We test imported shrimp bought from supermarket chains across the country. While it's expected we'll find bacteria on raw shrimp, how many of those common bugs are resistant to .. show full overview
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When Airbnb goes wrong: Cancellations and covert listings
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22, 2019
We investigate some of the most common complaints about the world's largest home sharing platform, from last minute cancellations to concerns over community and even the great lengths .. show full overview
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Where are Canada’s highest grocery prices?
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29, 2019
Why does the same grocery list cost twice as much in Canada's North compared to a city in the south? Marketplace travels to Iqaluit to see the consequences of the grocery price crisis. .. show full overview
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The Ultimate Wrap-up
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05, 2019
Are these the worst over-packaged products?: We name and rate the top five most outrageously overpackaged products, and we take them all to our federal environment minister Catherine .. show full overview

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