Marketplace, CBC – “Movin’ Day Showdown”
Marketplace goes undercover to put moving companies to the test, investigating shifty practices, shady fees and what you can do to protect yourself.
The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Made in Bangladesh”
Who made that shirt you are wearing? When Mark Kelley went looking in Bangladesh he found some shocking answers.
Played, CTV – “Girls”
A 15-year-old escort disappears at a sleek downtown hotel and he C.I.U. goes undercover to infiltrate an underage prostitution ring masterminded by two volatile brothers, Shaun (Chris Hoffman, FLASHPOINT) and Paul Devlin (Morgan Kelly, BEING ERICA). As Maria (Lisa Marcos) gets close to one of the brothers, she’s haunted by memories of a savage beating she suffered on a previous case. In a risky final play, Maria struggles to stay focused and safe as she takes on the escort ring’s vicious leader.
Doc Zone, CBC – “Deadly By Design”
Deadly By Design explores the lucrative business of illegal synthetic drugs in Canada.
The Nature of Things, CBC – “Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease”
The tick that carries Lyme disease has been spreading across Canada with alarming speed. From the micro world of the tick and its disease-causing bacteria, to the macro world of human infection, Ticked Off explores a disease that can have devastating effects, is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and continues to be mired in a medical controversy.
Storage Wars Canada, OLN – “Wanna Smell My Hair?”
Roy aims to disturb the peace in Scarborough, Ontario, when he poses as “crazy cousin Ray.†Meanwhile, among the sane, Rick and Cindy set their sights on a big score, Paul and Bogart try to avoid getting stung, and Ursula travels in style.
Marketplace, CBC – “Barking Mad”
We go undercover, testing veterinarians to reveal five ways you may be paying too much at your vet, from unnecessary vaccines to costly food.
The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Secret Life of Sugar”
What tastes so sweet can also make you sick. Inside the science of Sugar.
Battle of the Blades, CBC – Performance 1
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Meet The Family, City – “Christmas Momâ€
Meet The Family features one couple with one challenge: can a new love interest last an entire evening when he or she has to ‘Meet the Family’? Each episode turns a normally mundane encounter into an excruciating test of resolve and commitment as the new love interest becomes an unwitting participant in a totally fake and outrageous family gathering. Unaware that they’ve been set-up by their partners, they enter a house filled with actors whose task it is to make their encounter as uncomfortable as possible, as multiple hidden cameras record their every move. The series premiere sees Michelle introduce her partner David to her Christmas-obsessed mom, downsized dad, pot-head brother and sister Hannah – who is obsessed with David.
16×9, Global – season premiere
In the 16×9 season opener, Chief Correspondent Carolyn Jarvis follows a team of expert cavers as they explore and map an ice cave high in the mountains near the BC-Alberta border. Correspondent Jennifer Tryon investigates the shocking story of a former Saint John, NB police officer who was charged with sexually assaulting children while working on the police force.
W5, CTV
W5 investigates if loved ones are at risk of being murdered in a nursing home.
