Marketplace, CBC – “High Steaks”
In the wake of the biggest beef recall in Canadian history, new questions are emerging about how our meat is handled. Is the steak you buy as safe as you think? In this week’s episode of MARKETPLACE, Tom Harrington puts beef to the test, and reveals what you’re not being told. MARKETPLACE takes a sharp look at a little-known industry practice which could affect what you eat. Meat tenderizing makes many steaks and roasts tender, but critics say it can also make beef more susceptible to bacterial contamination. Experts say it should be cooked to 71°C to kill all the bacteria, equivalent to medium-well. But regulators don’t require tenderized meat to be labelled, so you can’t tell if you’re buying tenderized meat. Would you want to know?

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter”
The summer of 2012 will be recorded as one of the bloodiest in Toronto’s history. However, it was seven years ago, during the so-called summer of the gun, that the fifth estate began working on a story about kids from tough neighbourhoods who get into trouble and see no way out. That story took Gillian Findlay to three young men in Toronto’s storied—some say notorious—Jane and Finch neighbourhood. For almost a year, the fifth estate followed them, capturing the reality of their lives in the ‘hood. On Friday, Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT), on CBC-TV, Findlay takes us back to Jane and Finch, to find out what became of those young men. Three different personalities. Three different sets of challenges. And seven years later, three very different outcomes.

The Big Decision, CBC
A Montreal business looks for help outside of the box and a Quebec tour operator dreams of smoother sailing.

House Hazards, HGTV Canada – “Party Peril” & “Reckless Abandon”
Just how much damage can a house endure? Enter the world of domestic disaster in House Hazards, a new series that puts potential home hazards to the test in a real house. Co-hosted by three wild characters with creative demolition on the brain, House Hazards is a super-sized look at every day household dangers.

Marketplace, CBC – “Money Where Your Mouth Is”
When it’s time to get our teeth checked, most of us trust our dentist to determine the treatment plan and how much it will cost. They are the experts, aren’t they? In this week’s episode, MARKETPLACE’s Erica Johnson puts dentists to the test: how does one know for sure what work needs to be done and how much it should cost? We reveal that dentists themselves can’t even agree. In Money Where Your Mouth Is, MARKETPLACE sends a researcher with hidden cameras to 20 different dentists in Toronto and Vancouver. We want to know: what treatments are recommended for her pearly whites? We discover a wide variation in treatments and costs. It seems dentistry is not that black and white after all—there are various shades of grey. MARKETPLACE wants to know why—to get answers for the millions of Canadians who visit their dentist every year.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Whistleblowers: Moment of Truth”
They have the courage to stand up and speak out when no one else dares, yet the popular perception of whistleblowers is they are doomed to be victims of reprisals. But when the fifth estate caught up with some of its more memorable whistleblowers, we found out their lives can take twists and turns no one ever expected. These cases offer an ironic insight into what was supposed to be a new era of transparency and integrity in Canada. To date, not a single case has been prosecuted under Canada’s Public Servant Disclosure Protection Act, and the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner was dismissed in disgrace.