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.

From a media release:

Yellowknife and Beyond! Season Four of Omnifilm Entertainment’s hit series Ice Pilots NWT premieres Wednesday, November 7 at 10pm ET/PT on HISTORY

HISTORY’s fan-favourite series Ice Pilots NWT is back and better than ever. The hugely popular docu-series returns this November for an action packed fourth season, following the adventures of maverick arctic airline Buffalo Airways.

Season four takes Buffalo – and viewers – to places they’ve never gone before. The airline sends water bombers to South Korea, battles it out with Transport Canada and struggles to keep the business going in whatever manner they can. As the drama unfolds, everyone from rock stars to the Prime Minister drops by Buffalo for a visit. The action gets underway Wednesday, November 7 at 10:00PT/ET on HISTORY.

“Although Buffalo has become a famous airline worldwide and attracts everyone from tourists to VIP’s, the work to keep the planes flying all winter goes on,” says Executive and Series Producer David Gullason. “Keeping the planes flying – no matter what – is job number one for Joe and Mikey.”

Gabriela Schonbach, Executive Producer and Partner at Omnifilm Entertainment says, “With Ice Pilots NWT, the world is getting a taste of Canada’s North; its culture, landscape and people. This series has become a part of Canadian history and heritage. Each season just gets better!”

In one of the most compelling episodes to date, the turbo‐prop Lockheed Electra gets in serious trouble when the bitter cold wreaks havoc on the plane’s landing gear. Captain Ray Weber has to put down this beast of a cargo plane without a right wheel as the crew at Buffalo stands helplessly watching the plane get ripped up on landing.

While touring the Canadian North, Prime Minister Stephen Harper stops in to admire Joe’s vintage planes and plays co-pilot to Joe. Later in the season, Joe lends a hand to his old friend “Ice Road Trucker” Alex Debogorski. And rock legend Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, an avid pilot, gets more than he bargained for when he shows up to fly the big DC-4 and bonds with the Buffalo boys.

Sadly, this season the crew says goodbye to beloved Buffalo chief pilot Arnie Schreder, who succumbed to cancer. The local airlines give their friend and colleague a proper send off as a fleet of planes does a fly-by in Schreder’s honour.