The Fifth Estate - Season 44

The Fifth Estate - Season 44

Season 44

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DatesOkt. 14, 2018 - Apr. 7, 2019
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Episodes

Unbuckled: School Bus Safety | Finding Jennifer
Season 44Episode 160 min

Unbuckled: School Bus Safety | Finding Jennifer

Why are there no seat belts on school buses? The Fifth Estate asked that question and discovered a flawed Transport Canada study which argued against seat belts - a policy which many say has led to injuries and deaths which could have been prevented. Bob McKeown investigates.

Okt. 14, 2018
The Trouble with Uber | Finding Jennifer: The Investigation
Season 44Episode 260 min

The Trouble with Uber | Finding Jennifer: The Investigation

The Trouble With Uber - Gillian Findlay reveals how Uber has come, conquered, and compromised road safety in many Canadian cities. Finding Jennifer: The Investigation - In the second part of our investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Hillier-Penney, we'll tell you what we've learned about

Okt. 21, 2018
Murder in the Jungle | Muslim Adoption Ban
Season 44Episode 360 min

Murder in the Jungle | Muslim Adoption Ban

Murder in the Jungle - Mark Kelley investigates what really happened when a young man from B.C. was lynched in Peru this year. Muslim Adoption Ban - Habiba Nosheen digs into why Ottawa suddenly banned adoptions of children from some Muslim countries, stranding kids who still languish in orphanages.

Okt. 28, 2018
Unnecessary Risk | Driving High
Season 44Episode 460 min

Unnecessary Risk | Driving High

Unnecessary Risk - Years before Humboldt, Transport Canada was warned that without seatbelts on coach buses, people will die in an accident. The warnings were ignored. / Driving High - People have been arrested for driving high after pot was legalized in Canada.

Nov. 4, 2018
Church of Secrets | Banking on Cord Blood
Season 44Episode 560 min

Church of Secrets | Banking on Cord Blood

Bob McKeown investigates a controversial Filipino church with thousands of Canadian members. / Do parents really benefit from storing their baby's cord blood in a private bank?

Nov. 11, 2018
The Deepfake | The War Over Truth | The Lie Detectors
Season 44Episode 660 min

The Deepfake | The War Over Truth | The Lie Detectors

AI-manipulated video has become so sophisticated that words can literally be put into people's mouths. It's war. On one side, the NY Times. On the other, POTUS. Both sides believe the future of democracy is at stake. An investigation into those who are fighting fake news.

Nov. 18, 2018
Unreported: The Essure Story | High Impact: Action on Safer School Buses
Season 44Episode 760 min

Unreported: The Essure Story | High Impact: Action on Safer School Buses

On Sunday, Dec. 2, The Fifth Estate's GIllian Findlay investigates a permanent birth control device called Essure, which has been pulled off the market by the manufacturer. 

Nov. 25, 2018
Kickbacks: Caught on Camera | Polygamy In Canada: An Open Secret
Season 44Episode 860 min

Kickbacks: Caught on Camera | Polygamy In Canada: An Open Secret

It's illegal in Ontario and drives up the price of generic drugs across Canada. So why are pharmacists engaging in it? They're taking what are called rebates, which are like kickbacks, from some of the largest drug suppliers in the world. We went undercover to find out.

Dez. 2, 2018
Dump Trump | A Brother's Story
Season 44Episode 960 min

Dump Trump | A Brother's Story

With a new Congress having taken office, the talk of impeachment is in the air….and the Mueller inquiry closing in, Donald Trump's days as POTUS may be numbered. Or are they? Soleiman Faqiri was a troubled young man. He suffered from mental illness.

Dez. 9, 2018
The Lone Wolf | Ghost Immigrants
Season 44Episode 1060 min

The Lone Wolf | Ghost Immigrants

The Lone Wolf: It was characterized as a lone wolf incident - the so-called van attack in Toronto this spring. But was it really? Alek Minassian changed from an awkward teen to someone who is accused of committing one of the largest mass killings in Canadian history...

Dez. 16, 2018
Justice for Jassi | The Children of Sainte-Justine
Season 44Episode 1160 min

Justice for Jassi | The Children of Sainte-Justine

JUSTICE FOR JASSI: A young woman from B.C. was killed during a visit to India in the year 2000. Her mother and uncle allegedly planned it because she married a poor Indian rickshaw driver... instead of the wealthy Canadian they'd chosen for her. 

Jan. 6, 2019
Reconciliation Betrayed: The Horrors of St. Anne's | The Defectors
Season 44Episode 1260 min

Reconciliation Betrayed: The Horrors of St. Anne's | The Defectors

St. Anne's Indian Residential School, in Northern Ontario, was a place of horrific abuse and crimes against children that occurred over decades.  | Who are the people who helped Rahaf Mohammed prepare to escape Saudi Arabia and eventually make her way to Canada?

Feb. 17, 2019
Officer Down; The Collector: Still a Mystery
Season 44Episode 1360 min

Officer Down; The Collector: Still a Mystery

Officer Down - In the last 30-years, more OPP officers have died of suicide than in the line of duty, including 3-in just one-month last summer. Why? The Fifth Estate's Mark Kelley investigates. | The Collector: Still A Mystery - The story of John Mark Tillmann.

März 10, 2019
The Soldier and the Survivor | Murder on Cortes Island
Season 44Episode 1460 min

The Soldier and the Survivor | Murder on Cortes Island

When Ramiro Cristales was 5-years old, he watched his family get killed by members of the Guatemalan Army. That was December of 1982. A soldier spared Ramiro's life….and then adopted him. In 1999, a Guatemalan human rights group sent him to Canada for his protection.

März 24, 2019
Dead End: An Investigation Gone Wrong | Waiting For Justice: The Oland Murder
Season 44Episode 1560 min

Dead End: An Investigation Gone Wrong | Waiting For Justice: The Oland Murder

In August 2012, two young men were on an ATV at a cottage near Haliburton, Ontario when it crashed into a steel gate, leaving one dead and the other unscathed. | In July, 2011, Richard Oland was found bludgeoned to death at his office...a killing that shook New Brunswick to the core.

Apr. 7, 2019

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