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A data breach at B.C.'s Interior Health involving tens of thousands of employees' most sensitive information is for sale on the dark web. Health-care workers' identities are repeatedly stolen while the agency denies the breach ever happened.

We're in the occupied West Bank on the trail of millions in tax deductible charitable donations sent to support Israeli settlements deemed illegal under international law. Canada calls the expansion of settlements a barrier to Palestinian statehood.

A crime wave is hitting jewelry stores across Canada. Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but who's really behind these robberies? We reveal how adults are playing the system by luring kids into violent crime with lifelong consequences.

Lobster is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast. Big money brings big problems. Who gets to trap and when is tearing communities apart. Fishers on all sides are accusing the federal government of doing too little to help ease tensions.

Reports of Black boys going missing have gone viral on social media. So have theories about what is happening to them. We investigate who or what is luring these boys to remote communities and meet families on a desperate search to find them.

Local news is disappearing, so we asked viewers for their stories. One person pointed us to Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel besieged by killings and a wave of disappearances. Many residents say the RCMP has evaded accountability. Until now.

Canadian animation pioneer Daniel Langlois was known for films like the Matrix and Jurassic Park. When the millionaire and his partner were killed in Dominica last December, it exposed a web that extends into politics and corruption.

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes, including rape and forcible confinement. The Fifth Estate has found further claims going back decades. In an exclusive interview, we take the allegations directly to Stronach.

Donors and powerful political action committees are using the war in Gaza to influence the U.S. election. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu appears to back Donald Trump while the ‘uncommitted' protest voting block jeopardizes Kamala Harris's campaign.

This week, we revisit a piece from last spring, which took you inside an alleged killing-for-hire plot by the Indian government, including the exclusive video of the last moments of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar before he was gunned down outside a gurdwara in Surrey, B.C. The RCMP now says there is "irrefutable" evidence that the government of India was behind his killing. Four Indian nationals have been charged.

A judge has ruled that two protesters involved in convoy blockade in Coutts Alta, where willing

Vancouver's Sky ECC promised confidentiality to customers with its encrypted cellphones, which were a hit with criminals but also the target of an international police sting. The investigation that brought thousands of criminals, and Sky, down. 

We debuted in 1975 with a goal of holding power accountable. That remains a core tenet of our fearless and provocative journalism. As Canada's flagship investigative documentary program turns 50, we go into the vaults and behind the scenes.

The cost of owning a pet has skyrocketed. Independent vet clinics are being gobbled up by multinational corporations and private equity. Some workers say it's about profit. A special Fifth Estate, Marketplace and Radio-Canada Investigation.

The library in Valleyview, Alta. is caught in the crosshairs of an international movement. Books stolen, its funding cut. At its heart: a group of queer teens and a movement that would see 2SLGBTQ+ identity removed from public view.

It was a sensational heist — $20 million in gold stolen from Canada's busiest airport. On a chase that spans the globe — from India to Dubai to rural Pennsylvania, we make surprising discoveries about the gold, guns and the suspects still at large.

Donald Trump's tariff war has people on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border in a panic. From behind the scenes of inauguration day to the oil fields of Alberta — is there a plan behind the chaos? Project 2025 provides the blueprint. 

Tens of thousands of tax accounts have been hacked and hundreds of millions of dollars have disappeared as criminals game the system by stealing identities and filing bogus returns. Could the CRA's deals with tax companies be partly to blame? 

Sonya Cywink's death has gone unsolved for three decades. Her sister Meggie has taken the search for the truth into her own hands - finding leads that police overlooked and trying to solve the mystery of Sonya's death.

"764" is a global network of online predators — many are teenagers. They coerce minors to self-harm, maim animals, kill themselves and have even plotted acts of mass violence. Police struggle to contain what's being called a growing terror threat.

Bob McKeown goes behind the rhetoric about Chinese police stations in Canada to reveal that, in fact, the Canadian government and the RCMP have long co-operated in China's hunt for supposed fugitives.

An icon's claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and an investigation that included genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts. Host: Geoff Leo

Critics say a controversial RCMP unit in B.C. acts as a de facto private security force for resource companies. Leaked documents show industry leaders provided direction to RCMP bosses. Host: Steven D'Souza

A man convicted in absentia for his role in the 1975 coup and murder of the first family in Bangladesh lives in Canada. In an exclusive, the current prime minister, daughter of the slain PM, tells us that she wants him brought to justice. Host: Mark Kelley

Bob McKeown examines how a deal the Canadian government struck with a China-based company to create a COVID-19 vaccine fell apart, and why some say Ottawa should never have considered the deal in the first place.

While companies big and small all over the world struggled to survive during the COVID-19 pandemic, a few have seen their fortunes increase - chief among them online delivery company Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos. Amazon workers spoke to The Fifth Estate about COVID-19 safety protocols that came

Gillian Findlay looks at the effort mounted by Canadian military veterans to get former interpreters out of Afghanistan, and reveals tensions within Canada's government about how to proceed.

Nearly 50 people in New Brunswick are sick with a mysterious neurological disease and no one seems quite sure what it is or how they got it. Nine people have died and those getting sicker believe the provincial government knows more than it's telling them. Mark Kelley hosts.

The Fifth Estate investigates a former boarding school that promised a Christian education and tough love. But nearly 1,400 students who attended Grenville Christian College in Ontario say it was not only tough but brutal, and heavily influenced by a U.S.-based cult.

WE Charity told a parliamentary committee it had built hundreds of schools in Kenya with donors' money. The Fifth Estate travelled to Kenya to see first-hand if the money raised matched the schools actually built.

The Fifth Estate examines the devastation in B.C. after catastrophic flooding and how the province could have been better prepared for the weather disaster.

Women who say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard sexually assaulted them tell The Fifth Estate they believe he hasn't been charged in his hometown of Winnipeg because of his former star status and close connections to the city.

A former Canadian military reservist has started serving a 9-year sentence for his role in a violent neo-Nazi plot in the United States that was foiled by the F.B.I. With access to exclusive audio tapes, The Fifth Estate exposes the ideology behind the hate group that sought to recruit members of the Canadian military.

The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation was the first community to identify what are believed to be the graves of children at the site of a former residential school. The Fifth Estate shows how the community is dealing with the traumatic discovery and talks to survivors about the impact on them, as

Since a Fifth Estate story last November about abuse endured by students of a now-closed Ontario private religious school and its connection to a U.S.-based cult, there have been several new developments. Prompted by our reporting, another person has come forward to allege abuse by a son of the

The Fifth Estate presents a comprehensive inquiry into this year's mass shooting in Nova Scotia, chronicling 13 hours of mayhem that constitute one of Canada's deadliest events.

An exploration into the failed policies of government when it comes to protecting tens of thousands of workers Canada imports each year from abroad to grow and harvest fruits and vegetables. With unique access in some of Canada's busiest farming operations.

Cameron Ortis was once the RCMP's top intelligence officer. But today he is in custody, facing charges of revealing secrets to unauthorized people and plotting to leak even more. The Fifth Estate tells the inside story of how his alleged crimes came to light, a remarkable story that involves a

Exclusive interviews and videos reveal how Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard kept his secrets for decades. Nygard currently faces sex trafficking charges, which he denies.

The Fifth Estate's Mark Kelley takes a close look at the political scandal involving Prime Minister Trudeau and the WE Charity, including an interview with co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger.

The Fifth Estate's Mark Kelley examines the aftermath of a shooting in a small Ontario town, after one police officer shoots another. But the man shot gets charged with assault. The Fifth Estate takes a closer look at the Niagara officer's past and the system that's allowed him, and others, to stay

A litany of complaints and charges of sexual misconduct has hit the Ottawa Police Service, raising questions about how women are treated by their male colleagues. Plus more!

Mark Kelley takes viewers on a journey to look for the missing millions of dollars, money that investors and pensioners lost in a massive case of financial fraud. | A law student banned from campus. A community leader fired from her post. An esteemed professor stripped from his job.

Bob McKeown tells the story of Canada's Oak Ridge institution, where mentally ill prisoners treated each other and other bizarre human experiments were performed. | No More Tears: The Essure Legacy - Vik Adhopia shows how Canadian women continue to fight for justice after having endured medical

The Fifth Estate investigates how dynamic entries - a controversial police tactic used in search of drugs, guns, and the suspect -- could be putting innocent lives at risk. Judy Trinh investigates. / Broken Honour - The Fifth Estate exposes how the military's failed attempt to combat sexual violence

The Fifth Estate goes behind the scenes with Toronto Police as they mine genetic genealogy to find the killer behind two-decades-old cold cases. RECIPE FOR GENIUS: The Fifth Estate looks at the renewed interest in the game of chess and a fascination with children who show early genius for the

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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...

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. 

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?

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.

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.

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.

It's a dark tale of people vanishing, mystery, and suspicion of murder in Ontario's cottage country. In a joint investigation with The Walrus magazine, The Fifth Estate uncovers long-secret police documents and new details about four people who went missing two decades ago, the suspects police had in their sights and clues to what may have happened.

It's a fact that pit bulls, with their powerful jaws, can kill and maim. Google ‘pit bull attacks' if you dare. But are pit bulls born bad or do humans make them that way? Mark Kelley speaks to leading advocates for pit bulls, families of pit bull attack victims, shelter workers and doctors as he probes the sometimes disturbing debate over what to do about the pit bull.

Gillian Findlay reports on the people in Syria who risk their lives to smuggle out photographs and thousands of pages of secret official documents, hoping they will lead to the conviction of Bashar al Assad for war crimes.They are crimes a regime wants to keep secret: tens of thousands of Syrians have "disappeared" in the past six years of civil war, swept away to government prisons and detention centres to be interrogated, tortured and worse.

He pulled off a first-ballot victory to become the new leader of the NDP, becoming the first visible minority to head a major political party in Canada. How did Jagmeet Singh do it?

It seemed so perfect, so scientific - a hair test that could objectively determine whether parents of young children were abusing drugs or alcohol. But it turns out the 'Motherisk' hair testing was deeply flawed - with devastating results for families all across Canada.

In an exclusive Canadian TV interview an elaborately disguised Tamer El Noury sits down with Habiba Nosheen and explains the life of an undercover agent, and the terror plot he foiled.

It's a story of dark money, dirty politics and powerful people...When Donald Trump gave TransCanada the nod to build a pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil to the Gulf of Mexico, it seemed like liquid gold for the Alberta-based company.

the fifth estate delves deep into the incredibly lucrative world of online ticket sales with the story of a Canadian Super Scalper - as revealed in the Paradise Papers.

Thousands of once-secret classified documents about the Kennedy assassination have finally been made public - but the mystery only deepens and the questions remain. Bob McKeown reports.

In September 2015, three women were brutally killed in Renfrew County, Ontario. And now Basil Borutski is on trial for those crimes in which he cast himself as victim. Gillian Findlay investigates, with revealing interviews with family members, friends of victims and witnesses.

Two tragic deaths of prisoners are captured on camera, as questions arise why so many people are dying in a single Ontario jail. Habiba Nosheen investigates.

Every year we spend about $13 billion in legal government-run casinos - more than we spend on movies, hockey tickets, and Tim Horton's combined. But experts say as much as 50% of that government gambling revenue comes from problem gamblers. Are provincial governments in Canada preying on gamblers?

New Canadian victims come forward who were subject to CIA brainwashing experiments in the 1950s and 1960s at a Montreal psychiatric hospital.

He was a rich kid who threw wild parties and committed petty crimes for thrills. Into his circle walked an impressionable young woman named Laura Babcock whose disappearance was ultimately deemed to be murder.

Rocked by allegations of sexual harassment, Soulpepper - one of Canada's most famous theatre companies - promises "renewal and change" but a fifth estate investigation looks at its track record.

As Canada prepares for legal pot, the federal government plans to spend as much as $80-million training police officers to smoke out high drivers. But how sound is the test? A Fifth Estate investigation raises serious questions.

When Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead in their Toronto home in December, the whispers quickly began. Did someone really hate them enough to kill them both?

Along with her husband, Josh Boyle, Caitlin Coleman spent 5 years as a Taliban hostage, giving birth to three children in captivity. Habiba Nosheen talks to her about the ordeal.

Secret audiotapes show how Costco pressed one generic drug company for illegal payments to stock their products - and how you may be paying the price.

Bruce McArthur stands accused of six counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of missing men from Toronto's gay village. Now police are looking at his activities as far back as the 1970s, when fear stalked the community in the wake on another spree of unsolved murders.