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The Fifth Estate

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The top-notch team of hosts Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, Mark Kelley and Habiba Nosheen provides unique and engaging documentaries from Canada and beyond. "The Fifth Estate" is a reference to the term Fourth Estate, and was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into original journalism. The series has won numerous awards for its reporting, including Gemini Awards, International Emmys, the Michener Award, and even an Academy Award for a 1981 episode that was released in theaters the following year. Since September 1975, Canadians have tuned in to experience interesting stories that are always well-crafted and thought-provoking.

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The Fifth Estate Swindling the System

The CRA is being tricked into issuing tax refunds for bogus business, and the players vanish, along with hundreds of millions of dollars; host Bob McKeown.

9:00 PM on CBC - Network

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The Fifth Estate Swindling the System

The CRA is being tricked into issuing tax refunds for bogus business, and the players vanish, along with hundreds of millions of dollars; host Bob McKeown.

7:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate Swindling the System

The CRA is being tricked into issuing tax refunds for bogus business, and the players vanish, along with hundreds of millions of dollars; host Bob McKeown.

1:00 AM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate School of Secrets New

Women at the University of British Columbia fight for their allegations against a grad student to be heard.

3:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Base of Hate New

Exposing the ideology behind a hate group that sought to recruit members of the Canadian military.

4:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Swindling the System

The CRA is being tricked into issuing tax refunds for bogus business, and the players vanish, along with hundreds of millions of dollars; host Bob McKeown.

7:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate The Reckoning: Secrets Unearthed by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc New

How a B.C. First Nation is dealing with the traumatic discovery of what are assumed to be the graves of children near a former residential school, as it tries to lead the way for other communities coping with a similar tragic history.

3:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate School of Secrets: New Revelations From Inside the Cult New

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.

4:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Parents Without Power: When Addicted Kids Can't be Forced into Care New

Frustrated parents say they should be able to force their opioid-addicted kids into care; in B.C., the province with the highest rate of opioid deaths, the laws say kids can deny care and insist doctors don't tell their parents if they are hooked.

10:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Priced Out: Canada's Rental Crisis New

One in three Canadians rents their home; while much of the focus has been on the rising price of buying a home, rental prices are skyrocketing, too; examining what's driving rental prices up and what is driving some people out of their homes.

3:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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