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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 Road to Ruin

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.

4:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate The Trump Files

Classified documents found in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home are the subject of a criminal investigation in the United States; the find also set off alarm bells in Ottawa.

7:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate The Trump Files

Classified documents found in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home are the subject of a criminal investigation in the United States; the find also set off alarm bells in Ottawa.

12:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate The Trump Files

Classified documents found in Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home are the subject of a criminal investigation in the United States; the find also set off alarm bells in Ottawa.

5:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Stronach: Power and Silence

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes; the Fifth Estate has found further claims from the last several years Mark Kelley takes the allegations directly to Stronach.

6:00 PM on CBC - Network

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The Fifth Estate Stronach: Power and Silence

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes; the Fifth Estate has found further claims from the last several years Mark Kelley takes the allegations directly to Stronach.

4:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate Stronach: Power and Silence

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes; the Fifth Estate has found further claims from the last several years Mark Kelley takes the allegations directly to Stronach.

10:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate Stronach: Power and Silence

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes; the Fifth Estate has found further claims from the last several years Mark Kelley takes the allegations directly to Stronach.

4:00 PM on CBC News Network

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The Fifth Estate Cold Case Ghost

To the families of two women slain in Toronto in 1983, the killer seemed like a ghost who vanished without a trace; the remarkable search for a suspect; Mark Kelley hosts.

7:00 AM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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The Fifth Estate Cold Case Ghost

To the families of two women slain in Toronto in 1983, the killer seemed like a ghost who vanished without a trace; the remarkable search for a suspect; Mark Kelley hosts.

12:00 PM on Documentary Channel (Canada)

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