The Fifth Estate

Tracking the sasquatch

Rene Dahinden is searching for sasquatch.

Montreal Massacre - Legacy of Pain

On December 6, 1989, 14 women were shot dead at a university in Montreal. The gunman Marc Lepine's hate crime left behin

Disappearing Act

He was just an ordinary guy who stole almost a million dollars.

Inside Room 22

The latest episode in the long, strange and troubling story of ex-NHL player agent David Frost.

Shadows of Doubt

On a rainy night in Kingston in October 2003, third-year Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle simply vanished.

The Girl in Saskatoon (Update)

An old cold case is warming up.

After the Storm

A story of love and murder in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Overboard (Update)

Bob Gainey's long fight to reveal the truth about his daughter's death at sea.

The Gospel of Green

Giving power to the people. Germany's green revolution and the man who's leading it.

Where the Women Went

When faced with economic hardship, they turned to their most valuable export -- themselves.

The Chess Master

Your backstage pass to political theatre.

A Death in the Family

The price an entire family pays when one member is wrongfully convicted of murder.

Someone Got Away With Murder

Strangers in Paradise

What happens when someone's virtual fantasy takes over their real life.

Collateral Damage

He was sentenced in the killing of four Mounties. But, his story has never been heard. Until now.

Powerless

An Alberta teen addiction rehab centre and its controversial treatment methods.

Black Widow

She preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them.

The Code

Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.

Staying Alive

It's been called a "community centre for junkies".

The Elephant in the Room

Riding on Risk

Disturbing allegations about our safety in the air.

The Education of Brian Nicholl

Learning lessons about the economic downturn, the hard way.

Death Online

A young Ottawa woman's suicide leads to an international hunt for an online predator.

The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury

He had it all and lost it. Now, Theo Fleury finally may have found himself.

Broken Heroes

They went off to war like heroes and returned with invisible wounds.

Bus 1170

When a bus ride home turned into a night of terror.

Over the Edge

What happens when a small town thrill-seeker is lured into B.C.

The Unofficial Story

Out of Control

Ashley Smith was a troubled 19-year-old when she choked herself to death with a strip of cloth at Grand Valley Instituti

House of Cards

The collapse of a financial giant and its Canadian connection.

Fasten Your Seatbelts

Billions have been spent on airport security.

Earl Jones: In Trust

Over two decades he bilked investors of $50 million.

21st Century: War and Terrorism

Part one of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

21st Century: The People

Part two of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

21st Century: Law and Disorder

Part three of a three-part series: How the fifth estate covered the first decade of the 21st century.

The Wrong Man

A string of wrongful murder convictions... and the man who prosecuted them.

Cougar 491

A helicopter ride to an oil rig, a crash and 17 deaths. New details about what may have caused it.

Hannah's Heart

She's 13 and has a failing heart. Hannah Jones said "no" to the transplant that will save her life.

The Code

Hockey's unwritten law of fighting and the men who live by it.

Larger Than Life

He's rich, he's powerful, he's larger than life. But what kind of boss is Peter Nygard?

Above Suspicion

The shocking case of Colonel Russell Williams.

Betrayal

Linden MacIntyre's personal essay on how the cycle of sexual abuse that plagued small communities in Nova Scotia years a

'Til Death Do Us Part

A story about love, death and a family searching for truth.

Enemies of the State

The secret plan to detain thousands of Canadians.

The Confession

In a special edition of the fifth estate, Bob McKeown decodes the shocking confession of Colonel Russell Williams. From

The Fall and Rise of Theo Fleury (Update)

With news that a Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for convicted sex offender and former junior hockey coach Gr

The Life and Death of Abdinasir Dirie

Who really killed Abdinasir Dirie? One Somali family's story of tragedy and broken hopes.

Behind the Wall

Abuse and cover-up behind our prison walls. Stories from the people who saw it everyday.

The Girl in the Suitcase

More than a decade after the murder of Fatima Kama, a suspect is finally arrested.

The Legacy of Brendan Burke

One hockey family's painful loss and the politics of gays in sports.

Presumed Dead

Were they murdered? Abducted? Or are they living new lives. Tracking the trails of three Canadians who disappeared witho

After the Earth Shook

The personal toll of tragedy: Canadian stories of Haiti's earthquake.

Justice for Nadia

Reporter Bob McKeown's investigation into Nadia Kajouji's tragic death led the fifth estate on an international hunt for

Death of the Don

Who's killing the Rizzutos? The war against Canada's first crime family.

WikiRebels

Inside the world of WikiLeaks: with unprecedented access.

Death at the Olympics

It's a moment few Canadians will ever forget: the death of a 21-year-old Georgian luger during a Winter Olympics trainin

The Devil You Know

Hate the crime, love the con.

You Should Have Stayed at Home

The G20 from a different angle. Unforgettable footage, captured by ordinary people. The sights and sounds of powerful pe

Colonel Gadhafi: Dying Days

A dictator's final fight against his own demise.

Missing

Locating the truth about Canadians lost to their families and friends.

Getting Off Easy

White collar criminals waltz away from hard time.

My Friend the Bank Robber

Bob McKeown traces the career of and his friendship with the always fascinating, charismatic and confounding Stephen Rei

A Question of Innocence

Linden MacIntyre examines how evidence can acquit as well as convict.

Truth and Lies: The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden

The fifth estate reveals new information that challenges the official story of the mission to shoot and kill the world's

Swissair 111: The Untold Story

Years later, the crash of Swissair 111 in 1998 remains one of Canada's greatest tragedies. Now new disturbing informatio

Gatti-vs-Gatti

It began with what was supposed to be a second honeymoon, a chance for two tempestuous people -- the world boxing champi

Mayday

After a decade of disasters at sea, the fifth estate investigates Canada's troubled Search and Rescue fleet and hears fr

Colonel Gadhafi: Palace of Secrets

Inside the brutal secret world of Moammar Gadhafi. As the Libyan dictator vows to fight on to the last bullet -- startli

True Confession

A family murdered, a son and his friend convicted, and the confession that could set them free.

Scout's Honour

Diana Swain investigates sexual abuse in Scouts Canada.

'Til Death Do Us Part (Update)

How did an experienced hunter mistake her own husband for a bear -- and shoot him dead? Although acquitted, questions st

Stories from the River's Edge

Every fall, hundreds of teenagers from remote aboriginal reserves in Northern Ontario fly into the city of Thunder Bay l

Murder, He Wrote

An aspiring filmmaker working on an all too convincing screenplay about murder, turns fiction into fact by killing for r

A Cold Case

The chilling final chapter in the fifth estate's investigation into the true life mystery of how a Canadian hockey playe

Holiday Hell

Each year millions of Canadians set off on what they hope will be the vacation of a lifetime.

Behind the Line

An investigation into sexual harassment allegations at the RCMP. The inside story of women who signed up to serve and pr

Escape From Justice

'the fifth estate' unveils a new chapter in the murder of Jassi Sidhu, with startling revelations about those who planne

Diagnosis Murder

the fifth estate investigates shaken baby syndrome. For decades, the diagnosis virtually guaranteed convictions, shatter

The Lies People Tell

They are pathetic, weird and sometimes dangerous; 'the fifth estate' searches for the truth behind the lies told by some

Who's Killing The Rizzutos?

Bob McKeown presents the latest chapter in the bloody war that has decimated Canada's first family of crime.

The Wreck of the Costa Concordia

A minute-by-minute reconstruction of the Italian cruise ship disaster, with first-hand accounts from the survivors and t

The House of Shafia

How the four women found murdered in a Kingston canal lived as virtual prisoners in their own home.

The Lost Boys

The new chapter in the explosive allegations against Scouts Canada.

Fearless

Are they chasing extremes dreams or are we pushing them over the edge? A look at the life and death of freeskier Sarah B

Fast Break

Canadian kids and their parents risk everything to chase NBA dreams. Bob McKeown reveals the huge money -- and the scams

Time Bomb

The OxyContin epidemic: a pill that promises temporary relief has cost many Canadians a lifetime of addiction. the fifth

Lost on the Ice

A boy lost on the ice, and how Canada's Search and Rescue service failed to bring him home.

Kidnapped

the fifth estate recreates a real-life kidnapping minute-by-tension-filled-minute and lets viewers decide what to do to

Into The Death Zone

It was May 19, 2012 and a young and determined Canadian was proudly standing on top of the world after an agonizingly sl

Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies

As the nearly 180-year-old Kingston Penitentiary that has housed some of Canada's most notorious inmates prepares to clo

Runaway Fighter

Exclusive new revelations about the troubled F-35 program It could yet prove to be the most expensive defense purchase i

The Widow's Web

Family members say she preyed on the lonely, then married and buried them. Now the so-called Black Widow has been charge

The Life and Death of Gloria Taylor

Diagnosed with ALS, one woman's public fight to meet death on her own terms. Gloria Taylor was the first Canadian ever t

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

Lost In The Struggle: The Next Chapter

The journey of three young men born into one world. Six years later, they're trying to escape into another.

Lucky 7

Linden MacIntyre reveals for the first time the extraordinary tale of how seven ordinary guys suddenly struck it rich --

The Elephant in the Room

In the trade they call elephants Charismatic Mega Fauna -- huge majestic animals that help the industry draw millions of

Left for Dead

Mark Kelley tells the story of two friends on the adventure of a lifetime in a small plane who crashed into the icy wate

Lance Armstrong: Master of Spin

Lance Armstrong was an inspiration to millions - he overcame a deadly disease and was hailed as one of the world's great

Hunting Magnotta

Mark Kelley reveals the story of a secret group of online investigators who tracked accused killer Luka Magnotta for alm

Costa Concordia: The Captain's Tale

On January 13, 2012, the Costa Concordia set sail onto the Mediterranean with captain Francesco Schettino manning the s

The Imperfect Spy

Canadian naval intelligence officer Jeffrey Delisle and his secret life as a Russian Spy. Linden MacIntyre has an exclus

The Last Race

Nik Zoricic was one of the fastest members of the Canadian ski cross team and had dreams of representing Canada in the 2

Target Bin Laden

The true story of how the CIA tracked the world's most wanted terrorist.

Crossfire

The tragic shooting of 20 children and six teachers at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut stunned people on bo

The Unrepentant

They are marked by their ability to kill without passion and without remorse. Some are called psychopaths - a term that

The Vanishing

For Anna Ratté, growing up just outside Prince George, British Columbia was an idyllic childhood. But on August 18, 199

Second Wave

Two years ago, thousands of lives were lost and the landscape of Japan was changed forever by a tsunami that saw more th

Ironman

He's been called a geo-vigilante, an eco-terrorist, or alternatively a visionary who simply wants to save the world. For

Mission Improbable

Cynthia Vanier had seemingly hit the big time in business, politics and international intrigue, working with Canada's la

Rate My Hospital

Bob McKeown hosts the fifth estate's sweeping cross-country investigation into Canada's hospitals and what they don't wa

The Secrets of Sugar

We’ve heard for years about the dangers of eating too much fat or salt. But there have never been recommended limits f

Made in Bangladesh

A lot of our clothes bear the label ‘Made in Bangladesh’. But before the deadly collapse of a garment factory there

The Murder and the Money Trail

When a body was found in a roadside ditch outside Mexico City, it seemed like just another murder – one of tens of tho

Elephants on Board: A Journey to Remember

How do you move three enormous elephants 4000 kilometres? Very very carefully and bring lots of hay.... When the fifth e

The Strange World of Julian Assange

The controversial WikiLeaks founder gets the Hollywood treatment in the new movie 'The Fifth Estate' but the real fifth

The Rob Ford Story

Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next

The Sextortion of Amanda Todd

A year after her death, most people remember Amanda Todd from her YouTube video, holding up hand-written pages describin

The Conspiracy Files: JFK and 9/11

Whether it's the assassination of JFK or the events of 9/11, when national tragedies occur they trigger painful soul-sea

The Last Great Escape

North Korea is among the world's most mysterious and secretive countries. The little we know comes from desperate souls

Silence of the Labs

Scientists across the country are expressing growing alarm that federal cutbacks to research programs monitoring areas t

The Man Who Hears Voices

An unprecedented view into the life of Jeffrey Arenburg. He was found not criminally responsible on account of mental di

Walk the Line

The night of September 14th, 2013 north of Montreal, police set off on a manhunt for notorious Hells Angels hitman Rene

Voyage of the Black Dragon

It was a desperate gamble – more than 130 Chinese migrants spent months in squalid conditions below the deck of an old

Rabbi of the Pure Hearts: Inside Lev Tahor

Life in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community of Lev Tahor is supposed to be simple: the rules for dress, diet, schooling,

The Rise and Fall of Mike Duffy

Even as a youngster growing up in Prince Edward Island, he had ambitions to make it big on Parliament Hill. Eventually,

Return to Paradise

As many young Canadians head off for spring break holidays, do they face unexpected and potentially lethal dangers – i

Dead Enough

It’s a question you might think medical science would have answered long ago – when are you dead? But in “Dead Eno

Your Tips, Our Stories

This season, the fifth estate was flooded with tips from viewers, asking our team to investigate stories important to yo

After the Cameras Went Away

Even after a story airs on television, the fifth estate does not stop investigating. Mark Kelley checks in with a surviv

Stalking Amanda: The Man in the Shadows

The story of Amanda Todd's accused online stalker and the global police hunt to find him.

War on Wheat

Kellogg's, the world's largest cereal maker, has seen its biggest drop in sales since the 1970s. Food companies are sell

A Mother’s Trial

Marc and Jean Wabafiyebazu, caught up in Miami’s dangerous drug scene. It might never have generated attention. The Fi

The Trial of Jian Ghomeshi

Just a Regular Kid

Explores what it means to be young, Muslim and growing up in the West during these unsettled times.

Dear Mr. Bissonnette

In 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette went into a mosque in Quebec City and gunned down six people. Is he a lone-wolf terrorist

Thirteen Deadly Hours: The Nova Scotia Shooting

Bitter Harvest: The story of the pandemic and the people who pick our food

Policing the Police

Fatal Care: How a teen was killed in his foster home/Exposed: Sexism with Ottawa Police

The Missing Millions/Black on Campus

When Police Don't Knock/Broken Honour

Gene Hunters/Recipe for Genius

The Vaccine

Amazon unpacked: The human cost of convenience

Finding School No. 4: WE Charity's donor deception in Kenya

Come hell... B.C. under water

Why Not in Winnipeg

Base of Hate

The Reckoning: Secrets Unearthed by Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc

School of Secrets: New Revelations From Inside the Cult

The convoy and the questions: How a protest paralyzed a capital

Parents Without Power: When Addicted Kids Can't be Forced into Care

Priced Out: Canada's Rental Crisis

Bait and switch: Recycling's dirty secrets

Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back Season

A viewer tip leads to Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel ignored during a crime wave.

Road to Ruin

Canadian animation pioneer Daniel Langlois was known for films like the Matrix and Jurassic Park. When the millionaire a

Stronach: Power and Silence

Billionaire Frank Stronach stands charged with 18 counts of sex crimes; the Fifth Estate has found further claims from t

The Election and the War

Donors and political action committees could use the war in Gaza to influence the U.S. election

Conspiracy in Coutts

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

Cracked: Crimes Behind Encryption

Vancouver’s Sky ECC promised confidentiality to customers with its encrypted cellphones, which were a hit with crimina

Episode 7

Pet Care Inc.

The cost of owning a pet has skyrocketed as big business moves into vet care.

The Shadow War on Libraries

Now more and more libraries find themselves on the front lines of a culture war, with battles over books, bans and the f

Inside Job: The airport gold heist

It was a sensational heist — $20 million in gold stolen from Canada’s busiest airport. On a chase that spans the glo

The second term project 2025

Donald Trump's tariff war has people on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border in a panic. From behind the scenes of inaug

Tax Hack: Identity Theft

“Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds”

A Sister's Promise

“A Sister’s Promise,” documents Meggie’s journey as she hits the streets of east London searching for tips in he

Trapped: The Online Terror Network

This week is The Fifth Estate’s second investigation into 764, a satanic neo-Nazi network targeting vulnerable kids o

The Denial Machine

A data breach at B.C.'s Interior Health involving tens of thousands of employees' most sensitive information is for sale

Funding the occupation

We're in the occupied West Bank on the trail of millions in Canadian tax deductible charitable donations. We reveal fund

Dying to Recover.

Investigation into for-profit, privately owned residential substance use treatment facilities across Canada that, accord

Dawson Creek: Behind the Fear

We return to small-town Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel besieged by violence and murder. The RCMP failed to mee

The War on Safe Drugs

Canada’s opioid crisis has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, costing the health and justice systems bi

Smash & Grab

Smash-and-grabs are going viral on social media, but the culprits remain unknown; revealing how adults are playing the s

Trapped on the Water

Lobster is a billion-dollar industry on the East Coast; who gets to trap and when is tearing communities apart; the fede

Vanished

A vacation to Quebec's Mont Tremblant turned into a nightmare. Last February, 22-year-old Liam Toman vanished without a

Missing Black Boys

Reports of Black boys going missing have gone viral on social media; so have theories about what is happening to them; i

Canada's Crypto Fugitive

An international search is underway for a Canadian who allegedly stole millions in crypto; we go from Hamilton, Ont., to

Last Breath

Designed to protect law enforcement and health-care workers, spit hoods have been linked to deaths; banned in parts of t

The Business of Bigotry

Online extremist content is influencing real-life violence. To creators, it's free speech; it's also big business. We go

Critical threat

Threats to annex resource-rich Greenland shook Canadians. We reveal an American firm closely linked to Trump has secured

The Dissident & The Spy

In November 2022, the body of a Chinese dissident was found near Gibsons, B.C. Was it a simple drowning or the result of

The Ostrich Con

A small ostrich farm in rural B.C. became the centre of an international firestorm in the lead-up to a controversial cul

Corruption, Crime & Cricket Canada

Cricket Canada is under fire amid allegations of corruption and fixing, even at the World Cup. We investigate claims of