The Skin We’re In
Friday, February 1, 2019 at 9 PM
Acclaimed journalist Desmond Cole explores what it is to be black in 21st century Canada. Do black lives matter here?
Recent Episodes
Not Criminally Responsible: Wedding Secrets
Monday, June 11, 2018 at 9 PM
In this sequel to NCR: Not Criminally Responsible from Emmy-winner John Kastner, a wedding is born of a terrible act of violence.
The Missing Tourist
A Japanese tourist goes missing in Yellowknife leaving behind luggage, souvenirs – and a mystery to be solved.
Sugar Sisters
Hannah and her two sisters try clearing their debt by finding Sugar Daddies - wealthy, older, men that pay to date.
Colonization Road
Comedian Ryan McMahon travels Ontario’s colonization roads learning about their impact on First Nations and settlers.
Free Reins
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 9 PM
Step into the world of Patty McGill, an out of the box thinker who helps kids with special needs inside her horse riding ring.
The Oka Legacy
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 2 PM
Mohawk filmmaker Sonia Bonspille Boileau takes us on a journey to discover how the Oka Crisis of 1990 sparked the resurgence of Indigenous identity and ultimately helped change the course of Canadian history.
Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic
Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 9 PM
A new wave of synthetic drugs is set to flood into Canada — the first version having already killed thousands of Canadians. Many people in the fight to stop these drugs think the situation may be unstoppable.
Road to Mercy
Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 9 PM
Canadian doctors and patients navigate the newly granted right to die under a broad Supreme Court decision – the first of its kind outside Europe.
Inside These Walls
Sunday, August 6, 2017 at 9 PM
Wang Bingzhang has spent the last 14 years in a Chinese prison. His family chooses to fight for the freedom of the man who once abandoned them.
Kosher Love
Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 9 PM
A look at the search for true love and marriage in the orthodox Jewish world during the hyper-connected Tinder age.
Looking for Mike
Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 9 PM
Follow filmmaker Dylan Reibling as he investigates the mysterious death of his friend, computer salesman Michael De Bourcier. Michael's sudden death in 2002 has remained an unsolved cold case with the Toronto Police — until Dylan started digging deeper.
Omar Khadr: Out of the Shadows
Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 9 PM
Winner of the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program. Former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr, out on bail after 13 years, speaks for the first time in an exclusive interview.
Once an Immigrant
Uber-Canadian actor Peter Keleghan explores his family’s immigrant roots, visiting Ireland for his mom’s 90th birthday.
Lost on Arrival: Me, the Mounties & PTSD
Monday, March 6, 2017 at 9 PM
An intimate portrait of the toll PTSD takes on a reporter and his family.
Reefer Riches
Starbuds. Marijuana-infused candy. “Baked” clams for dinner. In the U.S., pot is going mainstream. Will Canada follow?
Forever Young
Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 9 PM
Death is the ultimate insult to the scientific mind. While science has advanced in leaps and bounds during the past century, humans have still not cracked the most elemental challenge of them all: how to conquer death and live for hundreds of years. We explore the age-old pursuit of our quest for immortality.
Perfect
Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 9 PM
Strength. Stamina. Sequins. Follow the Canadian synchronised swimming team beyond the beauty, to the brawn it takes to qualify for Rio 2016.
Being Greene
Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 9 PM
The Greenes are a fun-loving family of performers. But they have a secret. An intimate look at one family's struggle to break free from the clutches of mental illness.
Girls’ Night Out
Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 9 PM
With unprecedented vital access, a look at the prevalent and dangerous culture of binge drinking and young women, with the eye of a reporter, the curiosity of an anthropologist, and the sometimes wounded heart of a teenage girl.
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