The Fifth Estate

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.