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The Shadow War on Libraries
The Fifth Estate - S50 - E9
Now more and more libraries find themselves on the front lines of a culture war, with battles over books, bans and the freedom to read. The attacks on libraries started in the U.S. and, like a slow-burning brushfire, they've been moving north, the flames fanned by pressure groups who feel libraries should not have books about sex education, gender identity or stories
The Fifth Estate: Season 50 - 13 Episode s
50x1 - Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back Season
October 11, 2024
A viewer tip leads to Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel ignored during a crime wave.
50x2 - Road to Ruin
October 18, 2024
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.
50x3 - Stronach: Power and Silence
October 25, 2024
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.
50x4 - The Election and the War
November 1, 2024
Donors and political action committees could use the war in Gaza to influence the U.S. election
50x5 - Conspiracy in Coutts
November 15, 2024
A judge has ruled that two protesters involved in convoy blockade in Coutts Alta, where willing
50x6 - Cracked: Crimes Behind Encryption
November 22, 2024
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.
50x7 - Episode 7
November 29, 2024
50x8 - Pet Care Inc.
January 24, 2025
The cost of owning a pet has skyrocketed as big business moves into vet care.
50x9 - The Shadow War on Libraries
February 7, 2025
Now more and more libraries find themselves on the front lines of a culture war, with battles over books, bans and the freedom to read. The attacks on libraries started in the U.S. and, like a slow-burning brushfire, they've been moving north, the flames fanned by pressure groups who feel libraries should not have books about sex education, gender identity or stories
50x10 - Inside Job: The airport gold heist
February 14, 2025
It was a sensational heist — 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.
50x11 - The second term project 2025
February 28, 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 inauguration day to the oil fields of Alberta — is there a plan behind the chaos? Project 2025 provides the blueprint.
50x12 - Tax Hack: Identity Theft
March 7, 2025
“Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds”
50x13 - Episode 13
March 14, 2025
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