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Season 3

Season 3

22 juin 2008·43 épisodes·43h
Épisodes · 43
E1

Air India 182

The bombing of Air India. Recounts the days and hours leading up to the most lethal act of terrorism Canada has ever experienced.

1h·22 juin 2008
E2

The Girls of Summer

They are young teenagers dreaming of a trip to New Zealand in the fall of 2008. But only a handful of them will be chosen to represent Canada at the FIFA Under 17 World Cup. To make the team they've endured a year of gruelling training camps, countless tournaments and exhibition games. It all comes down to a fateful call from their coach to learn if they've made the cut.

1h·31 juil. 2008
E3

Toxic Legacy

On a sunny morning in September 2001, more than twenty seven hundred people died violently in events of unimaginable horror. Another killer was unleashed that day. A slow silent poison that now threatens thousands of lives. The toxic dust and gases created by the disintegrating towers. An enormous compression wave pushed through the streets and into buildings with the force of a hurricane.

1h·7 sept. 2008
E4

The Museum (1)

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.

1h·11 sept. 2008
E5

The Museum (2)

Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum needs a facelift, and its director William Thorsell is thinking big - a bold public building that will revitalize the whole city. Enter Daniel Libeskind, the celebrity architect linked to the Ground Zero reconstruction and other prestigious projects. The Museum charts their audacious scheme in an entertaining tale of steel beams, flamboyant personalities and public art.

1h·18 sept. 2008
E6

Mystery of Champlain

Samuel de Champlain—sailor, explorer, adventurer, military man and mapmaker. He’s one of Canada’s mythic founders and remains a man of mystery to many Canadians.

1h·25 sept. 2008
E7

The U.S. vs Omar Khadr

Canadian Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr goes to trial this fall. Will he get a fair trial?

1h·16 oct. 2008
E8

Dolphin Dealer

A haunting film about the largest capture and export of wild dolphins in history, perpetrated by the world's most notorious dolphin dealer, Canadian Christopher Porter.

1h·23 oct. 2008
E9

The Bush Years

Terence McKenna's Gemini award winning retrospective of President George W. Bush, arguably one of the most controversial public figures of recent memory.

1h·26 oct. 2008
E10

Rude: Where are Our Manners?

A journey through the past and into our present while asking difficult questions - are we more uncivil, where did we go wrong, did we go wrong, and is it possible to change?

1h·30 oct. 2008
E11

Mississipi Cold Case

CBC filmmaker, David Ridgen, and Thomas James Moore investigate a 40 year-old case to confront the Klansmen who murdered Moore's brother and his friend and to seek justice long denied.

1h·2 nov. 2008
E12

The Disappearing Male

An investigation into the worldwide decline in the male birthrate and the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The cause? Chemicals used in everyday plastics, from drinking bottles to soft toys for infants.

1h·8 nov. 2008
E13

The Sky's the Limit

Can the aviation industry overcome crises of higher fuel prices, congested airports, expanding markets and pollution or will it be grounded?

1h·13 nov. 2008
E14

Web Warriors

Web Warriors is a one-hour documentary that offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world's newest and most vulnerable frontier: cyberspace. We enter the world of hackers like Mafia Boy - a 15 year old high school student who rose to infamy in 2000 by causing millions of dollars in damage after single-handedly shutting down internet giants - including Yahoo, Amazon, eBay, Dell, eTrade, and CNN.

1h·20 nov. 2008
E15

How To Divorce and Not Wreck the Kids

Parents, governments and courts now all recognize how high conflict divorce damages children. Our cameras follow divorcing couples as they employ positive alternatives - from do-it-yourself kits and mediation to the groundbreaking approach known as collaborative divorce. And we get feedback from the kids themselves.

1h·8 janv. 2009
E16

Forever Plastic

Durable, high-tech, sexy and see through...we just can't seem to resist its glossy appeal. Over the years plastics have quietly permeated all parts of our lives. But what do we do with something that doesn't go away when we throw it way?

1h·15 janv. 2009
E17

Fly Me to the Moon

From Frank Sinatra's refrain to the Apollo mission, from the rituals of the ancients to sci-fi dreams of colonization, we explore the complex and lyrical relationship between man and moon.

1h·22 janv. 2009
E18

Battle for the Arctic

The battle for the Arctic with its rich reserves of oil and gas is the new Cold War. But is it a battle Canada can win?

1h·29 janv. 2009
E19

The Truth About Liars

The truth is...we are all liars. Scientists say that by the age of four we have all learned to lie. We lie to protect ourselves and others, and to get what we want and need. Most of us fib in one of every four conversations that last more than ten minutes. Featuring the latest science, psychology, and technology, this entertaining documentary tells us how lying is a part of our everyday lives and is integral to our survival.

1h·5 févr. 2009
E20

Love Interrupted

Couples reunite with their first loves after decades of separation, with exhilarating but at times damaging results.

1h·12 févr. 2009
E21

Bio-Dad

A man born of artificial insemination searches for his biological father - and takes a look at the brave new world to come.

1h·26 févr. 2009
E22

Shock Wave

Surviving the next big quake/tsunami predicted to hit Canada's west coast.

1h·5 mars 2009
E23

Wild Horse Redemption

At a Colorado prison, hard-core criminals are taught the training methods of 'horse whisperers' and given ninety days to break and train mustang horses. Can two wild creatures tame each another?

1h·12 mars 2009
E24

The Great Food Revolution

Our grand love affair with food. We'll show you how and why diners in the Western world have gone from "Yuk! I'm not eating that!" to "Guess what I ate last night!"

1h·19 mars 2009
E25

The Battle to Get on Your Plate

Last year alone, a staggering 18,000 new products were developed for North-American supermarket shelves. Nine out of ten didn't make it. The fierce competition to tempt your taste buds and win your loyalty.

1h·19 mars 2009
E26

24 Hours, 24 Million Meals: Feeding New York

A fast and furious slice of organized chaos as one of the biggest cities on earth feeds its citizens.

1h·26 mars 2009
E27

Food of the Future

What will we be eating in the next five years? From the assembly lines of the world's biggest food company to the kitchen of a Vancouver chef,serving jellyfish to his upscale diners.

1h·26 mars 2009
E28

China's Earthquake

Dramatic stories from the 2008 Sichuan earthquake - tales of endurance and hope, sorrow and rage, of life extinguished and life reborn

1h·2 avr. 2009
E29

Porndemic

Porndemic puts faces and personalities to the extraordinarily profitable business of pornography today.

1h·2 avr. 2009
E30

This Can Happen to You

Rubin Hurricane Carter, takes on the justice system for how it treated Ronald Dalton, a 30-year-old banker, in Gander, Nfld., who went to prison for strangling his wife-a crime he didn't commit.

1h·9 avr. 2009
E31

India Reborn: Might and Myth

An array of charismatic characters introduces you to the world's newest superpower. Experience the rich tapestry of India's ancient myths played out against the modern might of this sprawling, diverse democracy.

1h·23 mai 2009
E32

India Reborn: Manufacturing Dreams

Through the prism of Bollywood, Manufacturing Dreams pulls back the curtain on the new India, revealing a cast of diverse characters caught in a world of bright spectacle... and stark divisions.

1h·30 mai 2009
E33

India Reborn: India on the Move

Capture the excitement of cities pulsating with new wealth from a surging economy. Experience the despair of a countryside rife with loss and longing. The Indian giant has awakened.

1h·13 août 2009
E34

India Reborn: Mother India

Tradition and modernity collide and merge in a spicy and delicious episode about the land of a thousand dishes during a time of unparalleled change.

1h·13 août 2009
E35

Malls R Us

What do Al Gore, the Tower of Babel, science fiction, gothic cathedrals, artichokes and roller coasters have in common? All come together in one of North America's most popular suburban institutions - the enclosed shopping center.

1h·20 août 2009
E36

The Beat Goes On (1)

A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".

1h·27 août 2009
E37

The Beat Goes On (2)

A jukebox full of Canadian classics from Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" to Troopers "Raise a Little Hell".

1h·3 sept. 2009
E38

The Spies Who Came From the Sea

The untold story of German spies who landed on our shores during WWII, and of a mysterious submarine landing that remained secret for more than 35 years.

1h·20 août 2009
E39

Battle for a Continent

An epic recreation of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, a dramatic and defining event that determined the fate of Canada and the continent.

1h·10 sept. 2009
E40

Rise Up (1)

Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.

1h·10 sept. 2009
E41

Rise Up (2)

Big hair, bigger shoulder pads mark the 1980s Canadian music scene - a time documents when Canadian music explodes internationally.

1h·17 sept. 2009
E42

Pedal Power

From bicycle-mad Paris to rush-hour New York and the back alleys of Toronto, Pedal Power takes a ride through the changing world of bike culture.

1h·24 sept. 2009
E43

Dubai: Miracle or Mirage?

Dubai is home to the biggest, the richest, the best, but will it be crushed by its own excess?

1h·16 août 2008