Why are young people killing themselves in the northern Indigenous community of Cross Lake, Manitoba? We spent nine months talking to people, filming -- and giving teens their own cameras. Host Gillian Findlay and producer Lynette Fortune tell

Secrets of… A Story from the Field

Jun 23rd, 2017 21m 3s

How do you tell your own story? Host Bob McKeown reflects on his time in the CFL, in an era when brain injuries were kept secret. Bob talks to former teammates about the fight for compensation. And asks, what does the future hold for his own he

Secrets of… After the Crossing

Jun 16th, 2017 23m 39s

What happens after the border crossings? Meet the lawyers at Toronto’s Refugee Law Office and three asylum seekers they’re trying to help start new lives in Canada. Host Habiba Nosheen looks at the hopes, the fears and the long legal battles.

Secrets of… Murder In The Mosque

Jun 9th, 2017 31m 27s

How do you interview an eyewitness to a mass shooting? When is it too soon to make them relive the trauma? Host Mark Kelley and producer Linda Guerriero head to Quebec City in the aftermath of the deadly mosque attack that took place on January

Secrets of… The Devil Had A Name

Jun 2nd, 2017 23m 31s

Tim Bosma's murder shocked the nation. In May 2013, Bosma went on a test drive and never returned. His killers are behind bars, but how does his widow cope? And did the police miss key warning signs? Host Bob McKeown and producer Oleh Rumak inv

Secrets of… Saved At Sea

May 26th, 2017 27m 53s

They set sail desperate to reach Europe. But can these migrants and asylum seekers be rescued before their boats capsize or heatstroke sets in? Foreign correspondent and guest host Nahlah Ayed joins the crew of the Red Cross MOAS Responder.

Secrets of... The Pour

May 19th, 2017 29m 38s

Can you treat chronic alcoholics with alcohol, as in one drink an hour all day? Host Mark Kelley and producer Virginia Smart visit Ottawa’s The Oaks Managed Alcohol Program to find out.

Secrets of… No Foul Play

May 12th, 2017 25m 33s

Did the police rush to judgement? Stacy DeBungee was last seen alive on October 18, 2015. The Thunder Bay police said they found nothing suspicious about his death. Host Gillian Findlay and producer Linda Guerriero investigate.

We're back, with Season 2!

May 5th, 2017 1m 57s

All-new episodes from the latest season of The Fifth Estate -- starting May 12th. Check out our investigations at cbc.ca/fifth.

Secrets of… Doctors Without Boundaries

Oct 11th, 2016 22m 2s

Have you Googled your doctor? Should you? Host Bob McKeown, senior producer Harvey Cashore and associate producer Tarannum Kamlani investigate doctors who cross the line with their patients.

Secrets of… Too Young To Lose

Sep 27th, 2016 21m 39s

Forget what you think you know about the sex trafficking of teenage girls. Host Mark Kelley and associate producer Lynette Fortune hear women’s own stories. This episode contains graphic language and descriptions that some may find upsetting.

Secrets of… A Boy Named Moses

Sep 20th, 2016 16m 50s

He was only five years old when his adoptive parents decided they didn't want him any more, so they gave him away... on the Internet. Host Gillian Findlay and producer Linda Guerriero investigate the unregulated practice known as "rehoming."

Secrets of… A Mother’s Trial

Sep 13th, 2016 20m 36s

One dead, the other on trial for murder. They were the sons of Canada’s consul-general in Miami, Roxanne Dubé. So how did these two teens get caught up in the dark side of Miami's drug scene? Bob McKeown and Lisa Mayor go behind behind the head

Secrets of… Finding Emma

Sep 6th, 2016 19m 3s

How does someone just disappear? When 26-year-old Emma Fillipoff goes missing in Victoria, host Mark Kelley goes looking for Emma, and tries to trace what happened.

Secrets of… Why Didn’t We Know?

Aug 29th, 2016 14m 23s

It was the worst case of domestic violence in Canadian history; three women were killed. But it didn’t come out of nowhere. So why were the warning signs of Basil Borutski ignored? Host Gillian Findlay and producer Theresa Burke find answers.