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- Rick and Marty Lagina, two brothers from Michigan with a life-long interest in the mystery of Oak Island, renew efforts to discover the legendary treasure with sophisticated machinery.
- Counterfeit Culture is a one-hour documentary that explores the dangerous and sometimes deadly world of fake products. An industry that once dealt in imitation designer handbags and shoes has exploded into a global epidemic of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, foods, toys, electronic goods, car parts and microchips. Shot on location in Canada, the USA, Asia, and Europe, Counterfeit Culture challenges consumers to take a deeper look at what appear to be harmless knock-offs at bargain prices. This thought-provoking film is a compelling journey through what is now a world-wide plague, a menace that some have called the crime of the 21st century.
- Feature length documentary of four preteens who enter the adult world of competitive drag queens.
- Spirit Talker is a documentary series that follows Mi'kmaq medium Shawn Leonard as he travels from coast to coast using his psychic abilities to connect the living with the dead and bring hope, and healing to indigenous communities.
- A cluster of postcard-perfect Acadian fishing villages off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada made international news in 2013 when Phillip Boudreau, a local man known for poaching lobsters, was killed by fishermen in a crime the media dubbed 'Murder for Lobster.' But as anyone from the community will tell you, it's a lot more complicated than that. People don't just go around killing each other over lobster.
- How much do we say without even speaking? This doc explores the world of non-verbal communication, from romance, to law enforcement, to national security and more.
- It follows the training of Canadian journalist and actor Andrew Younghusband on an 18-month sail training voyage around the World, on the barque Picton Castle.
- Facebook Follies is a one-hour documentary that takes a look at the unexpected consequences of people sharing their personal information on social media. Viewers meet people who lost their jobs, their marriages, their dignity, or who even ended up in jail - all because of their own or someone else's Facebook posting. To give a broader context to the events, these stories are intercut with reflections from experts in the areas of social change, internet security and contemporary media. Shot on location in Canada, the US and the UK, Facebook Follies is an engaging journey through one of today's most pervasive forces of social change.
- Cimex lectularius, wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, chinche bug, redcoat, bed bug. Call them what you like, these six legged bloodsuckers can really get under your skin - literally!Bite Me: The Bed Bug Invasion is a one hour documentary that burrows into the world of these miniature night crawlers and reveals the oversized impact they're increasingly having on our daily lives.
- The Big Downsize is an exploration of why we love our possessions so much and the emotional baggage and stress that comes crashing down when there is no choice but to let things go.
- 60-year-old Neal Unger tests his limits on a skateboard. 70 year-old Ann Perez de Tejada is the world's oldest female MMA fighter. Helen Lambin got her first tattoo at the age of 75. 86 year-old James Haake is the world's oldest working drag queen. After 40 years, Zillah Minx's band is still as punk as it's ever been, and Stephen Leafloor is turning his decades-long passion for hip-hop into a powerful tool for change. Their stories are Radical Age, a documentary that proves it's never too late to defy convention.
- BorderLine explores the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as experienced by ordinary people living and working along the Canada-U.S. border. The film follows award-winning documentary filmmaker and journalist Daniel Sekulich as he treks across North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific on both sides of the international line. Sekulich and his intrepid crew seek out an assortment of characters along their journey and describe how their lives have been altered by 9/11. They encounter fishermen, shop owners, truckers, Native leaders, immigrants, border officials, former RCMP officers, and anyone else with a story to tell. BorderLine takes viewers on a scenic and thought-provoking, cross-country journey that reveals the ever changing relationship between Canada and the United States in the post 9/11 era. The film explores the significant changes that have occurred and considers how recent initiatives like the Beyond The Border agreement threaten our privacy, civil liberties, and perhaps even Canadian sovereignty during the next decade.
- Tall Ship Odyssey is a documentary series that will follow Captain Daniel Moreland, his wife Tammy, their son Dawson, and their 40 shipmates as they voyage to the far corners of the globe aboard the Barque Picton Castle. Daily life aboard this square-rigged training tall ship won't be a leisurely cocktail cruise in the tropics. The crew will have their physical strength and mental stamina continually tested as they adapt to their lack of privacy and learn how to live in close quarters and work together as a team.
- Web Warriors is a documentary that defines the conflict, establishes the stakes, and reveals the combatants in the escalating global battle taking place in cyber space. The film features computer hacker Michael Calce (aka Mafia Boy) who explains how as a 15 year old student he shut down Yahoo, Amazon, CNN, and Dell - from his bedroom. Viewers will watch grey hat hacker Donnie Werner (aka Morning Wood) as he comes face to face with the Russian cyber mafia as he searches for the creators of a new computer virus. Web Warriors is a wake-up call that we have entered the era of digital warfare where the stakes continue to escalate in a battle that now costs the global economy more than $500 Billion annually.
- A six-part television special, featuring a home renovation competition for the greatest water and energy conservation. In this series, 12 sets of homeowners from across Canada are each given $15,000 to retrofit their homes. The homes are evaluated before and after the renovation, and the winner receives a brand new Toyota Prius!
- It was one man's decision, a reckless choice that cost two people their lives and left many others reeling in its wake. On October 25, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge ordered the tall ship Bounty to set sail into the path of one of the largest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history - Hurricane Sandy. Four days later, the iconic three-masted tall ship, Walbridge himself, and one of the crew were lost forever to the Atlantic Ocean. Bounty: Into The Hurricane is a one-hour documentary that takes the viewer on a vivid journey from the ship's beginnings through to the vessel's dramatic final voyage. The film combines unique footage shot on-board the Bounty and previously unreleased U.S. Coast Guard footage of the rescue. It also includes exclusive, first-hand accounts from rescuers and survivors, as well as rare interview segments with Walbridge.
- A TV Renaissance is a one-hour documentary that explores the rise of TV as the most influential medium of the 20th century and how it's helped to shape our national identity. We'll reveal the behind the scenes process for creating hit TV shows and explore the challenges that lay ahead as the TV business goes head-to-head with online competitors like Netflix.
- The leatherback turtle is a magnificent creature found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. This ancient species swam with the dinosaurs and travels further, swims faster, and dives deeper than any other reptile on the planet. Until recently they were thought to be a tropical species but Canadian scientist Dr. Mike James has revealed a much different reality. Every summer hundreds of leatherbacks migrate from their nesting grounds in the Caribbean to the cold waters off the East Coast of Canada to feast on jellyfish. This remarkable journey is fraught with a number of man-made hazards putting this endangered species at greater risk. Trek of the Titans is a one-hour documentary that provides a rare glimpse into the world of leatherback turtles and reveals the ground-breaking research and preservation work being done in Canada and Trinidad.
- Renowned Canadian actor John Dunsworth is tackling one of the most challenging acting roles of his illustrious career - becoming Santa Claus. Santa Quest is a feature documentary that follows John's journey to bring home the gold for Canada at the Santa Winter Games in Sweden. Armed with a diary cam and a film crew, John's trek takes him from training at the Calgary Santa School, to the basilica of St. Nicolas in Italy, to the Santa Village in Finland, to backstage with the Trailer Park Boys on tour. Along the way, he discovers that Santa and Christmas are really about time and family. For John, this journey is a springboard to explore broader concepts of religion, belief systems, existentialism, and his own achievements and failures.
- This one hour documentary chronicles the life and significance of the Blessed Virgin Mary, her apparitions and appearances on earth, and the 30th anniversary of the supernatural events that have been taking place in Medjugorje, Bosnia. The film interweaves the journey of a dozen Canadian pilgrims as they visit the shrine to Our Lady of Medjugorje with the thoughts and perspectives of some of the worlds most renowned Marian experts, such as Judith dupree and Charlene Spretnak. We learn how Mary has assumed a greater role in the life and culture of our modern society through apparent supernatural events, and the devotion this has fostered with her many followers around the world.
- Maritime Vignettes is a documentary series that explores aspects of the history, culture, and people of Atlantic Canada. Each half-hour episode focuses on a different topic and feature a variety of characters who will explore the theme by sharing their insights and experiences.
- Researchers studying the play behavior in animals and humans. They are trying to answer big questions in a long overlooked field. Mother Nature doesn't do anything just for fun, so how and why did play evolve?
- With cold weather approaching and time running out, another discovery in the swamp stuns the fellowship.
- As winter descends on Oak Island, leaving only days left of the year's search, the team is euphoric when scientific data suggests there is a massive amount of silver in the money pit.
- Dreams come true and hard work pays off when the team discovers gold in the Money Pit area.
- The team is unstoppable when more evidence suggests the stone roadway is heading directly towards the Money Pit. But when delicate discoveries are made in the swamp, the fellowship faces the possibility of a government shutdown.
- Faced with the threat of a shut down in the swamp, the team focuses their energy on the Money Pit and are euphoric when they find more gold, with evidence suggesting it's of Spanish origin.
- Solving the Oak Island mystery feels closer than ever when the team learns they may have been reading Zena Halpern's Templar map incorrectly all along.
- The team uncovers significant evidence that the stone road in the swamp was built long before the discovery of the original Money Pit just as the future of archaeology investigation on the island is threatened.
- The Laginas and their team narrow in on suspects for who may have been behind the Oak Island mystery as the swamp reveals more of its secrets.
- 2014– 42mTV-PG7.1 (51)TV EpisodeThe fellowship is ecstatic when they uncover more evidence of a ship buried deep in the swamp, and Rick hones in on his white whale....shaft six.
- While evidence of an ancient Portuguese presence piles up, a mysterious artifact discovered deep in the swamp may reveal that the theory Fred Nolan proposed half a century ago may be correct.
- The fellowship is zeroing in on when the Oak Island mystery began and evidence that the swamp is hiding the wreck of a massive sailing vessel is mounting.
- The team investigates an incredible theory that could explain the silver and gold detected earlier this year in the Money Pit while setting the stage for the biggest dig they've ever attempted in order to solve the Oak Island Mystery.
- The wait is over; the big dig begins.
- The Last Sardine Outpost is a documentary that explores the world's largest - and North America's last remaining - sardine canning plant in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. The film reveals the world of sardines: from the pristine waters of the Bay of Fundy to the fishing boats that deliver their silvery bounty to the cannery, and from the bustling processing lines to store shelves around the world. Blacks Harbour is hailed as the "Sardine Capital of the World" but the longevity of that title is uncertain. The company was recently bought by a group of UK venture capitalists. The future of the cannery - and the entire community - now hangs in the balance.
- Rum Running is a documentary which reveals how thousands of law abiding citizens of Atlantic Canada were lured into the alcohol smuggling trade during Prohibition in the 1920's and 30s. Prohibition was extremely unpopular with many Americans and Canadians, but for dozens of coastal communities in Atlantic Canada hard hit by a downturn in the fisheries and still recovering from World War I, it was seen as a golden business opportunity. Rum Running depicts the larger than life characters and the high stakes role that Nova Scotia and the French Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon played during the era. The film explores the social, economic, and cultural impact that this illegal activity had on dozens of coastal communities and reveals how the impact of rum running still affects us today.
- Turning A Green Leaf follows the McMillin family of Halifax during a two month period as they attempt to reduce their food carbon footprint - but without changing their diets, giving up their favorite foods, or spending more money. The McMillin family learn where their food comes from by shopping at the Halifax Farmers' Market and visiting several farms in the Annapolis Valley. They receive tips from the Ecology Action Centre about how to calculate their food miles and are pleasantly surprised to learn that they were able to reduce their food carbon footprint by 2/3. Turning A Green Leaf taps into the surging interest amongst consumers in buying locally produced food and demonstrates that you don't need to spend a fortune, radically change your diet, or give up your favorite foods to significantly help out the environment.
- On February 17th 2010, the Nova Scotia based tall ship Concordia sank 550 km off the coast of Brazil. There were a total of 64 crew and students aboard. Off the coast of Brazil they were knocked down by high winds - which the crew ascribed to a rare meteorological phenomena known as a micro-burst. The ship sank completely beneath the waves within 20 minutes. The next 30 hours were spent in life rafts unsure if rescue officials knew about their situation and waiting to be rescued. Due to their thorough safety training, strong leadership, and teamwork, everyone made it home safely. The documentary is told from the perspective of the students and the crew and describes what it's like to be aboard a tall ship that unexpectedly sinks, the nerve wracking wait to be rescued, and the impact that it has on a person's outlook on life.
- Algae: The Future of Fuel is a half hour documentary about the global search to develop renewable energy from an unlikely source: algae. The film explores the ground-breaking research being done by the National Research Council in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Perhaps algae fuel is not such a far-fetched idea - it's the same as the crude oil we already use today - it just hasn't been aged for a few million years. This documentary is about looking for a viable alternative to conventional oil. Is there an inexhaustible supply that could be produced anywhere in the world? Could burning actually be a part of the solution to global warming? Production of this unlikely green fuel source could put Atlantic Canada in the renewable energy big leagues.
- Nova Scotia Schooners explores the resurgence of interest that has taken place during the past decade in these traditional wooden vessels. The documentary tells the story of four different schooner owners and reveals how each of them is keeping the spirit of these majestic sailing vessels alive. Viewers will witness the rebuilding of the Canadian sailing icon Bluenose II and share in the celebration during the 50th annual Nova Scotia Schooner Association race week. The film goes inside the world of these wooden vessels and reveals why wooden schooners - once on the verge of extinction - are going stronger than ever.
- Hundreds of years ago, the secluded coves and inlets of the Maritimes were the perfect hiding places for pirates avoiding detection by the King's navy. With one of the riches fishing grounds in the world, the Maritimes were the perfect hunting ground for supplies, ships and new recruits. Pirates and Privateers introduces the viewer to several notorious pirates who plundered Atlantic Canada during the 1700's and tells a story that recalls the blunderbuss, the cutlass, evil deeds, and supposed buried treasure. Not many Canadians know what is meant by the word "privateer", even though privateering was a significant social and financial force in times of war, whether against the Spanish, the French, or the Americans during the War of 1812. Pirates and Privateers explains how the business of privateering worked, as practiced in one of Canada's most successful privateering centres: Liverpool Nova Scotia.
- The question of whether we are alone in the universe is age-old. Over 25% of North Americans believe we are being visited by beings from other worlds. But in recent decades, claims of personal encounters with aliens have surfaced, becoming part of our collective consciousness. Theories that attempt to explain extraterrestrial contact are varied and opposed. Contrary points of view fuel a fiery debate pitting dark intentions against positive enlightenment. Opinions range from malevolent experimentations and abduction, to peaceful greetings and lessons in advanced ways to exist as a planetary race. Presently, extraterrestrial phenomenon research techniques have become increasingly sophisticated and hi-tech. Online blogs and social media have allowed like-minded communities to expose information and personal accounts shared at unprecedented levels. Researchers find themselves discovering intriguing new information and in certain cases stumbling upon nightmarish scenarios. Spring-boarding from her personal encounter experience, extraterrestrial researcher, Kristy O'Leary embarks on an accelerating journey to take a hard look at fantastic supernatural claims and the implications alien contact may have for mankind.
- Unexplainable healings and medical doctors raising the dead. Scientist examining evidence and running short of answers. Gold dust appearing unexplainably. Is this old time religion? A spiritual revolution? Or nothing new? Join investigator Lauretta Ryan, on a journey to look for modern day miracles. Ryan heads to sites of various modern day miracles including the Catch the Fire Church, where gold dust has fallen from the ceiling, and worshipers have had teeth transformed into gold. Many believe miracles to be a message to us that we are not alone. But for most of us the question remains: are miracles the work of divine intervention? If not, can they be explained rationally? Or are miracles merely infrequent outcomes in a probability game? One thing is certain, modern miracles, real or not, have the power to transform lives.
- Islands are part of the geography and history of the Maritimes, nowhere more so than Nova Scotia. Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, there are more than 3,800 islands that lie scattered along nearly 5,000 miles of coastline. With intriguing pasts and mysterious happenings, the islands of Nova Scotia have been the setting of stories that stir the senses and rouse the imagination. Nova Scotia Islands is a half hour documentary that explores some of the most interesting islands in the province, their little known histories, and in some cases their uncertain futures. The film features three fascinating islands. One that has assumed many roles including protecting the province's capital city, another that went through an intense tug-of-war between land developers and conservationists, and the last, a micro-nation, that found itself at the epicenter of an international dispute with the United Nations.
- Maritime Shipbuilding is a half hour documentary that reveals this seafaring history and the proud tradition that lives on today. The film travels to once-thriving shipbuilding centers in Atlantic Canada to reveal was at one time the most vibrant, productive, and profitable shipbuilding region in the world. From the first boats built by the earliest settlers, to the golden Age of Sail in the 1800s, and from the Grand Bank fishing Schooners to the high tech Naval frigates of today - the 28,000 vessels built in Atlantic Canada during the past 250 years have shaped the region like no other industry.
- Atlantic Canada is home to more than 20 species of marine mammals including whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals. Each year there are dozens of reported cases of these majestic marine animals either becoming tangled in fishing gear or stranded on a beach. When these unfortunate incidents occur it becomes a life and death situation and time is of the essence. Whale Rescue is a half hour documentary that follows members of the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS) as they respond to marine animals in distress. This group responds to calls from every corner of the Maritimes and co-ordinates the rescue effort with Government agencies, fisherman, and local volunteers. They also teach marine biology students about how to protect Atlantic Ocean's largest marine creatures so that they'll hopefully still be here for future generations to appreciate.
- 2008–TV EpisodeParanormal Investigator Walter Meyer zu Erpen delves into the mysterious chambers of modern day psychic mediumship and trans-etheric survival. Ouija boards, séances, and psychic mediums may seem like kitschy throwbacks to yesteryear, but in only the past few years there has been a dramatic worldwide resurgence of mediumship practice and "trans-communication" study. Meyer zu Erpen has made it his life's work to investigate the question: is there life after death? And if so, is it possible to communicate with that surviving part of human consciousness? Driven to discover the latest developments in a phenomenon that is as old as the human condition itself, Walter is poised to begin a journey through the enigmatic worlds of afterlife communications - from public and private mediumship sessions to spirit guides, to and Electronic Voice Phenomenon (E.V.P.). Seeking out compelling activities within this "frontier science", Meyer zu Erpen will ponder larger implications such as: if there is evidence of personal survival beyond so-called death, would you live your life differently?
- Allied forces stumble across a sprawling complex in the French countryside. What did the Nazis have planned for this mysterious Nazi stronghold?