W5 Podcast

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W5 Podcast episodes

October 08, 2023 Prisoner 14000: The victim of a cruel romance scam's fight for freedom
A blockbuster development in the case of a Canadian grandmother facing the rest of her life behind bars in Hong Kong after smuggling cocaine in the buttons of her clothing.

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45 min
May 14, 2023 Sound Farm: Inside an Ontario studio of a renowned movie sound-effects team
Film critic Richard Crouse visits a farm in Uxbridge, Ont., where world-renowned Foley artist Andy Malcolm and his team at Footsteps Studios have created sound effects for hundreds of movies and TV series.

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23 min
May 07, 2023 Cash Cows: Foreign student recruitment crisis at Canadian universities
CTV W5 investigates claims that Canadian post-secondary institutions, like Cape Breton University, are cashing in on the over-enrolment of international students.

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23 min
April 30, 2023 Laugh Attack: Comedy in the age of 'cancel culture,' political correctness
CTV W5 speaks with members of the comedy industry, including Russell Peters, for a wide-ranging look at how political correctness and 'cancel culture' has changed the world of stand-up comedy.

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22 min
April 23, 2023 Something in the Water: Asbestos fibres turning up in Canada's drinking water
W5 investigates aging asbestos pipes across Canada and the potential health hazards if it ends up in your tap water.

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23 min
April 17, 2023 What Happened to Ben?: A young player dies at an Ontario hockey camp
CTV W5 investigates the tragic and mysterious death of Ben Teague, whose life was tragically cut short at his hockey team's retreat.

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36 min
April 02, 2023 Cocaine Cargo II: Who is behind the Pivot Airlines drug smuggling plot?
CTV W5 tracks down a suspected drug trafficker as an airline crew demands answers following their nightmarish detention in the Dominican Republic.

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23 min
March 26, 2023 AMAZING grace: Winner of The Amazing Race Canada on her battle with brain cancer
In 2013, Catherine Wreford Ledlow was told she had two to six years to live. She speaks to CTV W5 about winning 'The Amazing Race Canada,' nine years after her brain cancer diagnosis.

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23 min
March 19, 2023 The Cocaine Buttons: Romance scam victim in a Hong Kong prison for drug smuggling
An intricate web of deception. CTV W5 investigates one family's desperation following a sinister romance scam that landed a grandmother from Barrie, Ont., in a Hong Kong prison.

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45 min
March 12, 2023 Leg Up: Canadian men opting for limb-lengthening surgery to become taller
A growing number of men are undergoing a radical surgery to become taller. W5 goes inside the lucrative world of limb-lengthening surgery.

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23 min

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The most-watched documentary program in Canada is now available as a podcast! W5 has an on ongoing commitment to covering tough, relevant stories with fair and responsible investigative reporting.…