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The Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate Season 50

Every episode of The Fifth Estate Season 50 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Fifth Estate Season 50!

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Each week the fifth estate brings in-depth investigations that matter to Canadians – delivering a dazzling parade of political leaders, controversial characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 1 - Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back Season
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    #1 - Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back Season

    S50:E1

    A viewer tip leads to Dawson Creek, B.C., where residents feel ignored during a crime wave.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 2 - Road to Ruin
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    #2 - Road to Ruin

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 3 - Stronach: Power and Silence
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    #3 - Stronach: Power and Silence

    S50:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 4 - The Election and the War
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    #4 - The Election and the War

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    Donors and political action committees could use the war in Gaza to influence the U.S. election

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 5 - Conspiracy in Coutts
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Conspiracy in Coutts

    S50:E5

    A judge has ruled that two protesters involved in convoy blockade in Coutts Alta, where willing

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 6 - Cracked: Crimes Behind Encryption
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    #6 - Cracked: Crimes Behind Encryption

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 9 - Pet Care Inc.
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    #8 - Pet Care Inc.

    S50:E9

    The cost of owning a pet has skyrocketed as big business moves into vet care.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 10 - The Shadow War on Libraries
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    #9 - The Shadow War on Libraries

    S50:E10

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 11 - Inside Job: The airport gold heist
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    #10 - Inside Job: The airport gold heist

    S50:E11

    It was a sensational heist — $20 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 12 - The second term project 2025
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    #11 - The second term project 2025

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 13 - Tax Hack: Identity Theft
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    #12 - Tax Hack: Identity Theft

    S50:E13

    “Tens of thousands of taxpayer accounts hacked as CRA repeatedly paid out millions in bogus refunds”

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 14 - A Sister's Promise
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    #13 - A Sister's Promise

    S50:E14

    “A Sister’s Promise,” documents Meggie’s journey as she hits the streets of east London searching for tips in her sister’s case. We’re there as the 62-year-old woman tracks down people of interest and grills them about what they know about Sonya’s death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Fifth Estate Season 50 Episode 15 - Trapped: The Online Terror Network
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    #14 - Trapped: The Online Terror Network

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    This week is The Fifth Estate’s second investigation into 764, a satanic neo-Nazi network targeting vulnerable kids online and forcing them to harm their pets, themselves and others — and even take their own lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 50 Ratings Summary

"Dawson Creek: We Want Our Town Back Season" is the best rated episode of "The Fifth Estate" season 50. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/11/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Road to Ruin".