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Is the fix in for the fans? Marketplace is back with a whole new season, uncovering why many of you can’t get a ticket to see your favorite band. We go backstage with industry insiders to expose the Tragically Hip Ticket debacle.
David Common goes dumpster-diving to reveal how big companies throw good food into dumpsters, part of a $31 billion a year problem in Canada.
Some European countries have taken action on supermarket food waste, but Canada doesn't even have a food waste policy. If other countries can do it, why can’t we?
We're taking our hidden cameras inside the hot world of real estate. With bidding wars cloaked in secrecy, how do you know your deal wasn't already rigged?
And we head to Australia to see how their system works, where almost everything happens in the open.
From waist trainers to hair vitamins, fat-burning tummy tea wraps, and even pharmaceuticals, the Kardashian family has a long list of products they claim to love on social media. But are they letting people into their lives with these seemingly authentic testimonials, or are they just cashing in?
We gathered parking ticket data from major cities across Canada, more than 15 million tickets total, and reveal the top ticket traps you should avoid.
As Canada prepares to legalize marijuana, we are taking a closer look at today's weed. We test what's being sold right now, and find out that what's missing should alarm you. And we go to Colorado, where weed is legal, and hook up volunteers to EEG machines to find out what happens to your brain on drugs.
About 17 million Canadians are members, making it the biggest loyalty program in the country. But does all that loyalty pay off? Air Miles just cancelled its policy to make your miles disappear. Here's how you got the company to back down.
Are you obsessed with your phone? Well, knowing what companies can access about your private life may make your relationship status with your device #complicated.
When you download popular apps, you could be giving companies permission to a lot more than you think: tracking your location, reading all your texts, accessing all your photos, even your microphone and camera. With help from data developers, we create a horoscope app to investigate how much we unknowingly reveal about ourselves.
Do you know how much all your worldly possessions weigh? If you're moving across the country you might want to find out.
We go undercover to see what really happens to all your stuff on a cross-country move.
After investigating complaints about inaccurate quotes and questionable weight charges, we book our own move, then use hidden cameras and a GPS locator buried inside one of our boxes to track it every step of the way.
Last year, we looked at how racism and intolerance affects us when we go shopping, rent an apartment and apply for a job.
Now we're looking at what experts call the “Trump effect”. We're investigating how Donald Trump's campaign changed things here, both online and on the streets. In the last year, the amount of intolerant and racist language Canadians use online – in places like Twitter, in comments sections, web forums and blogs – has increased 600 per cent.
So we conduct a social experiment and use our hidden cameras to test how Canadians will respond when they're faced with racism in their communities. The results might surprise you.
And we follow Edmonton’s Jesse Lipscombe on his journey to teach others how to confront racism and make it awkward.
We don’t know what her real name is. But we do know companies around the world hire her to pitch their products. In the booming business of fake online testimonials, she’s a top seller: pretending to be a real customer and posting positive video reviews online. She's even posed as a certified financial adviser, a teacher, and a dietitian.
Many of us rely on reviews and testimonials to decide where to spend our money, but there's an entire industry dedicated to tricking you into believing their hard sell.
Diet pills with natural ingredients are part of a booming multi-million dollar weight-loss industry in Canada. But are they a waste of money? And are they always safe?
We investigate popular green tea weight loss supplements and uncover dozens of reports of liver failure.
It's supposed to be a teen's trip of a lifetime, but the high-school holidays arranged by a company called S-Trip might be a trip into trouble. Are they really as safe and supervised as advertised? Teens, parents and former employees tell us these trips result in underage drinking, risky behaviour, and sometimes, threats to personal safety.
Last year, we investigated how toxic cadmium ends up in children's jewelry. And now, Health Canada is cracking down with tougher regulations.
Looks like chicken. Tastes like chicken. But how much is really chicken?
What you don’t know (or what they don’t want you to know) about your favourite take-out. We're testing grilled chicken from top fast-food restaurant chains.
We’re back on the case, asking about Niagara Falls' unregulated tourism fee. After pressure from their customers and our stories, some businesses have stopped charging this fee. But others are charging tourists even more and calling it mandatory. Why hasn’t Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism cracked down?
And we're looking at the cost of hospital TV. Prices, policies, and services vary widely across the country. We show you how to fight back against unfair hospital tv charges.
We teamed up with the Toronto Star to uncover pushy upselling and huge markups at Arbor Memorial, Canada's largest funeral home chain.
And we take hidden cameras into six funeral homes to see what the sales pitch looks like when you're dealing with the death of a loved one.
How can you protect your digital privacy? Threats to your privacy have been in the news; we show you what you need to know to protect your phone.
And, if you’re hoping to turn Air Miles into road miles in a rental car, they may not go as far as they used to.
As new science fuels the debate about cellphone safety, Wendy Mesley returns for a special investigation. Wendy takes a closer look at a little known message inside your cellphone's settings and manual telling you to keep the device 5 to 15 mm away from your body. We ask why this message exists, why it's so hidden, and whether Health Canada is doing enough to protect us.
The wedding business is a $5 billion industry in Canada. But are you being upsold, surcharged, and possibly ripped off just because you're a bride or a groom?
Charlsie Agro and Asha Tomlinson team up to find out if venues, florists, and limousine companies quote more for a wedding over an anniversary party.
