LUCK OF THE DRAW
Wednesday October 25 at 9pm on CBC-TV,
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It's a gamble that most of us have taken at one point or another: bought a ticket at a corner store and hoped that when those little white balls stop spinning we will be the newest lottery winner. Most of us remain disappointed in the results. But what if you did win the lottery? And what if you never found out?
A
fifth estate investigation has uncovered new statistics about how often clerks or retailers are winning. A prominent statistician talks about the chances of this happening as often as it does. The results may astonish you.
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NEXT WEEK: HAIL OF BULLETS
Wednesday November 1 at 9pm
Linden MacIntyre's Gemini-awarding winning report on the RCMP's darkest day in more than a century. How did it happen? How could a lone gunman, James Roszko, shoot and kill four Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers before turning his rifle on himself?
the fifth estate's report points out discrepancies in the official RCMP version of the events and reveals troubling information about how Roszko as policed in the years prior to the tragedy.
COMING UP:
THE DENIAL MACHINE
Bob McKeown investigates the scientists who believe that global warming is fraud, not fact and their powerful allies.
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ICEMAN
Hana Gartner investigates the story of a mother and father determined to uncover the truth, in the face of bureaucratic intransigence, about their son's disappearance and death.
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LUCK OF THE DRAW
Friday October 27 at 10pm ET
Saturday October 28 at 1 am & 4am ET
Sunday October 29 at 7pm ET
Tuesday October 31 at 4am ET
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21st ANNUAL GEMINI AWARDS
We've won!
Best Information Series
Best Writing,
Linden MacIntyre for
Hail of Bullets
Gordon Sinclair Award for Best Broadcaster,
Hana Gartner
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