Marketplace

Season 49

This series focuses on consumer affairs and news. The regular features include short investigative documentaries, test of products and advertising claims and product warnings.

Where to Watch Season 49

17 Episodes

  • Toxic Clothing
    E1
    Toxic ClothingLab tests expose toxic chemicals found on new clothes. And how to fight back against overseas fraudsters.
  • Testing “Best Buy”
    E2
    Testing “Best Buy”We're investigating the truth about their refurbished tech, and heading undercover inside stores to reveal what Best Buy employees really think.
  • Real Estate Secrets
    E3
    Real Estate SecretsInvestigation catches real estate agents breaking the law to keep commissions high, hamper competition and block private sellers.
  • The Truth About CBD
    E4
    The Truth About CBDCBD is found everywhere, from chocolate bars to pet treats, from face masks to moisturizers and bath bombs; and while CBD itself holds real medicinal promise, a Marketplace investigation has found hundreds of illegal CBD products for sale in a thriving Canadian black market. Going undercover, we found products are easily available and salespeople willing to make extravagant and illicit health claims that often ignore or avoid mention of negative interactions. While we look to CBD for its promise as a health remedy, Marketplace has found there’s no control over what goes into the illegal black market products - and no legal way to test them.
  • Food Shock: Undercover Inside the Global Tomato Trade
    E5
    Food Shock: Undercover Inside the Global Tomato TradeWhere do your favourite tomato sauces, pastes, and fresh tomatoes really come from? Turns out, the truth isn’t always on the label. We reveal which big brands are linked to Chinese forced labour.
  • The Hidden Price of Your Clothes
    E6
    The Hidden Price of Your ClothesSecret video exposes where some of your favourite clothing is made, and the truth behind some of those “Made in the USA" labels.
  • Sugar Shock: Coffee Chains and Buzzkill: Carbonated Drinks
    E7
    Sugar Shock: Coffee Chains and Buzzkill: Carbonated DrinksShocking amounts of sugar in some popular coffee chain drinks, even ones that seem healthier; lab tests show which sparkling water drinks could harm your teeth.
  • How Not to Fight a Cold and Are Your Winter Boots too Slippery?
    E8
    How Not to Fight a Cold and Are Your Winter Boots too Slippery?Lab tests reveal which boots are safest on ice, and investigating homeopathic remedies sold at pharmacies
  • Are You Protected? Investigating Home Insurance
    E9
    Are You Protected? Investigating Home InsuranceFind out how to get the flood coverage you deserve from insurance companies. And posing as homebuyers and sellers to test what real estate agents reveal about homes in flood zones.
  • Delivery Deal or Real Rip-off?
    E10
    Delivery Deal or Real Rip-off?Investigating hidden mark-ups and missed sales on Instacart, plus testing HelloFresh, Chefs Plate, and Goodfood.
  • Hidden Cameras Catch HVAC Scam in Action
    E11
    Hidden Cameras Catch HVAC Scam in ActionExposing deceptive sales tactics used to suck people into unfair and overpriced HVAC contracts. And insiders reveal the new ways they get you to sign up for other home equipment too.
  • Testing Life Coaches: Undercover Investigation
    E12
    Testing Life Coaches: Undercover InvestigationExposing “dangerous” advice about mental illness, and aggressive sales tactics used to lure potentially vulnerable clients.
  • Unpacking Mover Nightmares
    E13
    Unpacking Mover NightmaresSecret trackers and hidden cameras reveal new spin on alleged mover ripoffs.
  • Crisis in Home Care
    E14
    Crisis in Home CareExposing a broken system failing families and workers, secrecy around for-profit companies' use of our public funds. Plus we travel overseas to show a better and more affordable way of aging at home.
  • Car Theft: Tracking Where Stolen Cars End Up
    E15
    Car Theft: Tracking Where Stolen Cars End UpMarketplace follows a trail of stolen cars to West Africa, demands accountability from car manufacturers, and reveals a list of top stolen cars.
  • Testing Batteries and Battle of the Dollar Store Giants
    E16
    Testing Batteries and Battle of the Dollar Store GiantsWe test prices at two of Canada's most popular dollar stores to find out if you’re always getting the best deal, and we commission lab tests of pricey batteries vs. dollar store brands.
  • Fraud Fighters
    E17
    Fraud FightersSpecial one-hour season finale reveals alleged Canadian money mules behind scam calls, and we team up with famous hacker Jim Browning to stop fraudsters in progress.

 

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