Browse documentary series in Canada
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Travel the entire length of the Sky, the world’s highest major river, as it flows from the Himalayan mountains down to the Indian Ocean, passing Asia’s biodiversity hotspots and affecting more than a billion people along the way.
Sky River of the Himalayas (2020 )
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Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean Cuba and Haiti to explore and uncover the hidden gems that these countries have to offer
Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti (2020 )
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Historian Dan Snow relives the story of a crack team of 133 young airmen whose mission is to destroy the great dams of Germany in World War Two using a revolutionary new bouncing bomb.
The Dambusters (2020 )
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Knowledge Original series that follows the heroic members of Canada's busiest volunteer search and rescue team as they set off by foot and helicopter to rescue people from the rugged wilderness of North Vancouver. (NSR)
Search and Rescue: North Shore (NSR) (2020 )
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La famille est dans le pré (2020 )
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An unprecedented access to the Montréal–Trudeau International Airport and its dedicated staff—security guards, control tower, dog squad, falconers, kitchens and tarmac—working behind the scenes every day to ensure that everything goes well.
YUL : la vie à l’aéroport (2020 )
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A look at Canada's resilient, vibrant northern communities and the determined men and women who help provide their lifeline to the outside world. These groups are linked together by the summer sealift, when ships loaded with critical cargo travel each year to the farthest reaches of the north to deliver food, clothing, supplies and vital pieces of infrastructure.
High Arctic Haulers (2020 )
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This documentary series exposes the quest of Olenny Pelletier, an interpersonal relations specialist who takes an interesting look at celibacy in 2020. The show follows five young, single women who collect failures in romance and hope to find their soul mate.
Célibataires à boutte (2020 )
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Follows five spendthrift protagonists, each with a different personality, in order to unveil their tricks for saving pennies on the dollar.
Bienvenue chez les cheaps (2020 )
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Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones
Bone Detectives: Britain's Buried Secrets (2020 )
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Actor, humanitarian, and documentarian Ravi Patel takes a trip around the world to investigate societal norms in search of answers to some of life’s most pressing questions.
Ravi Patel's Pursuit of Happiness (2020 )
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A travel series that's all about connection. From St. John's to Yellowknife, the hosts uncover some of the country's best hidden gems and meet the people who make each travel destination so unique.
For Glowing Hearts (2020 )
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A refreshingly unique approach of focusing on one single murder case through the lens of the five people most closely involved with the crime in order to reveal a deeper and more complete picture of what actually happened in order to bring about justice.
The Killer Truth (2020 )
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The daily lives of persons of short stature, people who do not go unnoticed and for whom each day brings its share of unexpected events. The protagonists embrace their difference and live their lives to the fullest.
Ma petite vie (2020 )
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Neil Oliver presents a drama-documentary series telling the tales of Scotland's most epic and bloody conflicts and the characters who made their mark in this memorable era of the country’s history.
Blood of the Clans (2020 )
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Between 1970 and 1985, the greater Montréal area experienced about ten murders involving acts of sexual violence. Three experts, Claude Sarrazin, Guillaume Louis and Sophie Charest, examine the hypothesis about one serial killer who was in Québec during this period.
Sur les traces d'un tueur en série (2020 )
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Follow Marie-Lyne Joncas as she meets with car modification enthusiasts. Could their genius allow her to compete with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and all the other supercars of rich businessman Olivier Benloulou? In drag racing, anything can happen!
Les génies de la vitesse (2020 )
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L'enfer, c'est chez nous (2020 )
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Ocean explorer, adventurer and filmmaker Patrick Dykstra sets out of a mission in search of the most elusive ocean giants on the planet. He uses innovative technology and new science to uncover extraordinary secrets of the ocean. Patrick combines his unique skill set with his love of the marine world and cutting-edge ocean exploration technology to seek new and unrecorded ocean phenomena to reveal the secrets of the ocean’s giants.
Chasing Ocean Giants (2020 )
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The four families of Nombreux et heureux invite viewers to follow them during their summer vacation! Whether for a fishing trip in the Baskatong or for a roadtrip in the United States, the documentary series shows how they are doing with all their kids outside the house.
Nombreux et heureux en vacances (2020 )
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Mysterious Planet (2020 )
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The daily lives of Hydro-Québec linemen as they perform the sixth most dangerous job in all of North America. These workers provide an essential service to the population and cannot refuse any emergency calls.
Haute tension (2020 )
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Cold Cases picks up the trail of unsolved mysteries with an automotive twist, traveling to the scene of the crime to pick up the investigation where the authorities left off.
Auto/Biography: Cold Cases (2020 )
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The daily struggles of animal lovers who have taken it upon themselves to run animal shelters for orphaned wild animals, mostly with their own resources, and often under their own roof.
Sauvages et orphelins (2020 )
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Explore one of the largest online collections of rare films from America’s “Forgotten War†on the Korean Peninsula. See startling documentary footage of street fighting, massacres and marching, and rare color film of aerial and ground attacks.
The Korean War Remembered (2020 )
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In the shadows of the Smoky Mountains lives a football dynasty. Alcoa High School is southern Appalachia's true football powerhouse.
4th and Forever: Alcoa (2020 )
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Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.
Action Figure Adventure (2020 )
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The investigation of the world’s most mysterious hot spot for UFO and “High Strangeness” phenomena with astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor who joins real estate tycoon Brandon Fugal, along with his team of scientists and researchers on Utah’s notorious Skinwalker Ranch. The team utilizes cutting edge technology to investigate the 512-acre property to uncover the possibly “otherworldly” perpetrators behind it all. With everything from mysterious animal deaths to hidden underground workings and possible gateways that open to other dimensions, witness the close encounters that go beyond conventional explanation, as the team risks everything to finally reveal the ultimate secret of Skinwalker Ranch.
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (2020 )
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The Slaton sisters averaging over a thousand pounds, have always depended on each other for support. Now in their 30s, Amy wants to have children, but cannot due to her weight, while her elder sister Tammy is near bedridden.
1000-lb Sisters (2020 )
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Actor Zac Efron journeys around the world with wellness expert Darin Olien in a travel show that explores healthy, sustainable ways to live.
Down to Earth with Zac Efron (2020 )
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Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman journey to glorious landscapes across South and Central America on the backs of prototype electric Harley-Davidsons in the third series of the epic motorcycle adventure saga.
Long Way Up (2020 )
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First person testimony accounts of those who have dared to stay or work at hotels that are cursed and troubled by paranormal activity.
Hotel Paranormal (2020 )
