Marketplace, CBC – “When The Repairman Knocks”
You’ve got a problem with something in your home, and you need it fixed—fast! But who do you call? And who can you trust? In a special one-hour edition of MARKETPLACE, Tom Harrington tests the skills and ethics of home repair services. Among Canadians’ top complaints: over-charging, suggesting or performing unnecessary work and shoddy quality. We put home service trades-people to the test, in a house wired up with hidden cameras. We watch them while they work on what should be a fairly simple repair job—only to get charged for unnecessary work. And you won’t believe what happens when we call them on it.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Fast Break”
the fifth estate’s Bob McKeown reveals the mysterious machinery that feeds pro basketball’s star-making system: shady “prep schools” where aspiring ball players—who pay big bucks to be there—attempt to make the grade for university without setting foot in the classroom. We’ll meet two young Canadians whose parents have put everything on the line—one of them going so far as to sell the house—to help their children chase the dream. And we tell the story of a Toronto man who has become a legend in finding the next young recruits.

Toronto headquartered Cineplex theatres plays host to 70 million guests annually. CEO Ellis Jacob has had wild success in the theatre business, but the digital revolution has left audiences with a myriad of viewing options. As such, Cineplex is well aware they had better take nothing for granted. Ellis goes undercover in theatres serving popcorn and selling tickets in hopes to improve efficiency and innovation in order keep the good times rolling. But how will this media mogul perform on the ground floor away from his spreadsheets and head office corner suite?

From a media release:

The Cast of The Real Housewives of Vancouver Revealed

• Special Two-Hour Event Premieres April 4th at 9pm ET/PTExclusively On Slice 

Va-va-Vancouver the Real Housewives are here. This spring Slice is indulging audiences with the year’s most buzzed about new Canadian series, The Real Housewives of Vancouver. The first Canadian installment of the world’s number one lifestyle reality franchise takes viewers on a wild ride into the extravagant lives of five of Vancouver’s most privileged, powerful and glamorous women. Debuting with a special two-hour premiere event on Wednesday, April 4th at 9:00pm ET/PT, the new series will settle into its regular time the following week, Wednesdays at 10:00pm ET/PT exclusively on Slice. 

After much excited speculation, the secret about the wives is out and Slice is giving Canadians five hot new reasons to love Vancouver: Christina, Jody, Mary, Reiko and Ronnie.  The must-see first season introduces this elite group of women and reveals intimate and often outrageous details about their relationships, career triumphs and pitfalls, sex lives and family drama. 

Get to know the The Real Housewives of Vancouver:

• Christina Kiesel – free-spirited jet-setter
• Jody Claman – self-made businesswoman and fashionista
• Mary Zilba – singer and former pageant queen
• Reiko MacKenzie – adrenaline junkie with a need for speed
• Ronnie Seterdahl Negus – winery owner and luxury toy aficionado 

These West Coast beauties love to live large in every sense including dining at top restaurants, partying at gala soirées, jet-setting on luxurious vacations, cruising in top-of-the-line cars, and shopping for the best designer clothes, shoes and jewelry. They stop at nothing as they try to re-launch a singing career, manage a high-end clothing boutique, train for a mixed-martial arts green belt, celebrate a land-mark birthday and start up a wine label.

The Real Housewives of Vancouver joins Orange County, New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Miami, D.C. and most recently, Athens, Israel and France, as the first Canadian edition of the international hit franchise.  Visit slice.ca for behind-the-scenes web exclusives and upcoming news on the first season of The Real Housewives of Vancouver. Join the conversation on Facebook at Real Housewives of Vancouver and on Twitter at @RHOVancouver.