Marketplace Season 48 Episodes

Episode 1

Tracking Amazon returns: Here's where they really go

Products bought from Amazon are then returned with tracking devices hidden inside in an investigation of the true cost of easy and free online returns; posing as buyers in the lucrative liquidation marketplace to bid on a truckload of products.

Episode 2

Appliance Repair Ripoffs Caught on Camera

An investigation of inadequate and fraudulent household repair services and how the search engine, Google, is apparently complicit in allowing them to be highlighted in online searches.

Episode 3

Are nursing homes above the law? Exposing repeat offenders

An examination of the serious neglect of residents in many Ontario nursing homes in open violation of the law, with few legal consequences.

Episode 4

The dirty truth about supermarkets

Various grocery stores are investigated to learn about their food safety and sanitary practices during the covid-19 pandemic.

Episode 5

Testing Face Masks & Airline Refunds

Various face masks are tested for their effectiveness for covid-19, the issue of refunds from airlines over covid-19 cancelled flights, and a former health inspector shows what to look for in a food-safe grocery store dairy section.

Episode 6

Pandemic Price Check and How Not to Buy a Puppy

Exposing egregious pandemic price hikes; fact-checking politicians' promises; a hidden camera investigation into the trade of puppies imported into Canada.

Episode 7

Racism in the Oilsands Industry, Buzzkill: Snoring Solutions, How Not to Buy a Fake Online

Episode 8

The People vs Tech Giants

Episode 9

The truth about your lifesaving PPE

Episode 10

Canada's forgotten patients: COVID long-haulers/Sulphites in wine

Episode 11

The truth about long-term loans

Investigating the real cost of borrowing thousands of dollars, and revealing debt traps to avoid.

Episode 12

How clean is the air in your home?

Indoor air purifiers can help get rid of germs, including coronavirus. So, we test five popular brands. Plus a ventilation scientist explains how to clean your air without paying hundreds of dollars.

Episode 13

Dangerous drivers/Can UV light disinfecting devices kill viruses?

Episode 14

Car Fires and Failures: Canada's Broken Recall System

An investigation of a recall involving over 1 million Canadian cars, and thousands of spontaneous engine fires and failures.

Episode 15

House Appraisals

A hidden camera investigation reveals huge differences in how six appraisers determine price of the same home; police warn about trendy pocket breathalyzers; the truth about tinted windows.

Episode 16

Bright Headlights and Tinted Windows - How Safe Are You on the Road?

Testing of various window tints and headlights.

Episode 17

Danger in Your Salad; Bank Investigator Scam

Investigating why leafy green outbreaks are on the rise; Indian police shut down scam centres but now they're back and a whistleblower reveals how the latest phone fraud works.

Episode 18

COVID Conspiracies; Sugar Shock

Inside one of the world's most dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy movements; Canada's food labels fail to disclose added sugar content, which makes some packaged foods appear healthier than they are.

Episode 19

Egg Crackdown; Could Your Mask Be Fake?

Episode 20

Seven Sins of the Marketplace