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14 Episodes 0 - 2017
Episode 1
Follows the lives of people in Alberta, Canada, affected by the powerful opioid drug fentanyl. The underlying source of the fentanyl crisis in the country goes back to 2012, when the notorious prescription painkiller OxyContin was pulled from pharmacy shelves in lieu of a "safer" alternative called OxyNeo. In response to the change, counterfeit fentanyl disguised as fake OxyContin pills started popping up, proliferated, and ended up sparking a full-on crisis in the country - with Canada's west becoming a major epicentre.
Episode 2
Follows the lives of people in Alberta, Canada, affected by the powerful opioid drug fentanyl. The underlying source of the fentanyl crisis in the country goes back to 2012, when the notorious prescription painkiller OxyContin was pulled from pharmacy shelves in lieu of a "safer" alternative called OxyNeo. In response to the change, counterfeit fentanyl disguised as fake OxyContin pills started popping up, proliferated, and ended up sparking a full-on crisis in the country - with Canada's west becoming a major epicentre.
Episode 3
In 2008, the first black president was elected in the United States and the worst financial crisis in almost a century brought the world's economy to its knees. Since then, a form of domestic terror has been on the rise in America and abroad. But it's not the kind of terror we're used to hearing about.
Episode 4
28 mins
The West has used everything from signals intelligence operations, espionage, fighter jet saber-rattling, and diplomatic standoffs to stem the rise of Russian influence around the world. These efforts are coming to a dangerous head in Ukraine - a classic Eastern Bloc proxy state - where the presence of NATO troops is driving tensions to Cold War-era levels. As the armed conflict between the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed separatists enters its third year, VICE travels to the frontline to take a closer look at what international assistance really looks like for those caught in the line of fire.
Episode 5
Alleged Toronto street gang the "Dixon City Bloods" were raided in 2013's Project Traveller, making headlines across the country for charges involving crack and gun operations in Southern Ontario. But the group occupies a unique space in the city's consciousness. Several alleged members appeared in a notorious photo with deceased former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in the companion piece to his crack tape. Two of the men in that photo were later shot-one fatally. Their turf, Dixon, is much smaller than its reputation, just six condo towers at the intersection of Dixon Road and Kipling Avenue near Toronto's Pearson airport. After an influx of Somali refugees in the early 1990s, it was dubbed 'Little Mogadishu'; the neighbourhood remains predominantly Somali.
Episode 6
Anticosti is nestled in the heart of the St-Lawrence gulf but it's on the front lines of a major environmental controversy. Despite Quebec's commitment to lowering greenhouse gas emissions at the Paris Climate Change Conference, the province seems rather tempted by the estimated 246 billion cubic feet and 12.3 million barrels of oil that could be extracted each year from Anticosti. Petrolia has already gotten the green light from the province to begin exploratory fracking in early 2016 to find out if Anticosti really is as lucrative as estimates suggest. Some of the island's 200 residents are apprehensive that the thousands of wells will destroy their island, but with mounting unemployment and few prospects, many locals see the shale gas and oil project as their only option. Meanwhile, 200,000 deer are freely wandering the island and adding another layer of complexity to Anticosti's ecosystem, making it a unique hunting ground in North America. VICE travels to some of the most isolated drilling sites in Quebec to spend time with locals and find out how promises of gas and glory are affecting the tiny, hunting-based community.
Episode 7
The LNAH has been called the toughest league in the world. Whereas the NHL averages around 0.3 fights per game, LNAH audiences are treated to more than four per game, with no shortage of bench-clearing brawls, fan fights, and, of course, poutine. The LNAH is being pressured to follow the NHL's lead and finally crack down on fighting. VICE follows the Laval Prédateurs during the playoffs, a team struggling to deliver the fights their fans pay to see, while trying to step up their game.
Episode 8
No one thinks of Canada as a nation of gun nuts, but collectively, Canadians own over 10 million guns and this number keeps growing. Canada has been ranked 6th best country overall for gun owners by Guns and Ammo Magazine. Most would be shocked to learn what kind of high-power firearms you can legally own in this country. There's a new type of gun owner emerging -- 20 years ago you needed to know someone with guns to be introduced to them, but today, young people are discovering guns online. This new generation of young gun enthusiasts is often simultaneously pro-gun and pro-gun control, almost fanatical about following gun safety laws. They're making shooting a fast-growing extreme sport and collecting some of the most powerful guns money can buy. Despite somewhat high gun ownership and liberal laws, Canada's gun violence is still remarkably low. What is it about Canada's gun culture and laws that separates it from the US? VICE talks to gun legislators and enthusiasts in Canada and the US to find out.
Episode 9
Toronto is in the middle of a grey market marijuana dispensary boom. Since Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015, weed entrepreneurs have been illegally opening up shop all over the city. Even though there's no guarantee that Trudeau's plan for legal marijuana will include storefront businesses, these operations are opening almost daily. These shops don't only sell regular weed-more and more customers are coming through the doors of their local dispensary looking for marijuana edibles. While these stores insist they're providing a medical need to cannabis patients, can a weed soda or a chronic cookie really be considered medicinal? VICE host and medical marijuana patient Damian Abraham does the tough job of trying to figure that out.
Episode 10
Quebec loves weed - the number of consumers here has been estimated as high as 1.2 million. But despite being home to ¼ of Canada's cannabis users, the market here is way behind. Instead, 90% of the industry is controlled by the black market, with organized crime pulling the strings. But with legalization around the corner, small and large businesses alike are gearing up to compete with criminal groups for Quebec's lucrative weed industry - valued at around 2.5 billion dollars. Meanwhile, biker gangs like the Hells Angels are expanding and they're not going to just hand over their share of the market. This VICE doc explores what the complicated transition from a black to a legal cannabis market will look like in Quebec. We spend time with both illegal and legal players as they begin making big moves in the province - from former criminals who want to go legit, to licensed medical producers preparing to tap into the massive recreational market. And we look into whether Ottawa's tactics to loosen the criminal stronghold on weed will succeed in Quebec.
Episode 11
They call themselves the Soldiers of Odin. A community organization that claims to patrol communities to keep Canadians safe. Originating in Europe, some say the Soldiers of Odin (SOO) have ties to neo-Nazi, anti-Islam and right wing extremist doctrines. Chapters of the group have started popping up all over Canada. But members say they are not a racist organization. VICE goes on patrol with Soldiers of Odin in BC and Québec, and asks them to explain their declared commitment to so-called Canadian values. Amid rising anti-refugee and Islamophobia in Canada and beyond, this special documentary explores the blurry line between nationalist pride and racist rhetoric. VICE also travels to Alberta where anti-Islam flyers have been widely spread. Although the Soldiers of Odin are not responsible for these events, Muslim communities speak out about the racist climate that they say is feeding interest in organizations that seem to promote a nationalist agenda.
Episode 12
Justin Payne is a self-proclaimed vigilante who spends his nights pretending to be a 13-year-old boy online. He is intent on shaming every pedophile who falls for his trap. With help from his cameraman Gerry, the duo have publicly shamed hundreds of sexual predators and have been a thorn in the side of local law enforcement. Filmed in the suburbs of Toronto, this new VICE documentary intimately exposes the life of Justin Payne and his intense late night encounters.
Episode 13
Damian Abraham goes to Delaware to get an inside look at one of the most violent forms of professional wrestling in the world-Deathmatch. The sport is an ultra-violent style of wrestling that includes makeshift weapons, light bulb tubes, and barbed wire to ensure a maximum amount of bloodletting. VICE follows Deathmatch wrestler David Markland-aka DJ Hyde-who organizes the controversial CZW Tournament of Death, a yearly highlight in the wrestling community that attracts fans and spectators from all over the world.
Episode 14
Justin Payne is a self-proclaimed vigilante who spends his nights pretending to be a 13-year-old boy online. He is intent on shaming every pedophile who falls for his trap. With help from his cameraman, Bodyguard and partner Gerry O'Brien, the duo have publicly shamed hundreds of sexual predators and have been a thorn in the side of local law enforcement. Filmed in the suburbs of Toronto, this new VICE documentary intimately exposes the lives of Justin Payne and Gerry O'Brien and their intense late night encounters.