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The Detectives brings to life the work of real detectives by blending documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments.

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We're happy to announce we've been nominated for 3 categories in the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards!: Best Factual Series Best Writing, Factual (Mother and Son) Best Production Design or Art Direction, Non-Fiction (The Cottage Killer) Season 3 on @cbcgem: gem.cbc.ca/season/the-detect…
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The school in the tiny community of Colville Lake, N.W.T. is taking a novel approach to physical distancing: teaching elementary kids during the day, and high schoolers in the evening. And it's already a hit with night-owl teens (maybe unsurprisingly). 🦉 cbc.ca/news/canada/north/col…

Evening classes — COVID-19 fix — a hit at Colville Lake high school | CBC News

For high school students in Colville Lake, school runs from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. ‘It’s better than waking up in the morning for me,’ says Logan Orlias, 16.

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“They wouldn’t allow us to have holsters, so my holster was a purse.” From being refused a gun holster to getting changed in the broom closet, Niagara’s first generation of female police officers recall the challenges of being trailblazers. cbc.ca/1.5324953
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A missing pregnant woman is found dead on the shores of B.C.’s Delta Causeway. Detective Harj Sidhu delves into his own Punjabi community to understand who killed the young elementary school teacher — and why. Watch Ep. 8 of The Detectives on CBC Gem: gem.cbc.ca/media/the-detecti…
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Trying to get a confession out of man accused of killing his pregnant wife proves more difficult than Detective Harj Sidhu expected. Watch Episode 8 of The Detectives tonight at 9 pm (9:30NT) on CBC or CBC Gem.
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How the ‘Mr. Big’ technique led to a murder charge for a 2015 case in Saskatchewan. cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatche…

Confessions and controversy: Murder case against husband of Sheree Fertuck latest test of 'Mr. Big'...

A Saskatchewan man accused of murdering his estranged wife is the latest Canadian to find himself behind bars at the hands of “Mr. Big”: the name given to a controversial undercover police operation...

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Detective Doug Grady uncovers a pattern of escalating crimes that suggest a serial killer is loose in Ontario’s cottage country. Watch Episode 7 of The Detectives on CBC Gem: gem.cbc.ca/media/the-detecti…
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A mother terrified of her son, the prime suspect in a grisly murder, meets with Detective Grady. The detectives search the suspect's house looking for clues, and what they find gives them a disturbing look into his psychological state. Watch tonight at 9 pm on @CBC and CBC Gem!
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The Detectives on CBC retweeted
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19 Feb 2020
Congrats to all the #CanadianScreenAwards nominees. Especially our own @ericsabbag, #AlainZaloum, and #AlKratina for their writing nom on @CBCDetectives.
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The Detectives on CBC retweeted
Jo-Ann Newman@Joey1836
18 Feb 2020
Congratulations to Alain Zaloum, Al Kratina and Eric Sabbag on your nomination for Best Writing, Factual for their show, The Detectives! @TheCdnAcademy #CDNScreenAwards @CBCDetectives 🏆🏆🏆😀
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Police in B.C. are using a novel genealogy technique to crack a 2003 cold case. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…

Vancouver police using same DNA technique that caught suspected Golden State Killer | CBC News

Genetic genealogy has helped police to crack dozens of cold cases in the U.S., including the decades-long search for the Golden State Killer. Now, Vancouver police are the first force in Canada to...

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When a young RCMP constable is found murdered in the middle of a deserted road, it’s up to RCMP Detective Earl Peters to figure out who downed his colleague in cold blood. Watch Episode 6 of The Detectives on @CBC Gem! : gem.cbc.ca/media/the-detecti…
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The Detectives on CBC retweeted
Karen Richards@SocialGrrrl
14 Feb 2020
The series @CBCDetectives is such a great series, SO well done, I haven’t missed one episode. #canadiancontent #truecrime
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After an RCMP constable is murdered on the job, two detectives visit his widow to tell her how he died. But in her grief, she throws a shocking and unexpected question at them. #cbcdetectives Watch Episode 6 of The Detectives tonight at 9 pm (9:30NT) on @CBC or CBC Gem
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A look back at the tragic 1987 murder of Special Constable, Gordon Zigmund Kowalczyk. #cbcdetectives
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Four detectives talk about the investigations that broke through the emotional barrier and got personal. cbc.ca/television/thedetecti…

Why some murder cases become personal for detectives | CBC Television

‘I really wanted to solve it for her,’ detective recalls about mother of victim

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Three more men go missing from Toronto’s Gay Village in the span of two months and police are horrified to discover that the main suspect had once been in their custody. "He fooled all of us." Watch Episode 5 of The Detectives on @CBC Gem #CBCdetectives gem.cbc.ca/media/the-detecti…
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Police get a tip alleging a missing man from Toronto’s Gay Village was victim of a so-called cannibal ring. As investigators pursue that lead, two more men from the community go missing. #cbcdetectives Watch Episode 4 of The Detectives on @CBC Gem: gem.cbc.ca/media/the-detecti…
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A Toronto detective receives a mysterious phone call from police in Switzerland suggesting that a missing man from Toronto’s Gay Village was the victim of a cannibal. #cbcdetectives Watch Episode 4 of The Detectives tonight at 9 pm (9:30NT) on @CBC or CBC Gem.
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