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CBC NEWS' the fifth estate SPECIAL: THE FEAR WITHIN

The special investigation airs Friday, October 24 at 9 p.m. (9:30 p.m. NT) on CBC-TV
On the season premiere ofthe fifth estate, a special investigation into the attack in Ottawa this week and the killings that have shaken the nation. Two soldiers killed in a week. What was behind the attacks in Ottawa and Quebec, and what went wrong?
Plus startling new revelations about young Canadian men making their own journey to jihad. Join hosts Bob McKeown, Mark Kelley, Gillian Findlayand Linden MacIntyre as the International Emmy Award-winning show returns for its 40th season with: The Fear Within. The originally scheduled premiere, GM Recall: The Switch from Hell, will air at a later date.

For four decades, the fifth estate has been Canada’s premier investigative documentary program, acquainting viewers with a dazzling parade of political leaders, shady characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy. The tradition of provocative and courageous journalism, which began with Adrienne Clarkson, Warner Troyer and Peter Reilly on Sept. 16, 1975, continues unabated with the current team ofBob McKeown,Mark KelleyandGillian Findlay


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About CBC News
For over 75 years, CBC has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. The Corporation is a leader in reaching Canadians on new platforms and delivers a comprehensive range of radio, television, internet, and satellite-based services. Deeply rooted in the regions, CBC/Radio-Canada is the only domestic broadcaster to offer diverse regional and cultural perspectives in English, French and eight Aboriginal languages.
A space for us all is CBC/Radio-Canada’s new strategy to modernize the public broadcaster and ensure that it continues to fulfill its mandate for Canadians and for future generations. Through to 2020, it will increase its investment in prime time television programming, and continue to create radio programs of the highest quality, while promoting the development of digital and mobile platforms and content.
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For further information, or to request interviews, contact:
Corey Black, News and Current Affairs publicist, CBC
416.205.8710 (office)/ 647.221.4133 (mobile)

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