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Each week, Rémi-Pierre Paquin will receive friends who are dear to him in order to live together an unforgettable day in his Mauricie paradise. He will welcome each guest in the comfort of his cottage and will make them experience a variety of memorable activities out of the ordinary.
Evelyne Charuest discovers architectural gems hidden deep within the forest or on private islands of British Columbia.
Jake Crewe is an American television news host who is forced, after beating up his station manager, to accept a job in Calgary, Alberta as the host of the lowest-rated morning news program in the city.
Peter MacLeod tries to bring out the “coureur des bois” in his guests. In each episode, MacLeod hosts two Quebec artists in his isolated cabin, deep in the forest. The challenge for guests is to maintain their composure in spite of the surprises in store for them, including intense initiations to the so-called joys of nature and other unusual pranks and activities.
Five duck decoy carvers from Alberta pursue their dreams of winning the illustrious (their words) Northern Alberta Carving Cup.
Ian McKay and his best friend Shinky are two young punks searching for their great destinies in the back alleys of Calgary Alberta, circa 1980. Together, these friends will face down cowboys and oilmen, hockey goons and movie snobs, odd-jobbers and hairdressers… and through it all they’ll find a way to grow up without selling out. With the help of Ian’s flawed, but loving family (father Lloyd, mom Helen, and his outrageously outgoing sister Belinda), Ian and Shinky find new opportunities to blow minds every week, exporting their special brand of offbeat revolution for the 80’s – seeking out love and working to change the world, one young drunk punk at a time.
Six pairs of ordinary people are ready to do anything to win. Every week, these amateur renovators face elimination, and try to win challenges to get privileges. Cool nights, mosquitoes, lack of personal space: the candidates have to live in rough conditions during the adventure. At the end, a single team will win the cottage, fully renovated and furnished.
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
Émilie Cerretti lends a helping hand to cottage owners in need of renovation inspiration. Teaming up with her spouse, business partner and project coordinator Stéphane Larente, along with a team of home improvement pros, Émilie takes on major makeovers to give these country getaways a new lease on life.
Two fire departments in rural Alberta risk their lives to help protect the citizens of the province's isolated areas.
Jean Airoldi and his partner Valérie have just bought a lakeshore cottage for their growing family. They have given themselves a challenge: no item of furniture must cost over $100.
Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice is a reality television series, from the creators of the Deadliest Catch, set in Nome, Alaska that airs on Discovery Channel. In the series we follow the crews on 'The Lazy Gator', 'The Clark' and 'Shamrock' during the ice season. Viewers of the Bering Sea Gold television series will recognise several crew members.
In 1980s Spain, TV and movie star Bárbara Rey and circus personality Ángel Cristo fell for each other. This is the tale of their tumultuous relationship.
On November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. What was planned as a 48-hour sit-in to protest American imperialism, ballooned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 444 days. With never-before-seen archival footage and revelatory new interviews with the American hostages and Iranian hostage-takers alike, the series is a gripping chronicle of one of the most dramatic international deadlocks in American history, a deep dive into the geo-political history that led to the crisis, and an exploration of the political fallout that reverberates today.
