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Can't travel to Toronto to visit us at Hot Docs this year? Never fear. We have a selection of great docs to watch right now for our out-of-town doc lovers. So sit back and enjoy documentary Channel's finest docs on-demand free until May 12.
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10 Strange Facts About Canada’s Climate
Canada is a tall as it is wide. So lucky us — we get to experience all the weather.
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Canada: The Story of Us
An epic adventure history series that tells the story of our country. Meet the change makers and rule breakers, dreamers and visionaries, scientists and entrepreneurs who forged a nation in a vast and harsh land.
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Sunday, May 7 at 9 PM
Saudi Arabia Uncovered
A revealing look at the simmering dissent inside one of the world’s most secretive Islamic regimes. A network of young activists documents the defiance brewing behind closed doors and out on the streets in a country where speaking out can lead to prison, punishment and even death.
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Sunday, May 7 at 10 PM

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Peace River Rising

Peace River Rising

Helen Knott, a Dane-Zaa/Nehiyaw social worker, poet and activist, explores the connection between violence against Indigenous women and violence against the land. Watch Now

Deeply Rooted

Deeply Rooted

Filmmaker Cazhhmere is a 7th-generation black Canadian. Despite this deep history, she’s constantly asked to explain where she’s from — even though the answer is always “Canada.” Watch Now

Kettle

Kettle

Revisit the intersection where hundreds of people were held for hours — without charge, surrounded by police in riot gear — during the G20 Summit in Toronto. Watch Now


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