Neighborly fights usually begin over small things. A fence that overlaps a property, a dog that barks endlessly, a lawnmower starting up every Saturday at 7am, animal excrement in a garden, a terrace which is too high. Jealousy, envy, family disputes, racism, and you have a recipe for neighbors to be swept into an escalation of incomprehension, arguments, and lawsuits. A territorial war is declared and both parties feel invaded by the enemy, the neighbor.
The Vanderzon family has been working in snow removal since the 1950s. Three generations later, the sons, grandsons and cousins are still clearing streets and driveways in and around Boucherville for institutional, commercial and individual clients.
Explores the scientific, social, economic and environmental consequences of supposedly time-saving inventions, ideas and objects. Throughout a lifetime, the minutes that are actually lost or saved can add up to days, weeks, months or even years.
Every year, almost 400 cowboys travel throughout Quebec to take part in more than 30 rodeos. This documentary series takes a dive into this adrenaline-filled world for a season. It shows cowboys, barrel racers and bull riders who, out of passion, risk their lives for their sport.
Advances in forensic sciences have led to the resolution of complex cases thanks to microscopic clues. The documentary series Police Scientifique analyses crimes committed in Quebec, which were solved thanks to science and new police techniques. Experts and detectives recount how they reconstituted the circumstances of various murders, by using ballistics, toxicology, chemistry, physics, biology and even entomology. These testimonies come with those of the victim’s loved ones, along with realistic constitutions that put the scale of these tragic events in images.
Each year, there are more than 10,000 fires in Quebec. Fire investigators must detect the cause of these blazes. They reconstruct the course of events using the testimonies of victims and witnesses as well as clues found in the rubble. This program follows these investigators in real time.
The daily lives of the men and women who sail the hazardous waters of Quebec’s main waterway. Be they towing, escorting, repairing, dredging or cruising, workers have to pull complex manoeuvres in ports and on cargo ships. At the wheel of powerful tug boats, captains, navigators, mechanics and sailors have to make one of the most dangerous waterways in the world safe for sailing.
They invade people’s homes without asking, reproduce at a dizzying speed and infest the living spaces until they drive the occupants mad. The Leavey family, who work as exterminators, have been answering calls for help for 35 years.
This exciting series features three crews of herring fishermen. It’s a brutal way to make a living, because herring has to be caught at night, when the fish come up to the surface. Conflicts can arise as boats and nets get tangled up, the Coast Guard starts asking questions, and overloaded boats start capsizing.