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Season 1

  • S01E01 Dopesick: Fentanyl's Deadly Grip

    • November 27, 2016
    • Viceland (CA)
  • S01E02 Dopesick: Policing an Epidemic

    • December 4, 2016
    • Viceland (CA)
  • S01E03 Inside the Michigan Miliitia

    • December 11, 2016
    • Viceland (CA)

    Ben Makuch investigates the origins of militia groups and explores the driving force behind the militia movement today. In order to do so, he travels to the place where it all began: the Michigan State militias.

  • S01E04 Ukraine: Canada's Proxy War with Russia

    • December 18, 2016
    • Viceland (CA)

    As the armed conflict between the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed separatists enters its third year, VICE travels to the frontline to take a closer look at what international assistance really looks like for those in the line of fire.

  • S01E05 Making a Gang

    • January 8, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    VICE goes inside the insular community of alleged Toronto street gang the "Dixon City Bloods" to see if they are a serious criminal organization, a creation by cops to justify raids in Rob Ford's former stronghold, or something in-between.

  • S01E06 The Hunt for Fossil Fuel on Anticosti Island

    • January 15, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    VICE travels to some of the most isolated drilling sites in Quebec to spend time with locals and find out how promises of gas and glory are affecting the tiny, hunting-based community of Anticosti.

  • S01E07 Drop the Gloves

    • January 22, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    VICE follows the Laval Prédateurs during the playoffs, a team struggling to deliver the fights their fans pay to see, while trying to step up their game.

  • S01E08 Armed and Reasonable: How to Buy a Gun in Canada

    • January 29, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    What is it about Canada's gun culture and laws that separates it from the US? VICE talks to gun legislators and enthusiasts in Canada and the US to find out.

  • S01E09 Canadian Cannabis: Candyland

    • February 5, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    Since Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was elected in 2015, weed entrepreneurs have been illegally opening up shop all over the city. Even though there's no guarantee that Trudeau's plan for legal marijuana will include storefront businesses, these operations are opening almost daily.

  • S01E10 QC Bud: The Black Market's Last Stand

    • February 12, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    VICE takes a look at how upcoming legalization is inspiring both the illegal and the legal market to make big moves in Quebec.

  • S01E11 Bloodlust: Tournament of Death

    • February 19, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    VICE follows Deathmatch wrestler David Markland-aka DJ Hyde-who organizes the controversial CZW Tournament of Death, a yearly highlight in the wrestling community that attracts fans and spectators from all over the world.

  • S01E12 Soldiers of Odin

    • February 26, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    Originating in Europe, some say the Soldiers of Odin have ties to neo-Nazi, anti-Islam and right wing extremist doctrines. Chapters of the group have started popping up all over Canada. But members say they are not a racist organization.

  • S01E13 Age of Consent

    • March 5, 2017
    • Viceland (CA)

    Filmed in the suburbs of Toronto, this documentary exposes the life of Justin Payne, a self-proclaimed vigilante who spends his nights pretending to be 13-year-old boy online. He is intent on shaming every pedophile who falls for his trap.