Descrição
A small ostrich farm in rural B.C. became the centre of an international firestorm in the lead-up to a controversial cull after a bird flu outbreak. CBC’s the fifth estate asks: was it necessary or government overreach? Locals say there's more to the story.
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00:00 Outbreak in Edgewood
12:48 The Ostrich revolution
23:43 Science or scam?
36:20 The final standoff
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CREDITS: THE FIFTH ESTATE
51-15 Friday, April 10, 2026
The Ostrich Con
producer/director
Harvey Cashore
writer
Mark Kelley
investigative journalist
Krista Hessey
additional research
Matthew Pierce
video editor
Jan Silverthorne
senior videographer
Jonathan Castell
additional photography
Tom Popyk
Curtis Allen
Brady Strachan
Mehrdad Nazarahari
Artur Gajda
CTV News
CP Images
Fox Business Network
New York Post
Global News
Rebel News
77 WABC
Facebook
Facebook/Karen Greba Esperson
Facebook/Katie Pasitney
Facebook/Save Our Ostriches
Facebook/Patricia Every Misener
Facebook/Saerah Bankert
Facebook/Ruth Mani Szerepi
Facebook/@RebelNewsOnline
Facebook/Omega Ostrich Inc.
Facebook/Bizarre Bites
Facebook/Nadine Bilinski
Facebook/Colin Bigbear
Facebook/Jim Kerr
Facebook/Atari Umma
Facebook/Luca Robinson
Facebook/Jeanne Dawson
Facebook/Blake Roberts
Facebook/Hal Hewitt
Facebook/Chad Armstrong
Facebook/Christina Putschker
Facebook/Jennifer Blair
TikTok
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X
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YouTube
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YouTube /@VancouverIslandTV
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YouTube/@ABCTVnews
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Linkedin/Karen Espersen
visual research
Leslie Morrison
graphic designer
Daniel Rofusz
post audio
Ron Searles
colourist
Scott McIntyre
special thanks
CBC Kelowna
Mari Ito
Mariia Andreishena
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
social media producers
Danny Burke
Alex Soloducha
Brian Vinh Trinh
digital producer
Janet Davison
media management
Laurel Robinson
resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Dragan Maricic
associate director
Carmen Smith
packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni
coordinating associate director
Jane Wilson
senior producer
Emmanuel Marchand
executive producer
Allya Davidson
original broadcast
April 10, 2026