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NBC launched an internal investigation into allegations actress Gabrielle Union was fired from America’s Got Talent. According to Variety, the reality show judge had raised concerns with producers about the workplace culture on the show.

The U.S. president called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced," but traditional diplomacy has always been two-faced.

A new investigation by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting found that Amazon’s warehouses were rated as one of the most dangerous places to work in America. Amazon did not respond to our request for a comment, but told Fox Business that it’s "inaccurate to say that Amazon fulfilment centres are unsafe and efforts to paint our workplace as such based solely on the number of injury recordings is misleading given the size of our workforce."

The U.K. tabloids suggest Prince Charles is preparing to take over from the Queen, following Prince Andrew’s highly criticized TV interview about Jeffrey Epstein. A woman says she was forced to have sex with him in a new BBC interview. The Weekly analyzes the palace’s public relations strategy.

Catherine McKenna has been pushing back against haters for years now. She has a new file. But the former Environment and Climate Change Minister is calling on social media companies to take more responsibility for online attacks.

This week, 14 million Americans watched the impeachment hearings on cable, and a few million more streamed it online. But for both the Democrats and the Republicans, what happens next is even more important. The Weekly takes a deep dive into the media circus and story spins driving the coverage.

Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is now reportedly being investigated by federal prosecutors. His name came up over and over during the impeachment testimony. Giuliani is used to making headlines, but not like this.

TikTok's ties to China are raising concerns for governments around the world. Two tech experts discuss the growing censorship and privacy concerns surrounding the app, and why Canada's government hasn't said more about it, on The Weekly.

Donald Trump is the fourth U.S. President to face a formal impeachment inquiry, but the first in the age of social media. The information war is ramping up as the hearings go public. And Team Trump has transformed the inquiry into a huge fundraising windfall for the Republicans. The Weekly reveals who is behind the U.S. President’s growing impeachment war chest, and what it means for 2020.

California’s 10 most-destructive and five deadliest wildfires all happened in the last decade. In recent days, there was another wave of extreme fires. So far, Silicon Valley has been spared, but can its tech titans stop future destruction? Wendy Mesley speaks to climate change journalist and author David Wallace Wells, who says that this billionaire class should be doing more.

Whatsapp is suing the Israeli spyware company NSO Group for allegedly using its platform for espionage. But NSO disputes the allegations. The Weekly’s Wendy Mesley speaks to Citizen Lab’s John Scott-Railton about his organization’s research and what it reveals about the future of espionage.

Nancy Pelosi is an important woman in Washington these days. The House Democratic Speaker is waging a high-stakes battle that could take down the U.S. president. Wendy Mesley takes a closer look at why Pelosi waited until now to launch the impeachment inquiry, and why she’s counting on the American public to support her plan.

The impeachment inquiry is driving more headlines this week. Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly says he warned Donald Trump he would be impeached. Trump’s base is watching the story unfold on Fox News. In the past, the U.S. President has even helped drive viewership for the cable news giant, by pushing his supporters on Twitter to watch his favourite Fox anchors. But now there are signs Fox News and Donald Trump could be falling out of love.

At the start of the campaign, the Bloc was nowhere in sight. Now, polls suggest the party could help determine who forms the next government. The Weekly takes a look at how the new leader won over Quebecers, and why this time it had nothing to do with separating from Canada.

Usually, federal leaders refuse to speculate about forming coalitions during the campaign. But with such a tight race, the leaders are publicly negotiating, setting their terms for what might come next, and who they might, or might not play with. The Weekly examines the spin.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has had to address his identity multiple times throughout the election campaign. The Weekly speaks to the first Muslim mayor of a major city in Canada, Naheed Nenshi, on how the media has covered him and Singh differently because of their identities.

Millennials and gen-Zers are the largest voting block in Canada for the first time ever. The Weekly takes a look at how politicians have had to change their message to address young voters.

Jason Kenney and Andrew Scheer are campaigning in Ford Nation, without Doug Ford. Find out why it's important for the Alberta premier and whether he will help deliver undecided voters to the Conservative Party.

The leaders of Canada's political parties know their entire campaign depends on what they say during the debate. Wendy Mesley explores why the internet wars that follow are just as important. Three war room insiders share their secrets on The Weekly.