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- ↑ "2010 BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
Skate Canada has announced a trial format in 2010 where the BMO Skate Canada Junior Nationals will be combined with the BMO Canadian Figure Skating Championships. 2010 will be the first year since 1997 that novice skaters will participate in the event along with the senior and junior levels.
