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- ↑ Scott Campbell, "Mary’s Kitchen Crush starts to serve up tasty recipes on April 28". Inside Ottawa Valley , August 25, 2019.
- ↑ Victoria Ahearn, "CBC Gem drama series ‘The 410’ dramatizes drug-smuggling case involving Indo-Canadian truck drivers". Toronto Star , May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "John Catucci shares his Big Food Bucket List beginning May 24 on Food Network Canada". TV, eh?, April 24, 2019.
- ↑ "Tecumseh-raised actor draws from personal life for TV show about being Greek and gay". Windsor Star , May 29, 2019.
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- ↑ John Doyle, "A true, uplifting hour about unlikely skating champs". The Globe and Mail , January 17, 2019.
- ↑ Selina Chignall, "CBC ‘Docs POV’ to investigate serial killer Bruce McArthur in “Village of the Missing”". RealScreen , Marcy 5, 2019.
- ↑ Craig Offman and Steven Chase, "Canadian film company alleges interference by Ottawa after CMF pulls funding on Huawei docudrama with ties to Stephen Bannon". The Globe and Mail , September 12, 2019.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada , March 30, 2021.