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- ↑ "Winners on the first night of the 2000 Juno Awards". Canadian Press, March 11, 2000.
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- ↑ Greg Quill, "Ready to rise up; Parachute Club reunion a programming coup for the City Roots festival at Distillery District: Mixture of new and old band members rekindle dance music with a message". Toronto Star , September 1, 2005.
