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- ↑ "For the first time, This Hour Has 22 Minutes will cover the U.S. election in the field". CBC News, October 1, 2020.
- ↑ Stephen Cooke, "CBC fall season expands This Hour Has 22 Minutes, debuts South Shore-shot Moonshine". SaltWire Network, June 2, 2021.
- ↑ Stephen Cooke, "Amuquandoh brings fresh energy, new perspective to This Hour Has 22 Minutes". SaltWire Network, October 19, 2020.
- ↑ Del Cowie, "Canada's first all-Black sketch troupe (unless someone tells them otherwise)". CBC Arts, May 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Watch now: FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2020, a CBC special celebrating Black Canadian artists". CBC Arts, July 30, 2020.
- ↑ Jen McNeely, "‘Best In Miniature’ explores the current obsession with making things mini". She Does the City, February 22, 2022.