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- ↑ Greg David, "Web series Learning Nature with Chris Locke is balls-out hilarity with an edge". TV, eh?, April 3, 2018.
- ↑ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
- ↑ Bill Brownstein, "Delivering the laughs; Locke's comedy routine veers into new territory thanks to arrival of baby". Montreal Gazette , May 26, 2016.