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- ↑ "Dave Gunning advances in CBC Song Quest". The News – New Glasgow Newspaper. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Dave Gunning Wins CBC's Hockey Night in Canada Song Quest". CBC News. January 1, 2014.
