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- ↑ "NDP sweeps most Saskatoon ridings". SaskToday.ca. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ↑ Blakley, Janelle (September 30, 2021). "Sask. Party MLA resigns from government caucus after 'misrepresenting her vaccination status'". CTV News Regina. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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