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- ↑ Fisher Jack, "Check Out Sneak Peek Preview of Bounce’s Easter Flick ‘Faith Heist’". Everything Urban, April 1, 2021.
- ↑ Jordan Pinto, "No Equal Entertainment pulls off a Faith Heist in Hamilton". Playback , October 19, 2020.
- ↑ Dan Nolan, "Comical Christmas takes over Hamilton City Centre". Hamilton Spectator , July 2, 2022.
- ↑ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada , February 15, 2022.
