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- ↑ "Bikers thump bibles, not heads". Toronto Star , October 2, 1987.
- ↑ "Bikers help policeman beat bottle". Toronto Star , December 8, 1987.
- ↑ "It was Un Zoo's night; Quebec film wins record 13 Genies". Montreal Gazette , March 23, 1988.
