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- ↑ "100 Year Journey Gala celebrates pioneers and navigators | South Asian Post | Indo Canadian newspaper - Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal". www.southasianpost.com.
- ↑ "Gladys Marie Rai (nee Sikorski) Obituary". Peace Arch News. July 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Olympic Medal-Winning Indo-Canadian Pamela Leila Rai Among Delta Sports Hall Of Fame 2015 Inductees". darpanmagazine.com.
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