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- ↑ Jordan Pinto, "The Book of Negroes, Schitt’s Creek shine on night two". Playback , March 9, 2016.
- ↑ Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.
