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- ↑ Conboy, Marie. "Bow Valley Profiles - Mayor of Banff Karen Sorensen". Bow Valley Crag and Canyon . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- 1 2 "Karen Sorensen (Backgrounder)". Prime Minister of Canada. Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen appointed to Senate". CBC News. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ Gilligan, Melissa (July 29, 2021). "Banff Mayor Karen Sorensen resigns to become independent senator". Global News. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Senator Karen Sorensen". Senate of Canada . Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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