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References

  1. Watters, Haydn (August 1, 2017). "Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang, Ian Hanomansing to host The National". CBC News.
  2. About the Show – The National's News Team
  3. CBC News[ full citation needed ]