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- ↑ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada , June 29, 2020.
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- 1 2 Melissa Hancock, "Juno nomination for Cambridge native". Cambridge Times , February 29, 2008.
- ↑ David Dacks, "LJX, Two Chord Skankin'". Exclaim! , June 19, 2007.
- ↑ David Dacks, "LJX, Brighter Days". Exclaim! , September 15, 2010.
- ↑ "The complete list of 2011 Juno nominations". The Globe and Mail , February 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Junos 2016: Complete list of Juno Award nominees". CBC News, February 2, 2016.
