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- 1 2 "Currie to run in Cardigan". CBC News. March 28, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "Mike Currie officially running in Cardigan". The Guardian. Charlottetown. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- ↑ "Eight straight for MacAulay". The Guardian. Charlottetown. May 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
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