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- ↑ "J.D. Irving eyeing railway involved in Lac-Mégantic crash". CBC News. 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
- ↑ Marowits, Ross (2013-08-19). "Irving subsidiary considering acquisition of insolvent MM&A rail line". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
