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- ↑ "French films take the lead". The Globe and Mail , February 9, 2005.
- ↑ "Omerta wins big at TV-show awards: Cops-vs.-mob series picks up 11 Prix Gemeaux at gala". Montreal Gazette , September 30, 1996.
- ↑ "Drama Omerta tops TV awards in Quebec". Toronto Star , September 29, 1998.