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- ↑ "Ce silence qui tue : documentaire-choc sur les femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées". Ici Radio-Canada Espace Autochtones, March 5, 2018.
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- ↑ "Gord Downie's Secret Path, Amazing Race and CBC News among Canadian Screen Awards winners". CBC News, March 26, 2019.
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