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- ↑ "CTV isn't putting 'Hobo' to sleep". Montreal Gazette , May 22, 1985.
- 1 2 "CTV invests big in 'hot' Snow Job". The Globe and Mail , February 24, 1983.
- ↑ "Gretzky lights up tube in Hollywood soaper". The Globe and Mail , September 1, 1983.
