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- ↑ Robert Everett-Green, "The Metro: poetry in motion, music to the ears of many". The Globe and Mail , October 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". Daily Gleaner , December 12, 2007.
- ↑ Calvin Daniels, "'Wapos Bay' episode a winner". Regina Leader-Post , May 26, 2008.
