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- ↑ "Night Raiders, Scarborough emerge victorious at 5th night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 8, 2022.
- ↑ "The 20 best Toronto concerts in December 2018". Now , November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Aly Laube, "TiKA's 'Anywhere but Here' Is an Exuberant Celebration of Black Queer Love". Exclaim! , February 23, 2021.
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