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- ↑ "Clash of colours". Winnipeg Free Press , October 5, 2011.
- ↑ Froese, Ian (18 January 2024). "PCs pick Wayne Ewasko as new interim leader". CBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ↑ Paul Wiecek (January 31, 2012). "Ewasko balances politics with curling". Winnipeg Free Press.
