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- ↑ "2024 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS CBC/RADIO-CANADA NOMINATIONS BY PROGRAM". CBC Media Centre, March 6, 2024.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/chrisjerichofozzy/p/C-DhDOux23C/?img_index=1
