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- ↑ "Is there a French paper in Toronto?" Toronto Star , March 13, 1989.
- ↑ "'Quebec bashing' must end: Parizeau". Toronto Star , November 21, 1994.
- ↑ History of l'Express Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Un journal francophone fait preuve « de mauvaise foi » en s'appropriant l'adresse d'un concurrent". Ici Radio-Canada, August 3, 2018.
