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- ↑ Deborah Wilson, "Body Politic 14 years old Major gay journal to end publication". The Globe and Mail , December 22, 1986.
- ↑ Tamsen Tillson, "Pink papers in the black: When a failing publishing firm realized its readers were a growth market, its advertising base exploded. Since then it hasn't looked back". The Globe and Mail , July 11, 1994.
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- ↑ Don Butler, "Gay voice of Ottawa shutting city office; Capital Xtra to cover community issues from Toronto base". Ottawa Citizen , January 29, 2010.