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Démar Grant

Démar Grant is an arts, culture, sports and entertainment journalist from Mississauga, Ontario. In addition to CBC, he has bylines in The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Démar is co-creator of the Album Mode podcast, which reviews a new album every week and analyzes today's music culture. He is also a Polaris Prize juror. You can follow him on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) at @demarjgrant.

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