The Grand Theatre celebrated its 112th birthday just two days ago but today, its executive director says its days are numbered after a tentative deal with its landlord fell through.
"This was the place," said historian Don Smith.Smith literally wrote the book about the Grand and the news it may be forced to close hits him hard.
"I think it's important that the theatre remain because it's a sense of ourselves. This is us. And what was our story? We didn't bother to celebrate it or observe it," Smith said. Siding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on her proposed restrictions on transgender youth, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed Wednesday that he is against trans and non-binary minors using puberty blockers.The death of a Georgia couple's baby that was decapitated during delivery has been classified by a medical examiner as a homicide, their attorneys announced Wednesday.
Preparation is underway in communities across Alberta to prevent the kind of devastation last year's wildfire season did, with all signs pointing to the coming season being just as disastrous.After nearly three delicious decades, a popular downtown eatery will be saying goodbye to its long lines and long-time customers.
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