Eat your veggies — and help Haitians

Peak of the Market president Larry McIntosh, standing among piles of locally grown veggies Monday, is giving Manitobans another good reason to eat their veggies — it can help Haiti. Until Feb. 28, growers will donate 20 cents to the Canadian Red Cross for every bag of Peak of the Mar­ket potatoes, onions, parsnips and carrots purchased in Manitoba. Peak organizers aim to raise $40,000 for the Red Cross through the promotion. That would make it the largest dona­tion in the veggie supplier’s 68- year history.

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Peak of the Market president Larry McIntosh, standing among piles of locally grown veggies Monday, is giving Manitobans another good reason to eat their veggies — it can help Haiti. Until Feb. 28, growers will donate 20 cents to the Canadian Red Cross for every bag of Peak of the Mar­ket potatoes, onions, parsnips and carrots purchased in Manitoba. Peak organizers aim to raise $40,000 for the Red Cross through the promotion. That would make it the largest dona­tion in the veggie supplier’s 68- year history.

Sinclair inquest should be an inquiry: family

WINNIPEG — The family of Brian Sinclair is asking the province to change the inquest looking into his death at the Health Science Centre’s emergency room into a public inquiry.

Robert Sinclair, the man’s cousin, said the family wants to make sure his death was not in vain.

Sinclair, a homeless ...

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