Eat your veggies — and help Haitians
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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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