Manitoba news: School nutrition program expanded [Video]

As kids head back to school for another year, the Manitoba government is making sure none of them go without eating.

Premier Wab Kinew announced Thursday that the school nutrition snack program will now be available at every school in Manitoba.

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“We’re putting the money and we’re putting the support to make sure that every kid who goes to school doesn’t have to go to school hungry,” Kinew said during the announcement.

“They’ll be able to learn, have fun at recess, read books in the library and focus on all that because they had a snack in the morning and they had lunch during the day.”

The program, which was announced in the 2024 budget, will cost $30 million. Of that funding, $21 million has been set aside for the 37 school divisions in the …