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School nutrition programs in Northwestern Ontario will be getting extra, one-time funding from the province.

Students are coming to school hungry. In a release, its stated that Canada is the only industrialized country that doesn’t have a national school meal program.

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc  and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is contributing $250,000 to the Healthy Students Brighter Ontario campaign to...

/PRNewswire/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX: MFI) and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is contributing $250,000 to the Healthy Students Brighter Ontario...

The CFIA is following up on several reported sightings of an invasive species that poses a major risk to the local industries in Niagara.

The industry minister says that major grocers will be offering discounts, price freezes and price matching to stabilize grocery prices.

As annual Thanksgiving food drives ramp up, organizations are worried about getting enough donations during their fundraisers to meet this year's record demands for their services.

Months of advocating for hungry children has paid off for Niagara Nutrition Partners, as well as agencies across Ontario.

Ontario is adding $5 million in funding to the Student Nutrition Program, which provides free snacks and meals to kids in schools.

The program funds 14 agencies that work with other community groups to run breakfast, snack and lunch programs in about 4,500 schools.