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Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Nello Altomare announces that the Manitoba government will be increasing operating funding for public schools by 3.4 per cent and supporting school divisions as they roll out a universal nutrition program, during a media conference at Joseph Teres School in Winnipeg on Thursday morning. The Brandon School Division is receiving a 10 per cent funding increase in 2024-25. (Mike Deal/Winnipeg Free Press)