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Manitoba’s Kinew throws down fitness challenge for province’s students

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Digital, G. (2026, September 22). Manitoba’s Kinew throws down fitness challenge for province’s students. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12069044/manitoba-premier-gives-students-fitness-challenge/

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Wab Kinew, Manitoba’s premier, has introduced a fitness challenge aimed at encouraging students across the province to become more active by setting and tracking personal health goals throughout the academic year. Schools that see significant improvement among their students will receive recognition in the form of banners for school gyms and $1 million in funding. The announcement was made during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new $10-million gym and track facility at École Secondaire Kelvin High School in Winnipeg, which is part of a broader initiative to make physical education mandatory from kindergarten through Grade 12.
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Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, launched a provincial fitness challenge for students on Tuesday, aiming to motivate them to become more physically active throughout the school year. The initiative encourages pupils to set individual goals such as trying new sports or increasing daily steps and track their progress. Schools that show improvement can earn a banner and receive up to $1 million in funding. Kinew announced this challenge at the groundbreaking ceremony for a $10-million gym and track facility at École Secondaire Kelvin High School in Winnipeg, emphasizing the importance of physical education in building a healthier future for students across Manitoba.

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Wab Kinew says the fitness challenge he announced Tuesday is about encouraging all students to end the year more active than they started as part of building a healthier future. Get weekly health news The program encourages students to set personal goals they can track throughout the year, like trying a new sport or increasing their daily steps. Kinew says the challenge is provincewide, and schools where students manage to improve will get a banner for the gym and a million dollars in funding. -
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🔮 Wab Kinew says the fitness challenge he announced Tuesday is about encouraging all students to end the year more active than they started as part of building a healthier future. Get weekly health news The program encourages students to set personal goals they can track throughout the year, like trying a new sport or increasing their daily steps. Kinew says the challenge is provincewide, and schools where students manage to improve will get a banner for the gym and a million dollars in funding. -
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Manitoba’s premier is challenging students in the province to get faster, stronger or even just walking more. asserted
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Wab Kinew says the fitness challenge he announced Tuesday is about encouraging all students to end the year more active than they started as part of building a healthier future. Get weekly health news The program encourages students to set personal goals they can track throughout the year, like trying a new sport or increasing their daily steps. Kinew says the challenge is provincewide, and schools where students manage to improve will get a banner for the gym and a million dollars in funding. - asserted
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He made the announcement at the groundbreaking for a $10-million gym and track for École Secondaire Kelvin High School in Winnipeg. asserted
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The province launched a pilot program just before the school year started to make in-person physical education mandatory for all students from kindergarten to Grade 12. asserted
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