British Columbia will ban junk food in schools within months as part of a broad-based strategy to improve the health and physical fitness of children, says Education Minister Tom Christensen.
Christensen, who has long vowed not to ban junk food, made the surprising policy reversal Wednesday afternoon after the Ontario government announced a ban on potato chips, pop and other fattening foods in Ontario elementary schools.
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