B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by 6 years, says report

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VANCOUVER — A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017.

Dr. Nel Wieman, First Nations Health Authority's chief medical health officer, says the decline was largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the province's opioid overdose crisis.

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