Due to the toxic drug crisis and later the COVID-19 pandemic, life expectancy for First Nations people in British Columbia decreased by 7.1 years between 2015 to 2021. Michelle Gamage reports. Michelle is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Friday, March 8, 2024. https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/03/08/First-Nations-Life-Expectancy-Has-Plummeted/

First Nations Life Expectancy Has Plummeted. How to Change That

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