New statistics show the average life span in Canada has declined by almost a year. This is due to the pandemic directly increasing mortality in all age groups and indirectly by fuelling the opioid overdoes crisis . The leading cause of death remains cancer and heart failure. Aaron McArthur reports.
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Pandemic forces a dramatic decline in Canadian life expectancy
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