British Columbia’s opioid crisis has contributed to declining life expectancy among men for the third straight year. (Black Press Media file photo)

British Columbia’s opioid crisis has contributed to declining life expectancy among men for the third straight year. (Black Press Media file photo)

VIDEO: A decline in B.C. men’s life expectancy leads a selection of today’s news stories

A selection of Greater Victoria top stories for Jan. 28

  • Jan. 28, 2020 12:00 a.m.

These Greater Victoria stories for Jan. 28 are brought to you by Victoria Video Network (VVN).

The life expectancy of men in B.C. is down for the third year in a row. The opioid crisis is being held responsible for the decline. For more information on this story, click here.

The City of Victoria is drafting a revised version of the plastic bag ban bylaw to go to the province for approval. For more information on this story, click here.

The province has offered expertise to help Esquimalt in the Gorge oil spill. The spill is from a leaky home heating tank and stormwater systems. For more information on this story, click here.

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