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The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:34 p.m. on May 17, 2020: There are 77,001 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.

OTTAWA — Frustration is growing within Canada's veterans' community as many disabled ex-soldiers continue to wait for federal support and benefits even as the government rushes to approve millions of claims for assistance related to COVID-19.

Long lines of people waiting to get into big-box and grocery stores were an early phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic. Another type of queue has emerged and it's not for toilet paper.

EDMONTON — The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China's handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 1:40 p.m. Nova Scotia is reporting three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the province's total number of confirmed cases to 1,040.

OTTAWA — Canada, the United States and six major allies have told the World Health Organization that its ongoing exclusion of Taiwan has created a serious public health concern during the COVID-19 crisis.

HALIFAX — The first Canadian clinical trials for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted by a Halifax research team that also was involved in trials that eventually led to a vaccine for the Ebola virus.

SASKATOON — A health researcher studying COVID-19 as part of a national immunity task force hopes the pandemic elevates concern for persistent health issues, such as inadequate housing, for Indigenous people in Canada.

VANCOUVER — As British Columbia begins to reopen and reduce social distancing guidelines, life hasn't changed much for Spencer Wilson. Wilson is one of the roughly 54 lighthouse keepers working across B.C.

The physical distancing rules put in place across Canadian society are supposed to shield everyone from the ravages of COVID-19, but Nick D'Ambrosio doesn't feel protected.