Ottawa plans to temporarily enhance benefits in some regions, granting up to 70 weeks of coverage to long-tenured employees in 12 regions identified as having particularly acute unemployment challenges, including energy-dependent parts of Western Canada, Northern Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador.0 v. ?& j6 \0 @% i
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta5 ]: `; E4 ?. G
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending& C7 ^& Y. A* e/ } q3 P" K9 {
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come