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.& N. p1 c, i$ ~/ C5 {2 I
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta $ c8 d+ q5 i( N3 V9 d0 l' ?" GLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending2 E) F! m7 ]0 x/ r
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come