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. ( R& D8 {9 U+ h* G4 \/ ]& v4 ^7 I6 C9 i7 _) D3 f
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta / w1 z4 E1 R( d5 XLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending: k+ ^5 r) V8 F1 z+ X
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come