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. 4 \2 `) k2 {0 t' M: b$ w1 F& ^& O$ g5 @- A4 g7 O( d) s
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta ' e7 G# q7 k5 U" F) q/ s& ]Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending" O) X w J3 U
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come