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.- a' F4 o z3 v0 y& `; A- F
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 7 J8 n; |5 u. m. ?* f/ Y! eLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending g5 L' c4 A* `- x
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come