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.' q2 {+ A b& S% u4 n, \ a
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta* X* q# V3 k9 M3 ?. k
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending# }$ {( q- W/ a
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come