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.0 y7 N( `/ Z( x. E7 X
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Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending & W! p) o. Q; z& V* f: r9 ODeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come