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.! m( u3 u0 J8 e' S( t7 U6 ?( U: f
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta# r/ h6 T& [* _1 u- m3 k
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 7 x5 t8 Y4 [- KDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come