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.! C: a; M9 ]" z+ `8 |; f5 r( Z
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta# [7 O1 a8 p: G0 `- d- k: N3 G0 @" C
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending1 e2 q- L9 @1 t8 n6 L4 C8 h
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come