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.+ u. C& Q2 Y/ z; S- G
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta ; b$ t4 E. Z" ILiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 6 r7 [' j+ _3 |" YDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come