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. 8 H; I2 _; \8 }. b- I; P R$ f0 P) r4 ?$ t: m. V/ H8 l
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Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending - o( }) g) [4 @# [0 JDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come