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. 6 m$ _% K4 N' `5 ]" b# u8 p# `$ X/ I+ @
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Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending - t6 J% {, X" F' U; {8 Q( DDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come