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. ; i/ z( `" Q0 A% y1 I+ P2 V$ B3 Q) s3 ~# S G4 M
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta / y3 ?4 o- P$ |& Y/ WLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending# _; Y+ r k }! j
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come