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. ' J: g7 F4 N0 w' g+ N " |6 y$ q \% z( p' jEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 6 V3 l. C2 h" W. P/ Q+ SLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending ) I8 G3 L: C# v& M4 f/ B/ C. UDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come