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.* P! k# ]+ [+ v* ?) o: E
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta; N" g a# z5 M2 \# V; y$ `+ X
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending4 j& z: G; W5 j; ~
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come