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 x0 I: m3 G+ \$ F4 H5 p/ Q$ _
Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta( T. I4 V& \: [: }! K
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending3 g0 J: h# q. r9 N5 l8 E1 n
Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come