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.. ^. Y# Z0 P% B3 ~) l- ~9 S; M
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta+ H9 Z. Z: |8 p
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending ' O6 x7 |9 K' ?/ k. {# t+ sDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come