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.( ?2 q4 Y0 D F& @% i: |
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta : }7 a/ P" ^* S$ q3 Y# X. ~! TLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending f* L; X0 |: E c: p' eDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come