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 s& z: U* ~0 w: { C 9 O/ Z& ^6 K; t( z3 Z h: W0 REdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta: e+ P P- z# d6 E7 B
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Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come