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. ( M e6 Y& h/ t1 @% v " p5 |5 x+ T8 W! j' w. z/ c. {8 GEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta . k- W M5 C+ K h" E% y/ Q2 dLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending , Z/ C+ t Q( E# ?Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come