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.9 m$ w: p8 u5 e0 k! A2 V- w9 B- Z
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta$ ]6 ?' a+ l! B: u+ b) R0 b8 {
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 9 f* i6 W! x4 U8 f/ e5 \Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come