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.6 B2 F. k& \# R+ Z, C
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta- Q7 L- z! @1 {) }/ _6 [* t* |5 f9 V/ n8 S
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending ; r6 I! O& q( gDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come