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.$ v. n7 q+ C s& l' a" }
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta$ |( j+ J9 {8 ]* C9 x3 N$ U
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 0 ]8 e9 d0 p+ y; r( L$ `Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come