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. n7 C( x1 t; J% E
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Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 1 n$ H) [. z2 M2 Q1 |Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come