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. 8 r' w* Y. Y, | f% c4 v( z" O/ i3 M0 h2 h( SEdmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta 5 r% h+ @ `- D; rLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending - M. q3 o' N" W: F: zDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come