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.$ j2 N7 q( ^! n( D. ^" d& t6 l
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta9 n2 n* C$ E& f- R7 t9 V- J& s
Liberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending ! u% _0 O/ p* R9 V3 C6 l0 k1 e% R- cDeficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come