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.! w' e4 R0 f9 I6 }! ?) h) X5 i- {
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Edmonton excluded from federal budget EI changes for Alberta ! O; u' A0 {4 T9 P' P: s% JLiberal budget targets families, cities with deficit spending 2 t# d* f) H% z- Z& b9 F1 a! [Deficit projected at $29 billion next year -- with more red ink to come