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Stories by Rory Warnock, John Toohey and Alexa Everett.

Produced by Saturn De Los Angeles

Newly recovered from the recession, Portugal angers its population by increasing taxes and cutting pensions.

Thousands of civilians are infuriated by their increase in work without a rise in pay as well as job cuts throughout the country.

Protests among the Portuguese are numerous in response to the government’s decision to “extend austerity measures in the 2014 budget.”  

The budget cuts are said to be around 2.5 to 12 percent for those bringing in more than 600 euros a month.

Protesters flocked the bridges in Lisbon renting buses as a demonstration of their objection to the country’s budget extension while others gathered in Porto rallying against the government’s austerity.  

Protester Ricardo Pereira explains, "I'm here to fight for a better future for me and for the next generation and against this government's austerity measures."

Portugal’s 78 billion euro bailout ends mid-2014 when the country’s finances are expected to return to normal after the 2011 debt crisis.

However, the budget has yet to sail through the Constitutional Court, which is known for rejecting austerity processes. 

Hundreds of people protested over Shale gas exploration within several communities of the province of New Brunswick on Saturday.

According to CBC News, a Manitoba Chief met with the New Brunswick Chief on Sunday to provide gifts as a sign of support.

These gifts of support involved items such as tobacco and beaver pelts.

The Manitoba Chief stated that these gifts are a representation of how peaceful Aboriginal people are and the lengths they`ll go through to protect the earth.

The New Brunswick protests have drawn attention and support of protestors from other parts of Canada.

In Prince Edward Island, workers are unhappy at how the local government is managing their pension benefits.

In a report by CBC News, Premier Robert Ghiz and Finance Minister Wes Sheridan announced reforms to the province's pension plan. 

The move was done to make sure it will remain financially sustainable. 

One of the reforms made include that workers would have to work until they reach 62 years old in order to get full pension benefits. 

This has prompted civil servants to decide if they should change their retirement plans.

Debbie Bovyer leads the Union of Public Sector Employees, one of the five worker's unions affected. 

After 16 months of talks, Bovyer says that she's disappointed that the government went on its own without any negotiation. 

The new set of rules will be implemented next year.