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Hundreds of Brazilian protesters lit a bus on fire and destroyed ticket machines in a bus station within the city of Sao Paulo.

According to BBC News, they have been protesting against the high transport costs and demanding free public transport since June.

The protesters have also been tackling other issues such as the increasing cost of living and the government`s misuse of money.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced on Friday that she will invest $2.4 billion to improve public transport within the city of Sao Paolo.

These ongoing protests have caused an increasing concern for the 2014 World Cup because Brazil is expected to host it.

A Montreal-based IT company currently under scrutiny for the Obamacare website in the U.S. is also in trouble here at home for failing to finish a project to digitize medical records. 

In a report by the Gazette, the latest provincial government data released this week say that information-technology firm CGI was one of the companies responsible for a project called Dossier Santé Québec. 

The project has numerous doctors and specialists collaborate and document each detail in a patient’s file in digital form.

Launched in 2006, it had a price tag of $563 million, but it has ballooned to $1.6 billion. 

The project was supposed to done in 2010, and only a small number of health institutions are connected to the system. 

The police are looking for two aboriginal women who have gone missing since Sunday. 

In a report by CBC News, Nicole Hannah Whiteduck and Laura Spence were last seen in a reserve near Maniwaki, just near Ottawa.

Spence's mother, Bridget Tolley, says that the pair had gone out that night, and had their cellphone, and wallet left at home. 

She added that she became suspicious when she heard nothing from them by Tuesday.

Kitigan Zibi Police Force director Gorden McGregor says they were last seen on Sunday morning driving a vehicle.

He assumed that they have been partying, as he found out that Whiteduck had two thousand-dollar checks to cash in. 

Montrealers gathered on Gilford Street on Tuesday night for an annual vigil for victims who died from police violence. 

In a report by The Link, bereaved relatives, friends, allies and social justice groups attended were there. 

Co-organizer Julie Matson says the event aims to shed light that how people have died at the hands of police. 

She also explained how people need to know that this happens to everyone, and not just those coming from marginalized groups.

But according to Montreal police spokesperson Michael Arruda, defusing the situation, such as a crisis intervention, has always been a priority for them. 

He adds that the police uses lethal force is a last resort if someone's life is in danger.

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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.

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.