PLANET IN PERIL

Vice News Canada's Liberal party knew Dan Gagnier was working as co-chair of the Liberal campaign while he worked as a consultant for major pipeline company TransCanada. Story here.

VICE NEWS One of the lucky ones. A turtle rescued  from the Gulf and nursed back to health. Photo credit-New England Aquarium.  Tens of thousands of dead birds. More than 170,000 turtles. A billion newly hatched fish — and maybe as many as 8 billion oysters.That's the federal government's estimated toll on wildlife from the undersea blowout..... Story here.

treehugger The material will soon be used by Boeing in airplanes and rockets to cut down on their weight, create more room within the fuselage and increase fuel efficiency. Story here.

MyToba If you live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, you may have noticed ladybugs lately.  A lot of ladybugs.  It turns out our unseasonably warm weather is to blame. Ladybugs hibernate, and the warmer weather fooled them into thinking it was spring. Story here. RELATED:  " Climate Change Will Have Big Effects On Spring And Winter "

bilaterals.org Public services in the European Union (EU) are under threat from international trade negotiations that endanger governments’ ability to regulate and citizens’ rights to access basic services like water, health, and energy, for the sake of corporate profits. Story here. 

iPolitics Former Liberal campaign co-chair Daniel Gagnier has been working for months for TransCanada Corp., helping it with its controversial Energy East pipeline, while at the same time working as an key advisor to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Details here.

ClimateProgress A robin shivers in a Canadian "false spring." PinP photo. Climate change will shorten winters by about three weeks by the beginning of next century, according to a new study. Story here. RELATED: "Invasion of the Ladybugs."

CBC News Two-thirds of First Nations have been under at least 1 water advisory between 2004 and 2014. Story here.

Common Dreams The Credit Suisse report shows worldwide inequality growing even faster than experts had predicted. Story here.

Common Dreams 'Out of love for our grandchildren, it’s our responsibility to work towards a more harmonious world for both present and future generations.’ Story here.

CBC News Manitoba Hydro crews wait for first light to fly into communities left without power Sunday. Details here.