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• Pryce: Game Of Thrones Never Appealed To Me

  25-04-2016 14:14
  
  Game of Thrones star Jonathan Pryce says that he initially never wanted to do the show but now rates it as a "great contrast" to his performances in King Lear and The Merchant of Venice. The veteran actor, who plays High Sparrow, told Sky News he was offered a part in series one but turned it down. "There's lots of blockbuster series of things to do with fantasy, space and all that that I'd never seen and didn't want to see, and Game Of Thrones initially fell into that slot, so I passed on it.
  
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• Risks of conflict, disease rise when homeless encampments encroach on urban coyote habitat, study cautions

  16-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Potential risks to human and animal health rise when people experiencing homelessness are forced to seek shelter in the same secluded, inner-city landscapes as urban coyotes, a new study cautions.
  
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• We now know smooth green snakes still exist on P.E.I. — but is their population growing?

  16-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Prince Edward Islanders are again being asked to keep an eye out for smooth green snakes. They're the smallest of P.E.I.'s three snake species — and also the province's rarest reptile.
  
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• How sheep may make new apple orchards more environmentally friendly

  16-06-2026 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Researchers in Kentville, N.S., are studying ways to establish new orchards in a way that relies less on machinery and chemicals — and more on four-legged assistants. The CBC's Frances Willick has the story.
  
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• Why honeybees are now living in Ontario's legislature

  16-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Honeybees are now living in wooden houses on the roof of Queen's Park. CBC’s Lorenda Reddekopp spoke with Speaker Donna Skelly — the driving force behind the initiative — about how and why it came together.
  
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• In good news for coral reefs, scientists identify where the toughest ones are

  16-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  New research shows more than 150,000 square kilometres of coral reefs are resilient to the effects of climate change, far more than previously thought.
  
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• Runaway marsupial on Montreal's South Shore sparks animal trafficking concerns

  16-06-2026 00:07 via cbc.ca
  
  For the last few days, a small marsupial has been on the loose on Montreal’s South Shore, after it likely escaped from illegal captivity, say animal rights advocates and Quebec's Environment Ministry.
  
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• New microplastics research examines River Thames

  15-06-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  
  Water samples are assessed for pollution levels and any impact climate pressures may be having on the river system.
  
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• Remote volunteers use CCTV to save red squirrels

  15-06-2026 07:03 via bbc.com
  
  The project will allow volunteers to help defend red squirrels by monitoring footage remotely.
  
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• Volunteers could revive scarce bog insect numbers

  15-06-2026 07:02 via bbc.com
  
  The project's long-term goal is to reintroduce the wetland insect to more sites.
  
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• Delhi's temperature showed 43.5C. Why did it feel hotter?

  15-06-2026 04:04 via bbc.com
  
  We spent a day out in the city with a thermal camera, recording surface temperatures indoors and outdoors.
  
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• Fears dogs to blame for drop in little tern numbers

  14-06-2026 17:09 via bbc.com
  
  It has been the worst year for dogs getting too close to the nesting birds, a wildlife trust says.
  
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• Kelp forests once covered part of the northern Salish Sea, UVic study finds

  14-06-2026 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Research from the University of Victoria shows that an area of the Georgia Strait near Comox and Denman Island was once covered in 5.5-million square metres of bull kelp forests, ten times the amount previously thought to be the baseline.
  
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• Birdwatchers flock to Calgary park to catch glimpse of rare woodpecker

  14-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A red-headed woodpecker in the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary has left Calgary's birdwatching community in a frenzy, with countless birders coming to the popular park daily to catch a glimpse of the rare endangered bird.
  
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• Stoned rats get the munchies. Here's what that means for people with eating disorders, appetite loss

  14-06-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  It turns out stoned rats get the munchies too. New research from the University of Calgary and Washington State University digs into the effects of cannabis on rats and humans, particularly when it comes to appetite.
  
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• The International Space Station is old and leaky. Should it be decommissioned sooner rather than later?

  14-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The International Space Station had a proposed lifespan of 15 years, but it has far exceeded that, and it's starting to show its age. Is it time to deorbit it?
  
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• How forgotten voyages helped track El Nino

  14-06-2026 09:35 via bbc.com
  
  A century ago, research ship William Scoresby left Hull for pioneering work in the southern oceans.
  
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• Out-of-this-world medical tech could boost health care on Earth, researchers say

  13-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The shift toward deep space exploration is set to bring new developments for Earth’s health-care systems, researchers say, including innovations such as portable medical technology and robotic care.
  
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• Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts

  13-06-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.
  
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• Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in stock market debut

  13-06-2026 00:00 via bbc.com
  
  Musk is now worth $1.11tn according to the Bloomberg rich list, while SpaceX listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of $2.2tn.
  
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• Elon Musk gets public trading of SpaceX under way from Texas

  12-06-2026 17:56 via bbc.com
  
  SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he gave the company "less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all" when it first started, and it is now going public "with the largest IPO ever".
  
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• What is the super new Moon?

  12-06-2026 17:30 via bbc.com
  
  A super new Moon is coming. While you won’t be able to see it, it's still going to have an impact. But, what exactly is it and what does it have to do with the tide?
  
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• The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets

  12-06-2026 15:27 via bbc.com
  
  Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.
  
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• First few days of new chicks hatched at osprey centre captured on camera

  12-06-2026 15:20 via bbc.com
  
  Six of the new chicks are from two pairs who can be seen at a centre in north Wales.
  
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• Comox Valley residents come together to halt spread of invasive American bullfrog

  12-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  A group of residents in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island are coming together to remove invasive American bullfrogs in local lakes and water bodies, with tadpole trapping workshops starting this weekend.
  
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• Have you ever heard of Earthshine?

  12-06-2026 13:20 via bbc.com
  
  Sophia Herod looks at how the Moon can be lit by sunlight reflected from the Earth.
  
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• Bear wandering around with pipe stuck on head rescued by conservation officers

  12-06-2026 12:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The B.C. Conservation Service is not sure how the yearling got its head stuck in a stove pipe, but adds it is an important reminder to callthe service if you see an animal in distress.
  
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• 'I was employee number one at SpaceX'

  12-06-2026 11:59 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.
  
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• SpaceX kicks off wave of monster IPOs: What to know about companies going public

  12-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  IPOs like SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI have dominated headlines lately, as a number of high-profile private companies announced they will become publicly traded firms. The hype is hard to ignore — but could these IPOs fall flat?
  
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• El Niño is officially here, and scientists say it will be particularly strong with widespread impacts

  11-06-2026 17:49 via cbc.ca
  
  El Niño, nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists said Thursday.
  
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