http://www.thenorthernview.com/news/328143361.html  NEWSELECTION 2015: Leaders spar on economy

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair and Conservative leader Stephen Harper debate economic issues in Calgary Thursday.— Image Credit: Theglobeandmail.Com

by  Tom Fletcher - BC Local News posted Sep 17, 2015 at 8:00 PM

The three contenders for the prime minister's office clashed in their second debate Thursday evening in Calgary, where slumping oil prices and industry layoffs framed a discussion on the economy.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair accused Conservative Stephen Harper of having a "rip and ship approach" to natural resource development, adding that Harper "put all of his eggs in one basket, and then dropped the basket."

Harper said it is "simply false" that the oil industry's woes represent the entire economy, and overall it continues to perform well and produce more tax revenue despite a 40 per cent reduction in small business taxes and other tax cuts.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said his plan also includes reduction in small business taxes, and he emphasized he is the only leader willing to raise personal income taxes on the wealthiest one per cent of income earners, to finance a cut for the middle class.

Moderated by David Walmsley, editor of The Globe and Mail, the debate drew out differences between the three established party leaders on several topics.

Infrastructure:

• Trudeau defended his plan to run three deficits of up to $10 billion to finance roads and other infrastructure, with interest rates at a low ebb and Canada's debt relative to the size of the economy declining.

• Mulcair called Trudeau's plan "reckless and uncosted," while the NDP calls for steady investment over 20 years.

• Harper said over 10 years, his government has spent 15 times what the previous Liberal government spent on infrastructure. That includes record deficits for public works projects in the wake of the 2009 economic crisis.

Taxation:

• Harper said the other parties promise tax relief for small businesses, but their plans to increase Canada Pension Plan and Employment Insurance premiums amount to a payroll tax 10 times as big as their small business tax cuts.

• Mulcair said he will raise income tax from 15 to 17 per cent for large corporations, but he believes individuals are paying their fair share now. Mulcair reminded viewers that Trudeau has supported Conservative budgets, and his first vote in Parliament was to support Harper's tax "giveaway" to big business.

• Trudeau emphasized that his is the only plan that increases taxes for bank executives and other wealthy individuals as well as on banks, while reducing income tax on the middle class.

Greenhouse gases:

• Mulcair favours a cap-and-trade system, but he avoided questions about what his system would cost the economy or consumers. The NDP will "enforce overarching sustainable development legislation," he said.

• Trudeau defended his position that each province should address emissions in its own way. He said Mulcair wants to impose a national bureaucracy, including on B.C., which Trudeau called a world leader in use of carbon tax.

• Harper said carbon taxes are about revenues to government, not the environment. He said under his 10-year administration, Canada has seen a decline in emissions while the economy grew, adding that his government invests $1 billion a year in alternative energy.

Green Party MP Elizabeth May wasn't invited to the Globe debate, but chipped in with videos on her Twitter account. In one, May noted that there was no discussion of "investor state agreements" such as one with China that have intruded on Canada's sovereignty.

 

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B.C. minimum wage rises 20 cents 0                                  by  Tom Fletcher - BC Local News posted Sep 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM

Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Minister Shirley Bond— Image Credit: Black Press

B.C.'s minimum wage has risen 20 cents to $10.45 an hour, the first annual increase since the the provincial government tied it to the B.C. consumer price index.

It's the first increase since 2012, when the wage was increased to $10.25. For restaurant and pub servers, the minimum wage rises from $9 to $9.20. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond has said the discount from the general minimum wage will remain at $1.25 to account for income earned in tips.

Piece rates for seasonal piece workers also receive proportional increases, as do day rates paid to live-in camp counsellors and residential caretakers at apartment buildings.

NDP labour critic Shane Simpson called the increase "dismal" and "paltry." B.C. Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger said by the end of 2015, B.C. will have the second lowest minimum wage in Canada.

"Seattle will reach $15 an hour by 2017, Alberta by 2018," Lanzinger said. "B.C.'s minimum wage will reach $15 per hour by 2034."

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NEWSSuperintendent addresses texting and social media use during high school security incident

by  Shaun Thomas - The Northern View posted Sep 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM— updated Sep 16, 2015 at 4:07 PM

Prince Rupert School District superintendent Sandra Jones said students texting on social media and texting parents during the recent security scare created undue stress and concern.

Speaking at the Sept. 15 board meeting, Jones said the hold and secure went smoothly after a student received "disturbing emails" from a young man in the community with the one exception.

"What we didn't do well enough was prevent students from texting an entering their thoughts on social media, which is not allowed during a hold and secure. Students texted their parents and caused alarm, which was completely unnecessary, and put things on social media that were made up in their heads," she said.

"We were waiting for a call from the RCMP to say they had the young man and everything was good, but we had phone calls from many, many parents who were understandably upset and concerned, despite the fact there was nothing to worry about, and we couldn't tell them anything at that point. It was a bit of a challenge."

Trustee Terri-Lynne Huddlestone said the Sept. 11 incident showed the importance of the district providing correct and factual information to parents.

"In my workplace there was a lot of parents that were directly affected and word going around was quite concerning, only for them to find out later it wasn't at all as serious as first thought," she said.

Colleen Wiens of Charles Hays Secondary fielded many of the calls from concerned parents.

"With the calls that we took in the office, as soon as the parents knew that the students and staff were Ok, that everything was under control and that the students were being supervised, most were very understanding and said thank you. Some were not so understanding, we always get a few like that," she said, noting factual information could have prevented a lot of the concern.

"They only heard or read what was posted wherever and once they were told it was under control they were alright. It was a good learning experience."

Jones also reiterated the difference between a lockdown and a hold and secure, noting this incident did share some similarities due to resources available at the school.

"Hold and secure means that there might be a risk outside of the building, not inside the building. It would be like if there was a bear on the playground, we wouldn't let students outside ... it is different from a lockdown, which is an imminent threat in the building and everyone gets locked into their classroom. But we did keep students in their classroom for this one because we didn't have a lot of staff to watch the exits, so it was erring on the side of caution," she explained.

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Got kids? Find another place to liveIt's illegal to bar children from housing, but parents still face 'adult building' adsBy Aaron Saltzman, CBC News Posted: Sep 21, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 11:36 AM ET

Bruce and Gina McCubbin say they have faced discrimination in their search for a place to live in Toronto (CBC)

As a full-time parent to two young children, Aaron Saltzman's 'real' day job provides practical, hands-on experience for the position of CBC's Senior Reporter, Consumer Affairs. Nearly 20 years experience in television, radio and online news also helps.

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Twenty-two-month-old Ava McCubbin has a toddler's chubby cheeks, blond hair and an infectious smile. She's also a big reason why her parents, Gina and Bruce McCubbin, can't find a place to live.   "When I contacted a landlord and I explained that we had Ava, she abruptly told me that she wasn't welcome."  Bruce McCubbin told CBC News.

The McCubbins moved to Toronto from Edinburgh, Scotland in July.  For Gina McCubbin, who grew up in Toronto's east end, it was a homecoming. They had a temporary place to stay with Gina's mother.  Bruce quickly found a good, full-time job, and the couple started looking for an apartment to rent.

They immediately started noticing a pattern, one confronting many Canadians.

Euphemisms for 'no kids' "At first it was … 'professionals only' and it was like, OK, I get it." Gina said.  "Then it became more blunt."  

The McCubbins soon learned to cross out rental ads targeting those 'professionals' and apartments billed as suiting 'mature individuals' and 'ideal for quiet couples' and even 'not professionally soundproofed.'

The moment you put up a FOR RENT sign, your home becomes a business. (CP)

But they were surprised at how many stated outright 'Adult Building' or 'Not suitable for children'. "We really want to settle down, we want our roots in the community and you almost feel like you're not welcome,"  Bruce McCubbin said. "It felt for me very disheartening."

It's also illegal.

Violates human-rights legislation"Once a landlord decides to rent a unit to the public, they are obliged under human-rights legislation to do so in a way that does not discriminate," said Cherie Robertson, a senior policy analyst with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC).

There are some exceptions.  

If the landlord is living in the same place and shares a bathroom or a kitchen with the tenant, for instance, they are allowed to stipulate who they want to live in the unit. The protections against discrimination don't apply.

The same goes for buildings that are seniors' residences or care facilities for people over the age of 65, but that's about it.

The list of reasons why a tenant cannot be refused an apartment includes race, religion, marital status, sexual orientation and disability. Landlords also cannot discriminate based on income source (such as welfare or disability payments) or even, somewhat surprisingly, pets.

Discriminating against families with children is against human rights legislation in every province.

Discriminatory language in rental adsIn 2012, the OHRC conducted an inquiry and found that on some of the more popular rental listing websites, as many as 20 per cent included language that could potentially or intentionally target people who are protected by the human rights code.  

CBC News found several examples of ads that contain language that is discriminatory toward families with children.

Ways landlords say "NO KIDS"

It's a quiet building.

Adult lifestyle building.

Not soundproof.

Geared to young professionals.

Ideal for a student.

Seeking mature couple.

Prefer single professionals.

Great for working folks.

Ideal for quiet couple.

Too small for a family.

Calls to phone numbers listed on those ads were not returned.  

Landlords can face thousands of dollars in fines and legal fees if they're found to be in violation of a tenant's human rights.

"It is frustrating.  You just hope that landlords realize that it's a painful process to have a complaint filed against them. They want to avoid that and by being proactive in educating themselves they could do it quite easily," the OHRC's Robertson said.

Afraid to complainWhile the commission has the power to act on its own, dealing with discrimination in housing is mostly a complaint-driven process.

And that can also be an issue.

Sarah Khoo and her husband were looking for an apartment in Toronto last March. They found one they liked, met the landlord and filled out an application.  

He turned them down.

"He just rejected us because I have a child," Khoo said.

In Khoo's case, the landlord actually put it in writing.  

He sent her an email — obtained by CBC News — saying the soundproofing is "not very satisfactory" and "Therefore we feel the apartment is not suitable for a family with small children." The email didn't cite any other reasons for rejecting the family.  

Khoo works for one of Canada's big banks. Her husband has a government job. She says they have great credit, don't smoke and don't have any pets.  

Yet their two-year-old daughter Ella made them unsuitable.

"I was angry. My husband was even angrier," Khoo said.

Khoo didn't file a complaint.

And neither did the McCubbins. 

Experts say many tenants don't complain, put off by the process and the possibility of being seen as a problem tenant.

Tip of the iceberg?"For every one person that comes forward, we don't actually know how many other people are facing the same issue," said Annie Hodgins of the  Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation , an organization that gives advice and information to people facing discrimination in housing.

Hodgins says the centre receives more than 1,500 calls a year from people facing discrimination. She estimates between five and 10 per cent of those involve family-based discrimination.  

In a tight rental market, Hodgins says, that can often mean families end up in substandard housing.  Not to mention it can be deeply painful for those being discriminated against.

It's not your home, it's a business"People say 'Well, this is my house, I'll rent to whoever I like.' No, it's not your house. The minute you start to generate revenue, it's a business," Hodgins said.

The fact is though, many of those businesses simply don't want to rent to families.

Three months after arriving in Canada, the McCubbins are still looking for a place to live. And still trying to understand why so many landlords don't want their 22-month-old daughter living in their rental property.

"Families go to bed early. We don't party," Bruce McCubbin said.  "Ava's a very, very nice, laid-back kid. She's quiet and good natured. Not all children are little devils."

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Death of B.C. aboriginal teen Paige under RCMP investigationChild welfare legislation makes it an offence not to report incidents where child needs protectionBy Jason Proctor, CBC News Posted: Sep 18, 2015 12:10 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 18, 2015 12:10 PM PT

RCMP are probing the death of Paige, a 19-year-old who died of a drug overdose after a troubled life on Vancouver's Downtown

Eastside. (Representative for Children and Youth)

RCMP have launched a potentially groundbreaking investigation into care workers who dealt with an aboriginal teenager whose tragic

death sparked calls for an overhaul of the social services system.

B.C.'s representative for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, says police are investigating allegations detailed in her

report on the death of Paige.

Death blamed on 'brutal and cruel' support services

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The 19-year-old died after a childhood spent in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, exposed to constant violence and neglect.

Paige was taken to hospital or detox at least 17 times after being found unconscious or incoherent; she changed schools 16 times;

and she featured in more than 40 police files, mostly for public intoxication.

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, B.C.'s representative for children and youth, says she hopes a police investigation into breaches of child

welfare legislation might be a "turning point". (CBC)

But despite her contact with health-care workers, police and social workers, many of the incidents went unreported to the Ministry of

Children and Families.

B.C.'s Child, Family and Community Services Act makes it an offence not to report a child in need of protection.

"It is important for me to know that the police are taking this section seriously," said Turpel-Lafond.

"I just welcome the fact that there is an investigation. It sends a very strong message out to everyone in the system that this duty is a

serious duty."

'This may be a turning point'Under Section 13 of the child welfare legislation, failure to report a child in need of protection is an offence punishable by a fine of

$10,000 or up to six months in jail.

But Turpel-Lafond said there has never been a prosecution under the act.

"This may a turning point," she said.

Paige has several serious health problems, including Marfan syndrome, a condition that left her legally blind without her glasses, in

need of medication she could not afford and a requirement for continuing cardiac care.

Turpel-Lafond called her investigation into Paige's life one of the most troubling her office had ever conducted. She called for an end to

thepractice of housing aboriginal children in the Downtown Eastside.

"Not only did she live in this abject squalor," Turpel-Lafond said. "But my report said that possibly we actually hastened her demise by

the very sad state of our social care system."

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs president Grand Chief Stewart Phillip says native leaders wrote to police after Turpel-Lafond's report

demanding to know why charges had not been laid in relation to Paige's death.

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillips says native leaders aked police why charges hadn't been brought in Paige's

death. (CBC)

"I'm really pleased to hear that they have actually initiated an investigation into this tragic matter," he said. 

At the time Turpel-Lafond's report was released, B.C. Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux said she was

"horrified" by the allegations, but defended the actions of ministry staff.

Cadieux wasn't available for comment. A ministry spokesperson said they would "cooperate fully" with police agencies.

NDP opposition leader John Horgan says an RCMP investigation into the "mishandling of an individual's life" is a continuing theme with

the department.

"I believe certainly we can do better than this," he said. "And that's the expectation of the public."

As a result of the report, Cadieux said government would establish a rapid-response team model for youth on the Downtown Eastside.

The ministry plans to report on its response to Turpel-Lafond's report by the beginning of October.

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'Knight in Vancouver' called hero for picking up garbage while city sleeps'It feels really good to be giving back to Vancouver,' says Cliff RelphBy Rafferty Baker and Tamara Baluja, CBC News Posted: Sep 18, 2015 5:29 PM PT Last Updated: Sep 19, 2015 10:43 AM PT

Cliff Relph has been collecting trash along Knight Street for the past month and quietly documenting his collections on a blog called Knight in Vancouver. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

When the rest of the city is asleep, Cliff Relph is awake and picking up everyone else's garbage. 

Armed with two garbage bags and gloves, he has got down on his hands and knees to pick up discarded cigarette butts, milk cartons, coffee mugs, shoes, food wrappers and newspapers. 

But Relph doesn't work as a garbage picker and certainly isn't paid for it. In fact, he works in IT and has a regular job. 

"When we have a place so wonderful as Vancouver ... we have some amount of duty to take care of it," he said. 

That's why Relph says he's collecting trash along Knight Street for the past month and quietly documenting his collections on a blog called Knight in Vancouver. 

Relph's actions have made him a hero in the eyes of some users on Vancouver's Reddit community.

"Thank you for taking the time

"It's people like you that keep the spirit of community alive, thank you for your hard work, you're a hero," said another.  

Relph says he was inspired by his grandmother who had devoted a lot of her time to volunteering. 

"One day I was walking back from the store and saw so much garbage and thought someone should really pick this up," he said. "And then I realized, oh, this is something I can do." 

He says it's not his intention to shame those who toss out their trash on the streets and admits he's been guilty of that himself on occasion. But he wouldn't mind it if a few volunteers decided to help him and it seems like his message is resonating.

"I must admit I don't take the time to pay attention to trash on my day to day and I wouldn't have thought to pick most of these things up," said the Reddit user.

"I myself refuse to litter though and although I'm doing my part by not littering myself, this is a gentle reminder that maybe it's worth picking up a little trash here and there if I see it while I'm waiting for a bus."

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Terry Fox Run campaign pledge not political insists James MooreNo one from Fox's family was present for the announcement.By Geordon Omand, The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 21, 2015 6:05 AM PT Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 6:35 AM PT

Port Moody MP James Moore is not running in the ongoing Federal election. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

The Conservatives insist a multimillion-dollar campaign pledge to match donations raised by the Terry Fox Foundation doesn't cross the line by leveraging the popularity of one of Canada's most revered heroes.

Federal Industry Minister and Tory heavyweight James Moore was in Port Moody, B.C., on Sunday to announce that a re-elected Conservative government would commit up to $35 million to match donations raised during this year's Terry Fox Run.

"It would be nice if the other political parties would all double down on our commitment and stand with the legacy of Terry Fox and say regardless of what happens on Oct. 19 that they will recognize Terry Fox as a hero and will move forward," said Moore, who is not running for re-election.

"But it's a commitment that will for sure be met by Stephen Harper should he be elected."

The Terry Fox Foundation has avoided politicizing Fox's legacy by steering clear of endorsing any particular party, and no one from Fox's family was present for the announcement.

"They're aware of it," said Moore when asked about the Fox family. "They're enthusiastic and they think it's great."

The Conservative announcement coincided with the 35th annual Terry Fox Run, which this year aims to fundraise $35 million — one dollar for every Canadian.

"As Canadians are coming in from the rain here in the Lower Mainland and from runs all across the country they're going to come home and realize that the money they've donated to the Terry Fox Foundation through the Terry Fox Run today is going to be matched by the federal government," said Moore.

The outgoing MP added that a Tory win on Oct. 19 would also mean $12.5 million in capital funding to help establish the Canadian Cancer Society's proposed research and cancer-prevention centre in Vancouver. The remaining funds would come from other levels of government and private donors.

Terry Fox set out on the Marathon of Hope in 1980, intending to run from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Victoria, B.C. (Canadian Press)

Thirdly, Moore said a Conservative victory would see the government renew its $250-million commitment to the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer when the twice-renewed, five-year program expires in 2017.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's wife, Laureen Harper, was also on hand for the announcement, and spoke of taking part in the five-kilometre Terry Fox Run with Vancouver-area Tory MP John Weston.

"It poured rain and we looked like drowned rats," joked Laureen. "But it was beautiful."

Laureen was introduced by the region's Conservative candidate, Tim Laidler. Laidler is aiming to wrestle control of the hotly contested riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam from NDP incumbent Fin Donnelly, who won the seat last election by a couple thousand votes.

Electoral boundary redistribution has shaken the New Democrats' hold in the area by bringing more Conservative supporters into the riding, which could spell trouble for Donnelly.

Laidler also stands to benefit from Moore's star power, as his decision not to run for re-election hasn't stopped him from lending the party a helping hand on the campaign trail.

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Refugee crisis: Croatia wants Greece to stop sending migrants to EuropeThomson Reuters Posted: Sep 21, 2015 6:54 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 12:28 PM ET

Migrants gather behind a police barricade while waiting to get on a bus near the train station in Tovarnik, Croatia, on Sept. 20. Croatia said it was overwhelmed by the influx of thousands of people in just a few days and would be sending them to Slovenia and Hungary. (Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press)

Croatia will demand that Greece stop moving migrants from the Middle East on to the rest of Europe, Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic said on Monday.

EU interior ministers are to meet on Tuesday in an attempt to find a solution to Europe's biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War, with almost half a million asylum seekers reaching its territory this year.

"The flow of migrants from Greece must be stopped. I will seek that at tomorrow's meeting of EU interior �ministers," Ostojic told reporters at the Opatovac camp where migrants are being housed near the eastern town of Tovarnik.

"It is absolutely unacceptable to have Greece emptying its refugee camps and sending people towards Croatia via Macedonia and Serbia," Ostojic added.

The Associated Press also reported that Ostojic took the unusual step of trying to personally reassure asylum seekers.

Ostojic boarded a bus full of migrants Monday when he was visiting a newly established reception centre in Opatovac. As the television cameras followed, Ostojic told the group they would be given refreshments "and then you will be transported to Europe."

Around 29,000 people, mostly from Syria, have arrived in Croatia from Serbia in the past week after trekking northwards through the Balkans from Greece en route to wealthier countries in the west and north of the European Union. Croatia is a member of the EU but not part of its Schengen zone of borderless travel.

Greece has been the first point of entry to the EU for many migrants as it borders Turkey, to which millions have fled from wars in neighbouring Syria and Iraq, but says it cannot cope with the influx given its small size and severe financial woes.

An official of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, told Reuters there were currently around 2,000 people inside the Opatovac camp, a fenced former industrial plant where around 150 olive-coloured, military-style tents have been set up.

"On the average there are around 100 people entering (Croatia) per hour," UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch said.

"Of course, inflow and outflow must be balanced or (the camp ) will become overcrowded... This of course depends on the number of people arriving from Serbia," he said.

A Reuters reporter saw hundreds of new migrants arriving in Opatovac on Monday morning, after having been brought from the Serbian border by Croatian police. Local Red Cross workers gave them food and water as they awaited registration by authorities.

"This is good...we will rest here and will go to Finland from here," said Osama, a refugee from the Iraqi city of �Mosul. He had travelled with three cousins for more than four weeks. "We have no money, that's why we �travel slow, we walked a lot."

Asked why he was headed to Finland, Osama replied: "It is far away from Iraq and the Islamic State (insurgents); no war there". Islamic State captured Mosul in June 2014.

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Tiger kills zookeeper in New ZealandSamantha Kudeweh had 20 years' experience, loved working with animalsThe Associated Press Posted: Sep 20, 2015 11:22 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 3:51 AM ET

Play MediaTiger kills zookeeper in New Zealand 2:45

A New Zealand zoo decided Monday that it won't euthanize a Sumatran tiger that attacked and killed a veteran zookeeper.

The male tiger named Oz killed 43-year-old Samantha Kudeweh Sunday morning inside the animal's enclosure at the Hamilton Zoo. Kudeweh had been a zookeeper for more than 20 years and was the mother of two children, aged nine and three.

The zoo, which houses five Sumatran tigers, is owned and operated by the Hamilton City Council. Lance Vervoort, the council's general manager for the community, said in a statement there was always a risk for zoo staff in managing big animals like Oz but the tiger didn't pose a wider risk.

"Oz is a significant animal for his species," Vervoort said. "He is the father of our two cubs, and he is vital to the ongoing breeding program to conserve this rare species."

Sumatran tigers are considered critically endangered, with less than 400 of the tiger subspecies still living in the wild on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Vervoot said the view of zoo professionals was that the attack was in line with the tiger's natural instincts.

The zoo was closed after the attack. It will reopen Thursday.

Vervoot said the zoo wouldn't comment on what went wrong until an investigation is completed.

Kudeweh was the zoo's curator, responsible for organizing what animals the zoo obtained and how it looked after them. She had worked at several zoos before starting at the Hamilton Zoo in 2005. She wrote about her job on the zoo's website:

"For me the best thing about my role is the opportunities to interact with other species one to one, but there is a downside and that is having to say goodbye to animals," she wrote. "That part never gets any easier."

She was married to another zoo professional.

Council spokesman Jeff Neems said the public was never in danger during the incident and that all animals had remained contained in their enclosures.

Neems said the zoo has 128,000 visitors a year, making it about the fourth most popular zoo in New Zealand.

Police stand at the shut gates at Hamilton Zoo after a zookeeper was killed by a tiger. (Nick Reed/New Zealand Herald/Associated Press)

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Pope Francis meets Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel CastroPope and Castro exchanged books, writings during 40-minute meetingThe Associated Press Posted: Sep 20, 2015 6:53 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 20, 2015 8:56 PM ET

Pope Francis arrives for mass at Revolution Plaza in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. (Ramon Espinosa/Associated Press)

Pope Francis, Latin America's first pope, met Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Sunday, discussing religion and world affairs at the home of the 89-year-old retired president.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said the meeting lasted about 40 minutes and was "very familiar, fraternal and friendly."

Castro's wife and several children and grandchildren were present, the spokesman said.

Francis gave Castro several of his official papal writings as well as two books on spirituality and a book and CD on the writings of Father Armando Llorente, a Jesuit priest who taught Castro in high school.

Castro gave him a copy of Fidel and Religion, a 1985 book of interviews with a Brazilian priest and writer that lifted a taboo about speaking about religion in Cuba, which was then officially atheist.

The spokesman said there were no official photographers at the meeting and the Vatican would not release pictures. He said it would be up to the Castro family to decide whether to release pictures taken with phones.

Fidel Castro, the older brother of President Raul Castro, led the Cuban government from 1959 until he resigned for health reasons, at first provisionally in 2006 and then definitively in 2008.

Thousands converge on HavanaEarlier Sunday, Pope Francis urged thousands of Cubans in Havana's evocative Revolution Plaza to care for one another and not judge each other as he opened his visit to the country amid great hopes that the key role he played in bringing about detente with the U.S. will result in changes on the island.

Believers and non-believers alike streamed into the square before dawn for Francis's mass, and they erupted in cheers when history's first Latin American pope spun through the crowd in his open-sided popemobile. Francis didn't disappoint, winding his way slowly through the masses and stopping to kiss children held up to him.

While most Cubans are nominally Catholic, fewer than 10 per cent practise their faith. The crowd was not as big as when St. John Paul II became the first pope to visit the island in 1998, but it drew people who seemed to genuinely want to be there and listen to Francis's message.

"This is very important for us," said Mauren Gomez, 40, who travelled about 250 kilometres to Havana from Villa Clara by bus, spending her time reciting the rosary.

In his homily delivered under the gaze of the plaza's iconic metal portrait of Che Guevara, Francis urged Cubans to care for one another out of a sense of service, not ideology. He encouraged them to refrain from judging one another by "looking to one side or the other to see what our neighbour is doing or not doing."

Cubans wait the arrival of Pope Francis for mass in Revolution Plaza in Havana. (Enric Marti/Associated Press) "Whoever wishes to be great must serve others, not be served by others," he said, explaining that, "Service is never ideological, for we do not serve ideas, we serve people." Francis exhorted the faithful "to learn to see Jesus in every person bent low on the path of life, in all our brothers and sisters who hunger or thirst, who are naked or in prison or sick."

Many Cubans complain about the rigidity of Cuba's system in which nearly every aspect of life is controlled by the government, from cultural institutions to block-level neighbourhood watch committees. Cubans can be excluded or lose benefits if they are perceived as being disloyal or unfaithful to the principles of the revolution.

Many Cubans are also increasingly concerned about a growing inequality in the communist island, in which those with access to foreign capital live lives of relative luxury while others can barely feed themselves, generating jealousy and division within families and society at large.

"Being a Christian entails promoting the dignity of our brothers and sisters, fighting for it, living for it," Francis told the crowd. "That is why Christians are constantly called to set aside their own wishes and desires, their pursuit of power, and to look instead to those who are most vulnerable."

'A crucial moment'Maria Regla Gonzalez, a 57-year-old teacher, said she appreciated Francis's message of reconciliation and unity for all Cubans, and said Francis was particularly able to convey it given he is Latin American and speaks their language.

"This is a crucial moment, and the pope's support for us is very important," she said. "He made a call for unity, and that's what we want."

Faithful wait for the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. (Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press)

In an important aside, Francis ended the Mass with an appeal for Colombia's government and rebels, who have been holding peace talks in Havana for over two years, to put an end to South America's longest-running armed conflict.

"Please, we do not have the right to allow ourselves yet another failure on this path of peace and reconciliation," he said.

The appeal followed the historic call he issued to U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro to end their half-century of estrangement that resulted in the restoration of diplomatic relations this summer. Since then, the two leaders have reopened embassies in each other's countries, held a personal meeting, had at least two phone calls and launched a process aimed at normalizing ties in fields ranging from trade to tourism to telecommunications.

The Vatican has long opposed the U.S. trade embargo on the grounds that it hurts ordinary Cubans most, and is clearly hopeful that detente will eventually lead to a lifting of sanctions.

But only the U.S. Congress can remove the embargo. Francis will visit Congress next week at the start of the U.S. leg of his trip, but it's not known if he will raise the issue there.

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Dramatic Pluto images reveal foggy weather, frosty glaciersLatest image from New Horizons 'really makes you feel you are there, at Pluto'CBC News Posted: Sep 18, 2015 12:41 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 1:11 PM ET

'This image really makes you feel you are there, at Pluto, surveying the landscape for yourself,' said Alan Stern, principal investigator of the New Horizons mission. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)

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A new backlit view of Pluto sent home by the New Horizons spacecraft reveals closeups of an Arctic-like landscape against a dramatic, layered sky.

"This image really makes you feel you are there, at Pluto, surveying the landscape for yourself," said Alan Stern, principal investigator of the New Horizons mission, in a statement accompanying the release of the new images Thursday.

The image was captured by New Horizons as it looked back at Pluto 15 minutes after making its closest approach to the dwarf planet on July 14. 

Just 15 minutes after its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft looked back toward the sun and captured this near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto’s horizon. The scene is 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) wide. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)

1 of 4Stern called the image a "scientific bonanza."

Among the new details visible in the images are:

More than a dozen haze layers in Pluto's thin nitrogen atmosphere between the ground and an altitude of 100 kilometres.

Low-lying hazes in some areas that suggest the weather changes daily on Pluto as it does on Earth.

Evidence of a glacial cycle similar to the one on Earth that builds up glaciers and then sees them flowing into the sea.

The main differences between natural cycles involving glaciers on Earth and on Pluto is that the glaciers on Pluto are made of frozen nitrogen, not water, and scientists aren't sure whether a liquid is involved, said Alan Howard, a University of Virginia planetary scientist who is on the New Horizons geology, geophysics and imaging team, in an email to CBC News.

Ice appears to be evaporating from one area of an icy plain known as "Sputnik Planum." After travelling tens to hundreds of kilometres through the atmosphere, It's re-deposited to the east, "probably as frost."

He added in a statement, "We did not expect to find hints of a nitrogen-based glacial cycle on Pluto operating in the frigid conditions of the outer solar system."

As on Earth, this cycle is thought to be driven by the sun, even though the sun is far dimmer on Pluto which is on average 40 times farther away from the sun than Earth.

A backlit view highlights the intricate flow lines on the glaciers on Pluto. Ice that appears to have accumulated on the uplands on the

right side is draining from Pluto's mountains onto the informally named Sputnik Planum through the three to eight-kilometere wide

valleys indicated by the red arrows. The flow front of the ice moving into Sputnik Planum is indicated by the blue arrows.

(NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/apple-car-2019-1.3238226Apple car to ship by 2019, report saysNumber of engineers on 'Project Titan' is tripling, Wall Street Journal reportsThe Associated Press Posted: Sep 22, 2015 8:48 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 22, 2015 11:16 AM ET

Analysts say Apple has the financial resources and ambition to design and build a high-end vehicle, although some believe it's more likely interested in developing software for use in cars made by other companies. (Yuya Shino/Reuters)

Apple is speeding up work on a project that could lead to the California tech giant building its own electric car, according to a new report. The maker of iPhones and iPads is tripling the number of engineers on the project, code-named Titan, and has set a "ship date" of 2019, theWall Street Journal said Monday. The newspaper said that could just be a target for engineers to sign off on the design, not necessarily when a car would be available for sale.

Apple declined comment Monday on the Journal report, which cited unidentified sources. While Apple has never officially confirmed it's planning to build a car, there are strong indications it's at least interested in automotive technology. In recent months, Apple has hired a number of engineers with backgrounds in automotive and battery design.

Apple representatives also met in May with officials at an automotive testing facility located east of San Francisco. Site officials later confirmed to The Associated Press that Apple requested information about using their facility.

Meeting over self-driving car lawsAnd last month, an Apple attorney met with officials at California's Department of Motor Vehicles to discuss the state's regulations for self-driving cars. A department spokesman confirmed that meeting to The Associated Press on Monday, after it was first reported by the Guardian newspaper.

"DMV often meets with various companies regarding DMV operations. The Apple meeting was to review DMV's autonomous vehicle regulations," said Armando Botello, the agency's deputy director, in an email.

However, Apple doesn't plan to make its first vehicle fully autonomous, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with Apple's plans.

A number of automakers and tech companies, including Google and Uber, are working on technology for autonomous and electric-powered vehicles. Google announced last week that it's hired former Hyundai U.S. CEO John Krafcik to run its self-driving car program.

Analysts say Apple has the financial resources and ambition to design and build a high-end vehicle, although some believe it's more likely interested in developing software for use in cars made by other companies.

"We believe the auto industry represents a significant opportunity for Apple, but we also expect Apple to be deliberate as always in its product development and testing," said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster in a Sept. 1 report. Munster said he believes there's a "50-60 per cent probability" of an Apple car becoming a reality.

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Study on B.C. First Nations stone tools finds glacier brought mountain to manBy Terri Theodore, The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 21, 2015 11:25 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2015 11:25 AM ET

What remains of a First Nations stone tool artifact from the ancient village site on Galiano Island, B.C. A new study determined volcanic rock was taken right off the beach after being deposited there 12,000 years ago by glacier. The finding dispels a theory that villagers had to leave the site to access better toolstone. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

First Nations in British Columbia were once believed to have travelled long distances to find prized volcanic rock for tools, but a new study of an ancient village suggests the mountain actually came to them.

Archeologist Colin Grier has been studying the Gulf Island village site at Dionisio Point on Galiano Island for almost two decades, but it wasn't until his team picked up a few dark stones on the beach that they began questioning the theory of travelling for stones to make tools.

The associate professor at Washington State University's anthropology department said the team tested the beach stones, the debris from stone toolmaking at the site and the volcanic rock from Mount Garibaldi over 100 kilometres away on British Columbia's mainland.

The chemical fingerprint matched.

Grier said the finding dispels the theory that the villagers went all the way to Mount Garibaldi between 600 and 1,500 years ago to get the stone for their tools. Instead, the rock came to their beach thousands of years before.

"It was picked right off the local beach, brought there by glaciers, conveniently, 12,000 years ago," he said.

Grier co-authored the study published in the September issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science.

It said the volcanic rock was difficult to fashion into a tool, but it kept a better edge and required less retouching during use compared with obsidian or chert, a silica rock.

"We conclude the high-quality tool stones were readily available in secondary glacial till deposits at the Dionisio Point locality," the study said.

Grier said the beach stones — while not the highest quality — made it much more possible for the villagers to be self-sufficient because the material for tools was easily accessible.

"You could go down to the local corner hardware store rather than having to pick up and pack the canoe up and head off to the Super WalMart on the mainland," he chuckled.

That didn't mean the First Nations did not travel at all. In fact, other studies showed they often trekked to other villages on Vancouver Island and the mainland, Grier said.

There is a lot of evidence that many island villagers went to the Fraser River to fish for salmon during the summer.

"The villages they were living in were likely inhabited through the winter, after they had dried all their salmon and bought it back," Grier said.

The Dionisio Point village, part of a protected provincial park and only accessible by boat, is considered one of the best preserved village sites on the entire B.C. coast.

 "It's an amazing element of the archeological record of British Columbia and Canada, and really, of the world," said Grier, a Canadian who lives on Galiano when he's not working in Washington state.

The Gulf Islands sit right along the Canada-U.S. border between Vancouver Island and B.C.'s mainland.

Grier said the islands are a treasure trove of archeological sites with new discoveries taking place all the time, giving more hints about what ancient Coast Salish life was like hundreds of years ago.

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Oilsands may face severe water shortages, Athabasca River study suggests'The river is much more variable than you would think based on measurements since 1950s'By Emily Chung, CBC News Posted: Sep 21, 2015 3:19 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 22, 2015 10:55 AM ET

The Athabasca River, highway construction and suburbs seen from a helicopter in Fort McMurray, Alta., on July 10, 2012. Water for the

oilsands industry comes mainly from northern Alberta's Athabasca River, and oilsands account for 72 per cent of estimated water use

from the river. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

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The river that provides water to the oilsands industry is much more prone to multi-year droughts than modern records show, suggesting

that the industry's current level of water use may not be sustainable, a new study suggests.

The oilsands industry needs 3.1 barrels of fresh water to produce a barrel of crude oil from oilsands mining, according to the

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.

That water for oilsands mining comes mainly from northern Alberta's Athabasca River, and oilsands account for 72 per cent of

estimated water use from the river.

University of Regina researcher David Sauchyn holds a cross-section of a tree, showing its growth rings, which provide a record of

available water in the Athabasca Basin over the years. (Courtesy David Sauchyn)

The government regulates the amount of water the oilsands industry is allowed to use based on measurements of water flow taken by

dozens of monitoring stations along the river since 1957.

But a study led by University of Regina researcher David Sauchyn has found that those water flow measurements aren't that

representative of the river's long-term behaviour.

"What we show is if you go back 900 years, the river is much more variable than you would think based on measurements since

1950s," Sauchyn said.

The oilsands industry needs 3.1 barrels of fresh water to produce a barrel of crude oil from oilsands mining. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian

Press)

In order to get centuries' worth of data, Sauchyn and his colleagues drilled pencil-sized cores from live trees and cut cross sections of

dead trees to measure their rings. They sampled hundreds of very old Douglas firs and limber pine trees growing on the dry slopes in

the upper part of the Athabasca basin. Some of them had started growing as long ago as the year 1111.

The trees put on one growth ring every year. The ring is thicker if the growing conditions are better and thinner if the tree grows less

due to a shortage of sunlight, nutrients, heat or water.

"On the prairies in summer, there's plenty of everything except water," Sauchyn said, "so really what the growth of the trees tell us is

how much water was available to the tree every year over its lifespan. It's the same water that's available to the river as well."

The researchers compared the "climate record" found in the tree rings to measured water flows in the Athabasca River since 1952 and

found a very close correlation. They then used that to estimate water flows going back 900 years.

Decades-long droughtsThe study also confirmed that overall flows in the Athabasca River are declining. That's something that was already known and thought

to be mainly because of the melting and shrinking of glaciers, seen in this photo of the river's headwaters. (David Sauchyn)

What they found were records of droughts that lasted years to decades, including relatively recent severe droughts from 1888-96 and

another one from 1790 to 1806, when river flows were lower than the minimum ever recorded by modern instruments.

Some droughts in previous centuries were even worse, lasting up to half a century.

"That is something we just haven't experienced, when we do it's going to be difficult because we're not used to it," Stauchyn said, "but

also because it will reoccur in a much warmer climate than in the past — a double whammy."

The results were published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

At the moment, the oilsands industry is allowed to take 4.4 per cent of the mean annual flow of the Athabasca River. According to Lisa

Glover, a spokeswoman for Alberta Environment and Parks, that's based on the maximum amount of water a mine project could expect

to need at any stage of its development rather than its typical use. Because of that, the industry typically uses far less. In 2011, it used

143 million cubic metres, or 17 per cent of its allowance, the government says.

Still, that could represent a significant proportion of the water in the river in case of a severe drought, Sauchyn says.

He and his colleagues recommend that the government and oilsands industry consider what they would do in case of a long drought in

a warmer climate.

Glover said that water licences issued to oilsands companies are already reviewed under certain conditions, but the allocations aren't

adjusted on a regular basis. "This approach better reflects the long-term nature of oil sands projects," Glover wrote.

Sauchyn and his colleagues looked at the tree rings of hundreds of very old Douglas firs and limber pine trees growing on the dry

slopes in the upper part of the Athabasca basin. Some of them had started growing as far back as 1111. (Courtesy David Sauchyn)

The study also confirmed that overall flows in the Athabasca River are declining. That's something that was already known and thought

to be mainly because of the melting and shrinking of glaciers.

The Alberta Energy Regulator already has regulations in place torestrict water use by the oilsands industry in the short term when

there are low water levels. That happened this summer in the North Athabasca basin. Companies in the lower Athabasca region

were not affected.

According to the Alberta Energy Regulator, oilsands companies already recycle 80 to 95 per cent of the water they use.

Sauchyn acknowledged that the industry is working to reduce its water consumption.

"Which is a good idea," he added, "and we're giving them more reason to use less water."

The study was funded in part by the oilsands industry via the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance, along with the Natural Sciences

and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Meteorological Survey of Canada.

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SEP 13 2015, 3:53 PM ET

Colonoscope Helps Thai Police Recover Stolen 6-Carat DiamondBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

BANGKOK — The good news for the Chinese visitor to Bangkok was that a doctor had successfully removed a foreign object from her large intestine that could have damaged her digestive system.

The bad news: It was a 10 million baht ($278,000) diamond the woman was accused of stealing from a jewelry fair, adding a piece of rock-hard evidence to the case against her.

Police Col. Mana Tienmaungpak said Sunday that authorities got to the bottom of the theft when a doctor wielding a colonoscope and the medical equivalent of pliers pulled the 6-carat gemstone from the large intestine of the woman alleged to have filched it, after nature and laxatives failed to get it out.

The woman, identified as 39-year-old Jiang Xulian, and a Chinese man were arrested Thursday night at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on their way out of Thailand on the basis of surveillance video from the fair just outside Bangkok, where earlier that day the duo allegedly switched a fake stone for the real one after asking to inspect it. The dealer at the booth selling the diamond also identified the two.

The suspects initially denied involvement, but X-rays showed a diamond-like object in the woman's intestine, and police said she then confessed.

Related: Ex-Diamond Thief: Here's How $200M Heist Went Down

If convicted, the two face up to three years in prison, according to police.

Mana, the chief investigator for the case, said the woman agreed to Sunday's delicate operation after being told that the gemstone risked injuring her. The diamond's owner identified the stone after it was removed.

Hiding gems in the digestive system is a rare but not unknown ploy. The method is more commonly used by drug smugglers, who swallow condoms filled with cocaine or other illicit substances to get them past customs checks.

In 2012, police in South Africa arrested a 25-year-old man who they said swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country. The diamonds were estimated to be worth about $2.3 million, and were discovered by a body scan as the man was waiting to go through security at the international airport near Johannesburg prior to taking a flight to Dubai.

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In Java, teens who break the 9 p.m. dating curfew may have to marry

These Indonesian teens might be wise to keep their horsing around to daylight hours. Agung ParameswaraGetty Images

JAKARTA, Indonesia — In West Java, teenagers wondering whether to ask out their latest crush had better make up their minds fast. As of Oct. 1, they’ll be banned from dating after 9 p.m.

The decision was announced last week by the authorities of Purwakarta district, about 60 miles east of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The new regulation, which will only apply to youths under 17, is aimed at protecting their morality, preventing unwanted pregnancy and protecting the honor of families, local media reported, quoting the head of Purwakarta district, Dedi Mulyadi.

Mulyadi also told AFP the regulation will ensure teenagers go to bed early and embrace a more traditional way of life. “Back in the day, you could not visit a neighbor after 9 p.m. because villagers would be in bed, preparing to wake up at dawn to till their [rice] paddy fields,” he said.More from GlobalPost: Probing vaginas is the only way to test a woman's morality, Indonesia's military assures us

Mulyadi is very serious about this. Local patrols and new CCTV cameras will help ensure the regulation is enforced. And teenagers might think twice before breaking the law, as the punishment could turn innocent dating into serious commitment.

“If they break the rules three times, the village council may ask for the parents to marry them,” Mulyadi said.

It’s not clear how this would be enforced, as the legal age for marriage in Indonesia is 16 years old. But teenagers might not want to take their chances, as underage marriage ceremonies still occur in rural parts of Indonesia.

Purwakarta is not the only place in the country considering eyebrow-raising measures to prevent premarital sex. In Sumatra’s Bengkulu province last June, the local parliament said it was drafting a bill to limit the sales of condoms and other contraceptive methods, especially to minors.

The belief that contraceptive methods encourage promiscuity is common in conservative Indonesia, and so are calls for restrictions on their sale. But in Bengkulu, the regulation is actually presented as a means to fight HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, which is on the rise in the country. If condoms are not easily available, people will refrain from having sex altogether and won’t be infected, the Bengkulu lawmakers argue. 

The logic behind this might seem questionable, but the proposed bill is actually supported by the provincial health agency. Amin Kurnia, the head of the agency,  said  he “highly appreciates” a plan that “proves the council members are very concerned about HIV and AIDS.”

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Domino's Accidentally Delivers $1,300 In Cash Instead Of Chicken Wings"Karma should drop by my place soon."

Ed MazzaOvernight Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted: 09/22/2015 12:46 AM EDT

Hiding nearly $1,300 in cash in a box marked "chicken wings" might seem like a great way to safely get money to the bank, but only if you don't accidentally deliver it to a customer.A Domino's in Berkeley, California, made just such a delivery on Friday, and the customer didn't even open the box right away.

Mike Vegas, a bartender at AT&T Park in San Francisco, told NBC Bay Area he thought he was going to have the night off so he ordered some pizza and wings. But when he got called into work, he stuck the box of wings in the fridge unopened. 

"I got off work really late, and when I came back home I found the cash in the delivery box -- a refrigerated deposit," Vegas told the station. "I was rubbing my eyes at 5 a.m., laughing at myself."Vegas said the driver had called looking for the missing money, but since he had been at work, he ignored the calls. 

Vegas posted an image on Facebook showing two stacks of bills -- one containing $666, the other $633: 

Vegas seemed inclined to return the money from the beginning, using the hashtag #karmatest.

"Of course there's a long list of people arguing you should keep it, you shouldn't keep it, you should keep it, you shouldn't keep it," he told KGO, the local ABC station. "I wanted to keep it, believe me. But I can't, I can't do that." Some of Vegas' friends also worried that the driver would lose his job over the botched delivery. 

"Driver is safe and keeps his job, money is back at Dominoes, I was offered free pizza for a year," Vegas wrote in an update. "Bonus- karma should drop by my place soon."

Domino's was also happy they got their dough back.

"Thank you so much for this," general manager Zia Mumtaz said when Vegas returned the cash, according to KGO. "Honest people are hard to find these days."