KUWAIT (Reuters) – Authorities will allow a protest march to go ahead the day before the December 1 parliamentary election in Kuwait, the Gulf Arab state’s prime minister said in a move designed to ease tensions ahead of the poll. Thousands of people have staged regular demonstrations since late October against a decree issued by Kuwait’s ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, which reduced the number of votes allowed per citizen to one from four. The opposition movement, which includes youth groups and former members of parliament, has called for a boycott of the election in the U.S. …
NHL, NHLPA agree to allow mediators into stalled CBA negotiations
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are hoping some objective voices can help bring an end to their labour dispute.
Canadian PM's Conservatives hang on to Calgary seat
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives narrowly hu ng onto what had been considered one of their safest seats on Monday as voters elected their candidate in a by-election that became a contentious referendum on the government's policies. In the electoral district of Calgary Centre, Conservative candidate Joan Crockatt, who had the support of the right wing of the party, was leading Liberal challenger Harvey Locke with 37.4 percent of the vote to 32.5 percent with most of the votes tallied. … 
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