La langue des signes chez les Inuits

Margaret Wente The Globe and Mail Here in Toronto, firefighters recently won a 14-per-cent wage increase over five years, which means that by next year, a first-class firefighter will be making $90,000. But it’s the small towns that are hit worst. Tiny Owen Sound, Ont. (population 32,092), has 29 full-time fire professionals. Last year, 25 of…

Paul Taylor, The Globe and Mail (Design Pics/Getty Images) As many parents have discovered, one of quickest ways to stop babies from crying is to pick them up and carry them around. Holding the infant in your lap doesn’t have the same sedating effect. Indeed, some babies have a tendency to start crying as soon…