The Best of The Star Halifax
8 most popular The Star Halifax articles, as voted by our community.
Local stories covered by the journalists who live here — plus the best investigations, opinion, national and international news.
The Star Halifax on Digital Transformation
Nearly 70% of CEOs are hitting pause on digital transformation citing employee burnout and lack of skilled…
Emerging technology and operational issues present an ongoing threat — and opportunity — to the way CEOs run their businesses.
The Star Halifax on Parenting
An explosion in A+ students: Grades are rising at GTA high schools — here’s what it means…
GTA high schools are handing out higher marks than ever before, a Star analysis finds. Is runaway grade inflation holding top students back and setting others up to fail?
The Star Halifax on Robotics
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here…
The famed science fiction writer was wrong about a world government, but pretty close on robots. On computers, though ...
«The consequences of human irresponsibility in terms of waste and pollution will become more apparent and unbearable with time and again, attempts to deal with this will become more strenuous. It is to be hoped that by 2019, advances in technology will place tools in our hands that will help accelerate the process whereby the deterioration of the environment will be reversed.»
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The housing market is cooling. Should you buy now or wait to see if prices drop?
There are already fewer bidding wars and buyers are waiting for prices to drop further. But timing the market is not an easy game.
Meet Freshii’s new ‘virtual cashier’ — who works from Nicaragua for $3.75 an hour
Union leaders ‘disgusted’ as restaurant chain develops ‘labour optimization programs’ that outsource jobs to countries that pay less.
As housing market cools, surburban home prices and sales are dropping faster than the downtown core
Experts say real estate in 905 region is stabilizing from pandemic peak, as downtown living becomes more attractive with rising gas prices and workers returning to offices.
How do you lose $3 billion in a booming market? A massive Ontario pension comes clean on…
In 2020, secretive public-sector pension fund OMERS posted eye-popping losses while most other funds posted gains. In an interview with the Star, CEO Blake Hutcheson tries to explain what went wrong.
How a Toronto comedian made $205,000 investing in crypto
‘I remember just sitting there, staring at the empty account,’ investor says. Coinbase responds that it is not responsible for losses due to compromised login credentials.
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