Afternoon front page: Report calls for immigration system overhaul; ‘elbows up’ Canadian celebrities in the U.S.; and more

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. Photo by Hyungcheol Park/Postmedia

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It’s Thursday, October 15. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

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Carney needs to completely overhaul the Trudeau-era immigration system, report says

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The C.D. Howe Institute report argues that Canada should go back to assessing skilled immigrant applicants based on key metrics such as education, work experience, language skills and a demonstrated ability to earn a living. That system was quietly dropped by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government in 2023 in favour of other metrics, such as preferences for certain professions and applicants who could speak French.

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Joni Mitchell at the 2026 Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ont., on March 29, 2026. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post

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FIRST READING: Another ‘elbows up’ celebrity swears allegiance to the U.S.

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Just six months after declaring “This man is a blessing,” referring to Prime Minister Mark Carney, singer Joni Mitchell officially announced this week that she has finally obtained her U.S. citizenship. In doing so, Mitchell joins a coterie of Canadian-born celebrities who are known to be loudly Canadian when politically convenient, but are otherwise taxpaying, full-time residents of the United States, Tristin Hopper writes.

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Earlier this year, former MP Raj Grewal voluntarily gave up his lawyer’s licence as the Law Society of Ontario investigates him and others and seeks to have his credentials suspended. Photo by Handout

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Pressure builds on former Liberal MP Raj Grewal amid fraud allegations

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Grewal is facing a dramatic new wave of legal pressure, with police asking for help investigating alleged fraud and other wrongdoing by the lawyer and his colleagues, Ontario’s legal regulator moving to take over the law firm Grewal founded — and even his own father-in-law accusing him of multi-million-dollar fraud and forgery.

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Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at Carleton University in Ottawa on May 6, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

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Chrystia Freeland’s book reveals Chrétien’s power play, crying in cabinet and Trudeau’s lecture about using the word ‘crazy’

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Nearly two years after her shocking resignation from cabinet that shook the halls of power in Ottawa, Freeland’s new book, “Unreliable Boyfriend,” tells her side of the story of how she was about to get dumped by Justin Trudeau as finance minister.

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The 9th hole at Cabot Cliffs in Cape Breton, rated one of the top golf courses in the world, and drawing A-listers to stay and play. Photo by ANDREW PENNER/POSTMEDIA

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Move over Muskoka. Word is getting out about Canada’s new playground for the rich

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A growing luxury segment of the tourism market in Nova Scotia is experiencing an unprecedented boom. Out-of-country visitors are escaping crowded noisy cities in exchange for a cheaper dollar and high-end vacation experiences in the province. Some are buying up oceanside villas as getaways to ski or golf, prompting investors to pump millions into expansion projects over the next several years.

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