Wise Law's Legal Headlines for the week of January 19, 2026

Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of  January 19, 2026 from Wise Law on Twitter:

• B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law 
  

• Federal Prosecutor Is Fired Amid Further Turmoil in Comey Case 
  

• Ontario government has spent $270K on outside lawyers in fight to remove bike lanes: FOI 
  

• Sexual deepfakes on X show need for Canadian online regulator, advocates say 
  

• B.C. Court of Appeal sides with Purolator after COVID-19 vaccine mandate led to hundreds of firings 
  

• Supreme Court Justice Sheilah Martin to retire, opening up vacancy on bench this spring 
  

• Appeals Court Opens the Door to Mahmoud Khalil’s Rearrest 
  

• Denmark sets a military tripwire. It's a message to Trump more than Russia or China 
  

• Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act, amid war of words with Minnesota officials following shooting 
  

• Canada's privacy commissioner expands probe into X after backlash over Grok's sexual deepfakes 
  

• Leonard D. Jacoby, 83, Dies; Brought Legal Services to the Masses 
  

• Canada and China reach 'landmark' tariff-quota deal 
  

• Ontario explores whether to amend Coroners Act to replace mandatory jail inquests with annual reviews 
  

• Tribunal fines B.C. ostrich farm $10K for failing to report avian influenza symptoms 
  

• Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters 
  

• Alberta Judge upholds cat custody ruling, saying parenthood and pet ownership aren't same 
  

• Judge cancels Saskatoon parking ticket for man who pulled over because of leaking gas
  

- Garry J. Wise, Toronto

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