Social conservatives accuse Patrick Brown of "muzzling" the Progressive Conservative candidate in an upcoming Ontario byelection to downplay the party leader's flip-flopping on sexual education.

A 19-year-old university student has beat out the president of the Progressive Conservatives to win the party's nomination for an upcoming byelection.

Two provincial byelections have been called for Nov. 17 to fill vacant seats in the Ottawa-Vanier and Niagara-West Glanbrook ridings, as Ontario announced it's moving to set the next provincial election for June 2018.