Ontario's Amaranth Township Mayor Bob Currie is facing backlash after he made homophobic comments at a recent council meeting, where he also said the municipality should not raise the Pride flag.

The Conservatives say Heather Leung is no longer their candidate, but Elections Canada says votes for her will still be counted for the party.

A business professor at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Ont., is no longer an employee of the institution after coming under fire after he allegedly posted a violent homophobic comment on Facebook.