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John Tory, a moderate conservative, has been elected as the mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto, defeating the brother of controversial incumbent Rob Ford.
John Tory won 40% of the vote, ahead of Doug Ford, whose brother Rob admitted problems with alcohol and crack cocaine use during his four years in office.
Rob Ford, 45, announced last month that he would not seek re-election as he undergoes treatment for a rare cancer.
However, he did win election to a council seat in the Etobicoke district.
“In four more years, you’re going to see another example of the Ford family never, ever, ever giving up,” he said, hinting at another run for mayor.
John Tory has been elected as the mayor of the Canadian city of Toronto, defeating the brother of controversial incumbent Rob Ford
The results of the mayoral election were announced on Monday night after more than 90% of the votes had been counted.
Doug Ford congratulated John Tory on his victory and said he was proud of his brother.
“I still believe he’s the best mayor ever,” he said.
Earlier this year, Rob Ford began rehab for drugs and alcohol problems after a slew of newspaper reports and videos that depicted him under the influence.
In 2013, Rob Ford admitted he had smoked crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor”.
Rob Ford was stripped of many of his powers by the city council.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with malignant liposarcoma, a “fairly aggressive” rare cancer, doctors treating him have said.
Rob Ford, 45, has a malignant liposarcoma in his abdomen and will begin chemotherapy within 48 hours.
“I’m optimistic about treatment,” said Dr. Zane Cohen, who is overseeing Rob Ford’s care team.
Rob Ford withdrew from his re-election campaign last week after being diagnosed with the abdominal tumor.
The controversial mayor, who admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in office, maintains a strong support base despite calls for him to resign.
Liposarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissue which accounts for only 1% of all cancers, Dr. Zane Cohen said at a news conference at Mount Sinai hospital in Toronto.
Rob Ford has a malignant liposarcoma in his abdomen and will begin chemotherapy within 48 hours (photo The Canadian Press)
Rob Ford has a 12cm by 12cm sized tumor in his abdomen and another smaller 2cm tumor in his left buttock, which are believed to have grown within the last three years.
“It’s a rare tumor, a very difficult tumor,” said Dr. Zane Cohen.
He also said this type of cancer had proved to be more sensitive to chemotherapy than other tumors.
Rob Ford will begin a three-day course of chemotherapy at Mount Sinai hospital within the next 48 hours, Dr. Zane Cohen said.
This will be followed by a break of 18 days, and then another course.
Rob Ford will then be scanned to see how his tumor has reacted to the treatment before doctors decide whether to administer more chemotherapy or follow up with radiotherapy or surgery.
He was admitted to hospital last week after months of abdominal pain.
The discovery of a tumor prompted him to withdraw his candidacy from the mayoral election on October 27.
Rob Ford’s brother and political confidant, Toronto Councillor Doug Ford, has replaced him on the ballot.
At the same time, Rob Ford’s name was added to the ballot papers to run for councilor in his old constituency of Ward 2 in Toronto’s Etobicoke North area, signaling his desire to remain a political force in the city.
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Rob Ford told the Toronto Sun that he is feeling “pretty sick” in hospital as he undergoes testing for tumors in his abdomen and lungs.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who withdrew from his re-election campaign last week, told the Toronto Sun doctors went “into my lungs” to take “another biopsy”.
Rob Ford has been diagnosed with an abdominal tumor.
His brother, Councilor Doug Ford, has replaced him on the October 27 ballot.
Doug Ford has not yet held an official campaign event, saying he wants to spend time with family while his brother is in hospital.
At the same time as he withdrew from the mayoral election, Rob Ford’s name was added to the ballot papers to run for councilor in his old constituency of Ward 2 in Toronto’s Etobicoke North area, signaling his desire to remain a political force in the city.
Rob Ford’s sudden announcement of his illness and subsequent withdrawal from the race presented a remarkable turn in a tumultuous tenure in the city hall of Canada’s largest city.
Toronto Councilor Doug Ford has replaced brother Rob Ford on the October 27 ballot
Over the past year, Rob Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in office, then did a month-long stint in rehab. He resisted pressure to resign even as the city council stripped him of most of his budget and authority.
Rob Ford continued to run for re-election until last week, when he was brought to hospital after complaining of pain in his abdomen.
He has been in hospital since and is reportedly waiting on results from a biopsy test.
“I’m feeling pretty sick,” Rob Ford told the Toronto Sun’s Joe Warmington, who reported the mayor sounded “horrible” and was “coughing and hacking and talking with a heavy breath”.
The mayor said he was trying to get some work done, ringing constituents.
“It’s pretty tricky right now,” Rob Ford said regarding his health, saying he hoped to recover and go back to “helping people” as councilor.
It remains to be seen whether Doug Ford can pick up his brother’s support.
Other top contenders in the race are former NDP MP Olivia Chow and businessman and former leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party John Tory.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been hospitalized with a tentative diagnosis of a tumor after suffering months of abdominal pain.
Rob Ford told doctors at Humber River Hospital the pain had persisted for at least three months and had worsened in the past 24 hours, the hospital said.
The embattled mayor is standing for re-election on October 27 despite repeated calls for him to step down.
Last year, Rob Ford admitted to using crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor”.
Rob Ford returned to work earlier this year after about two months of treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, which he described as life-saving.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been hospitalized with a tentative diagnosis of a tumor after suffering months of abdominal pain
In a statement, Humber River Hospital said “examination and investigation has resulted in a working diagnosis of a tumor” for Rob Ford.
“The mayor has been admitted to allow for further investigation to obtain a definitive diagnosis.”
In a press conference on September 10, Dr. Rueben Devlin said Rob Ford came in when the pain “became unbearable for him”.
Dr. Rueben Devlin said doctors would need to determine the type of tumor by doing a biopsy. He did not say how long Rob Ford would be in hospital.
Councilor Doug Ford, the mayor’s brother and campaign manager, said his brother was in good spirits and they would not be making any comments about the status of his election campaign at the moment.
“I just wanted to thank the well-wishers for all of the calls,” Doug Ford said, asking the reporters assembled at the press conference to “leave us alone for a couple of days”.
Rob Ford was hospitalized in 2009 for a tumor on his appendix, the Toronto Sun reported.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is back to work after spending two months into rehab for drug and alcohol abuse, which he described as life-saving.
In a speech at city hall, Rob Ford told reporters he felt “ashamed, embarrassed and humiliated” by his actions.
Rob Ford admitted last year to smoking crack cocaine but is seeking re-election.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is back to work after spending two months into rehab for drug and alcohol abuse (photo AP)
On Monday, Rob Ford said had “begun to take control” of his life after being in denial, but he admitted: “This is a long, long road to recovery.”
The mayor of Canada’s largest city said staff at the rehab facility in Ontario saved his life.
“For a long, long time I resisted the idea of getting help,” Rob Ford said.
“Like a lot of people dealing with substance abuse, I was in complete denial.
“But it soon became obvious that my alcohol and drug use was having a serious, serious impact on my family, on my health and on my job as mayor.”
Rob Ford has been stripped of many of his powers after admitting using and buying illegal drugs while mayor.
Rob Ford has brushed aside pressure to quit, saying voters will decide whether to keep him in office in the October election.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford turned back after landing in the US last week, shortly after he announced he was entering rehab, say media reports.
The Canadian consulate said Rob Ford “voluntarily withdrew” his request to enter the US after talks with border officials in Chicago.
Rob Ford’s lawyer and brother have said he is now in treatment for substance abuse, but they refused to say where.
He admitted to using crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor” last year.
Rob Ford has already been stripped of many of his mayoral powers but refused calls to step down, running for re-election in October.
Rob Ford turned back after landing in the US last week, shortly after he announced he was entering rehab (photo The Canadian Press)
The embattled mayor announced he was starting a 30-day treatment course on Wednesday.
The following day, he boarded a plane in Toronto and flew to Chicago.
Roy Norton, the Canadian counsel general in Chicago, told the Globe and Mail Rob Ford had “voluntarily withdrew his application to enter the US” and was “not denied entry, per se”.
He told broadcaster CBC Rob Ford turned back after “discussion” with US border officials.
On Tuesday, Councilor Doug Ford confirmed his brother was in a treatment program but would not say where.
“Yes, for the one-millionth time, Rob Ford is in a rehabilitation program,” Doug Ford said, adding if he identified the location, he feared media organizations would stake it out.
Doug Ford refused to comment on what happened when his brother landed in Chicago.
The mayor’s lawyer, Dennis Morris, also refused to disclose his client’s location but said the “bottom line is he’s in rehab”.
“He’ll be there for a number of weeks – and that’s the answer,” Dennis Morris told the Globe and Mail.
“It’s not like he’s at a baseball game in Los Angeles or something.”
Rob Ford has visited the US this year, going to Los Angeles and appearing on a chat show earlier this year.
Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly will serve as mayor during Rob Ford’s leave of absence.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will take a leave of absence to seek help for substance abuse, his lawyer Dennis Morris announces.
Dennis Morris said his client acknowledged he had an abuse problem and wanted to do something about it.
Rob Ford, who is seeking re-election in October, has been stripped of many of his powers after admitting using and purchasing illegal drugs while mayor.
He admitted last year to smoking crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor”.
His admission, following months of denials, came after police said they had obtained a video that appeared to show him taking the illegal drug.
The Toronto Sun quotes Rob Ford as saying he is “ready to take a break” from the election campaign to “go get help”.
Rob Ford, who is seeking re-election in October, has been stripped of many of his powers after admitting using and purchasing illegal drugs while mayor
He told the newspaper he was being urged to not leave the mayoral race by people around him.
“He acknowledges he has a substance abuse problem and he wants to do something about it,” Dennis Morris told the Associated Press news agency.
The newspaper said it had obtained a new audio recording of him making abusive comments about other politicians.
Videos have emerged in recent months showing Rob Ford ranting in an apparently intoxicated state.
Allegations have also surfaced in police documents that Rob Ford used racially abusive language, threatened staff, propositioned a female colleague, and snorted cocaine in a restaurant. He denies these allegations.
Rob Ford was first elected in 2010 to lead Canada’s largest city on a pledge to tackle wasteful spending at city hall. He draws much of his support from the suburban areas of Toronto.
He soon privatized rubbish collection across much of the city and did away with a vehicle tax, but quickly became bogged down in disputes with the council.
In the fallout from the drugs scandal, the city council stripped Rob Ford of most of his mayoral powers and his budget, rendering him effectively mayor in name only, analysts say.
But Rob Ford has brushed aside pressure to quit, saying voters will decide whether to keep him in office in the October election. He has said his “track record speaks for itself”, and recent polls show him running in contention with his chief challengers.
The Toronto mayor faces serious challenges from centre-right candidate John Tory, a broadcaster and former member of the provincial parliament, and former New Democratic Party (NDP) lawmaker Olivia Chow.
John Tory has released a “Code of Conduct” in which he vows to “respect and defend our laws, not break them”, and to “show up for work each day”, in a clear rebuke to Rob Ford’s recent behavior.
Karen Stintz, a city councilor, and David Soknacki, a former councilor, are also running.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is set to kick off his re-election campaign at an event his brother and campaign aide has called “history in the making”.
Rob Ford is expected to deliver a 20-minute speech at the Toronto Congress Centre, where he celebrated his mayoral win in 2010.
He has been stripped of many of his powers after admitting to using and purchasing drugs while mayor.
Rob Ford faces two major challengers in the 27 October election.
His brother and campaign manager City Councilor, Doug Ford, said he expected “thousands” to turn out after the campaign sent automated phone invitations to many Toronto residents.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is set to kick off his re-election campaign
Rob Ford was first elected in 2010 to lead Canada’s largest city on a pledge to tackle wasteful spending at city hall. He draws much of his support from the suburban areas of Toronto.
He soon privatized rubbish collection across much of the city and did away with a vehicle tax, but quickly became bogged down in disputes with the council.
And over the past year, Rob Ford has admitted smoking crack cocaine “in a drunken stupor” and to purchasing illegal drugs while mayor.
Allegations have also surfaced in police documents that Rob Ford used racially abusive language, threatened staff, harassing a female colleague, and snorted cocaine in a restaurant.
He denies the allegations.
In the fallout from the drugs scandal, the city council stripped Rob Ford of most of his mayoral powers and his budget, rendering him effectively mayor in name only, analysts say.
However, Rob Ford has brushed aside pressure to quit, saying voters will decide whether to keep him in office in the October election. He has said his “track record speaks for itself”, and recent polls show him running in contention with his chief challengers.
On Thursday, Doug Ford told reporters his brother’s campaign kick-off would include “some humility, a lot of accomplishments” but no new campaign policy announcements.
The Toronto mayor faces serious challenges from centre-right candidate John Tory, a broadcaster and former member of the provincial parliament, and former New Democratic Party (NDP) MP Olivia Chow.
John Tory has released a “Code of Conduct” in which he vows to “respect and defend our laws, not break them”, and to “show up for work each day”, in a clear rebuke to Rob Ford’s recent behavior.
Karen Stintz, a city councilor, and David Soknacki, a former councilor, are also running.
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Rob Ford’s appearance Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live was the culmination of months of wooing by the talk show host to get the Toronto mayor to appear as a guest.
Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the talk show.
The mayor tossed T-shirts to the audience to loud applause as he came on stage after Jimmy Kimmel introduced him by saying “our first guest tonight has tripped, bumped, danced, argued and smoked his way into our national consciousness”.
Jimmy Kimmel told Rob Ford that if he’s an alcoholic, and drinking enough that he would try crack cocaine in his 40s, “and you don’t remember it, maybe that’s something that you might want to think about, like talking to somebody”.
Rob Ford shot back his head and laughed before saying he “wasn’t elected to be perfect”.
Rob Ford appeared Monday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live
The Toronto mayor made international headlines last year when he acknowledged having smoked crack cocaine while in a drunken stupor. He continues to draw attention for his erratic behavior, but has resisted pressure to step down and is seeking re-election in October.
Earlier during the segment, Rob Ford and Jimmy Kimmel left their seats during the segment to watch a series of videos depicting the mayor of Canada’s largest city in a variety of embarrassing scenes, including a cell phone video of Ford ranting about wanting to kill someone. Rob Ford said he didn’t know who he was talking about in the video.
Jimmy Kimmel also played several other videos, including one from a city council meeting in which he mimes a drunk driver and another that shows him dumping and throwing – not handing – candy canes to children during a Santa Claus parade. The red-faced mayor stood next to a video screen and was asked to comment about each of them.
Before the show, Rob Ford had said that his appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show was intended to promote Toronto’s film industry, describing his city as Hollywood North.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was out in the street celebrating Canada men’s hockey win over Sweden at Sochi Winter Games when he ran into a fire hydrant and appeared to injure his groin.
Rob Ford hurt his groin running into a hydrant
Disgraced Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has filed re-election papers.
Rob Ford – who admitted to once smoking crack cocaine while in a “drunken stupor” – revealed his new campaign slogan: “Ford more years.”
“I’ve got the strongest track record,” he told journalists.
“I’ve been the best mayor this city has ever had.”
Rob Ford is the sole candidate so far for the October 27 municipal election, but rivals are expected to challenge him.
Rob Ford is the sole candidate so far for the October 27 municipal election
The conservative mayor was first elected in 2010 to lead Canada’s largest city on a pledge to tackle wasteful spending at city hall.
Rob Ford said it was for the voters ultimately to deliver their verdict on his personal problems.
He told reporters on Thursday: “My track record speaks for itself. We’ve got the lowest taxes than any other major city in North America.
“The city is absolutely booming… I’ve dealt with the issues that other mayors couldn’t deal with.”
Rob Ford put Toronto in the international spotlight in November when he admitted having once smoked crack cocaine “in a drunken stupor”.
In the fallout from the drug scandal, political opponents stripped Rob Ford of most of his mayoral powers as he insisted he would run for office again.
Rob Ford has brushed aside pressure to quit and remains popular in some of Toronto’s more conservative suburban areas.
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been filmed dancing in the City Council to songs including Bob Marley’s One Love.
He refused to resign in November despite a special move by the council to remove most of his powers.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been filmed dancing in the City Council to songs including Bob Marley’s One Love
Rob Ford has admitted smoking crack cocaine and buying illegal drugs while serving as mayor.
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The Toronto city council has decided to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his authority, as the embattled city leader resists growing pressure to step down.
On Monday, the council transferred most of Rob Ford’s budget and many of his powers to the deputy mayor.
Rob Ford, 44, who has promised to fight the council’s decisions, criticized the vote as a “coup d’etat”.
The mayor of Canada’s largest city has faced intense pressure to resign after admitting to using illegal drugs.
In recent weeks he has also acknowledged buying illegal drugs while serving as mayor.
Rob Ford abstained from Monday’s vote, but promised “outright war” in the next election against the councilors who opposed him.
“What’s happening here today is not a democratic process, this is a dictatorship,” he told the city councilors.
The Toronto city council has decided to strip Mayor Rob Ford of most of his authority
“You are absolutely telling everybody that voted in the last municipal election that their vote does not count.”
And Bob Ford refused to apologize, saying he had done enough apologizing already.
“I’ve admitted my mistakes,” he said.
“I’m not going to sit here and go on and on and on.”
Earlier in the heated council meeting, Bob Ford ran through the gallery, accidentally knocking over city councilor Pam McConnell before catching her.
Pam McConnell was later seen holding ice to her lip.
Monday’s motion reduces Bob Ford’s office budget by 60%, and allows mayoral staff to join deputy mayor Norm Kelly, largely making Bob Ford mayor in name only.
The council does not have the power to remove Bob Ford from office unless he has a criminal conviction.
Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong, once a Bob Ford ally but now one of his most outspoken critics, said the mayor’s conduct was embarrassing the city.
“He’s the worst spokesman for the city of Toronto right now,” he said.
The Toronto council began stripping away Bob Ford’s powers on Friday, voting 39 to 3 to prevent him from being able to dismiss the deputy mayor and taking away his emergency powers.
Despite the scandal, Bob Ford does not seem inclined to shun the spotlight.
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