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Mar 22, 2016 · Ford’s family announced his death Tuesday morning in a statement after several days of speculation about his declining health. “With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Ford family announces the...
Mar 22, 2016 · TORONTO (AP) — Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died Tuesday after fighting cancer, his family said. He was 46. Ford rode into office on a backlash against urban elites.
Mar 22, 2016 · The eccentric politician, who made headlines in 2013 when he admitted he smoked crack cocaine, was forced to suspend his re-election bid after he was diagnosed with a rare, agressive form of cancer...
- From Businessman to Politician
- Personal Distractions
- International Celebrity
- The Cancer Diagnosis
Ford had everyman appeal despite having less-than-humble beginnings himself. He and his brothers worked for Deco Labels & Tags, the multimillion-dollar family business founded by his father, Doug Ford, Sr. The senior Ford later served as an Ontario MPP, a posting that inspired Rob and his brother Doug's entry into municipal politics.
Despite this electoral triumph, Ford's stint as mayor was contentious almost from the beginning, partly because of his politics and partly because of the increasing distractions of his personal life. Ford's conservatism and criticism of "downtown elites" split council into opposing camps, which led to acrimonious debates, and often stalemates, on e...
The story not only made Ford an international celebrity and the object of mockery on late-night talk shows, but it also triggered a criminal investigation, which eventually led police to acquire a copy of the video. After months of denying he was in the video, Ford confessed in November 2013 to having smoked crack, adding that it had likely occurre...
Ford returned to work in June. Despite his admitted problems, he continued to enjoy significant support in the 2014 mayoral election campaign. But in mid-September, Ford was diagnosed with a rare but aggressive type of malignant tumour in his abdomen. As a result, he pulled out of the running for mayor, and instead ran as a councillor in Ward 2 whi...
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, who found himself at the center of a string of scandals that mixed politics, drugs and alcohol, has died after an 18-month battle with cancer, The Toronto...
Mar 22, 2016 · Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died after fighting cancer, his family says. He was 46.
Mar 22, 2016 · Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor whose drug-addled fall from grace made international news, has died. Ford had been fighting cancer since 2014. In a statement, his family said he died earlier...
