‘It’ll definitely be remembered’: Notorious ex-Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies
By Colin Perkel — The Canadian Press Rob Ford, a man simultaneously adored by his fans and abhorred by his foes as his scandal-packed term as mayor of Canada’s largest city propelled him to international infamy, has died. Ford, 46, succumbed to cancer Tuesday, 18 months after doctors discovered a softball-sized malignant tumour in his abdomen, his family announced in a statement. “A dedicated man of the people, Councillor Ford spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto,” said a statement from his family. The diagnosis in September 2014 came less than a year after Ford confessed to smoking crack while in one of his...
By Colin Perkel — The Canadian Press Rob Ford, a man simultaneously adored by his fans and abhorred by his foes as his scandal-packed term as mayor of Canada’s largest city propelled him to international infamy, has died. Ford, 46, succumbed to cancer Tuesday, 18...
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