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# rob ford

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# Toronto
'He's mayor of heaven now': Mourners pay final respects to controversial politician Rob Ford
He gained worldwide notoriety for smoking crack cocaine while in office.
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Mar 30th 2016, 10:23 PM
# Toronto
Rob Ford, controversial former Toronto Mayor, dies aged 46
He had been battling cancer.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 3:13 PM
# Campaign
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford diagnosed with rare and aggressive cancer
Ford had been admitted to hospital last week.
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Sep 17th 2014, 11:06 PM
# Doug Ford
Rob Ford withdraws from mayoral race with tumour, his brother takes over
Ford was hospitalised on Wednesday.
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Sep 12th 2014, 6:55 PM
# Iron Mike
VIDEO: Mike Tyson to news anchor: 'You seem like a nice guy but really you're a piece of sh*t'
Former boxer clashed with Canadian TV host during a live interview to publicise his one-man show.
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Sep 11th 2014, 8:53 PM
Voices
Opinion: Rob Ford's mysterious popularity – why Canada’s most scandalous citizen is the new Bill Clinton
Clinton’s dalliance with an intern now looks dull in comparison with the Toronto Mayor’s behaviour, but the dynamics of the two scandals have deeply polarised electorates in similar ways.
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Jul 1st 2014, 8:00 AM
# rob ford
Toronto mayor heads back to work after rehab... but wants his office's locks changed
The mayor’s drug abuse was first revealed last year when an alleged drug dealer tried to sell another video of him smoking crack to the media.
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Jun 17th 2014, 6:33 PM
# Substance Abuse
Toronto's controversial 'crack-smoking mayor' to enter rehab
A new video has emerged of Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack.
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May 1st 2014, 7:47 AM
# Rainbow Rumble
Raising of a rainbow flag sparks row in Toronto
Controversial Mayor Rob Ford wants the flag taken down, but fellow councillors are refusing to budge.
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Feb 7th 2014, 10:44 PM
# Canada
Toronto 'crack mayor' Rob Ford files for re-election
Ford is as much as 8 per cent ahead of his nearest rival in opinion polls, despite admitting to having smoked crack cocaine.
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Jan 3rd 2014, 1:56 PM
# Review 2013
'Noli timere', don't be afraid: The year in 25 quotes
From Rob Ford to Enda Kenny by way of two Popes, who said what in 2013.
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Dec 28th 2013, 10:00 AM
# rob ford
Toronto Mayor stripped of powers then knocks female councillor over
Without the option of ousting him, Toronto’s council is aiming to limit Rob Ford’s power.
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Nov 19th 2013, 8:19 AM
# Opinion Polls
Crack-smoking Toronto mayor is more liked than any Irish leader
Crack-smoking, drink-driving and being accused of a plethora of offences aren’t enough to give Rob Ford as low an approval rating as our Taoiseach.
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Nov 18th 2013, 4:01 PM
# rob ford
Rob Ford stripped of mayoral powers in Toronto
City councillors voted overwhelmingly to limit Ford’s powers after a series of new allegations and lewd remarks this week.
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Nov 15th 2013, 6:10 PM
# blame canada
Video shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford 'extremely, extremely inebriated'
Someone’s having a bad week.
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Nov 8th 2013, 8:28 AM
# Crack Cocaine
'Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine. Am I an addict? No.' - Toronto Mayor
Mayor Rob Ford wants the video of him smoking crack released. “I want everyone in the city to see the tape… I want to see the state I was in”
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Nov 5th 2013, 7:28 PM
# Canada
Toronto police say they have video of 'Mayor with crack pipe'
The video appears to show the Toronto Mayor using drugs – but he has vowed not to resign.
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Oct 31st 2013, 7:22 PM
# people's elbow
Mayor of Toronto beats Hulk Hogan at arm wrestling
This wasn’t a fix at all. AT ALL.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 3:56 PM