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Rob Ford, Toronto Mayor Who Faced Drug Demons, Dies at 46
- Acknowledged drug abuse after video showed crack-cocaine use
- Withdrew from mayoral campaign in 2014 due to his health
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
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Rob Ford, who catapulted into the international spotlight after admitting he smoked crack cocaine while mayor of Toronto, has died. He was 46.
He died Tuesday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, according to family spokesman Dan Jacobs. He had been in palliative care for the past few days. In 2014, he was diagnosed with liposarcoma, a rare type of cancer, and received chemotherapy.