Rob Ford was, after all, a man who suffered from two life-threatening diseases but garnered sympathy for only one. Perhaps that dichotomy is worth us, as a society, examining.

In mid-2012, Mark Towhey, chief of staff for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, got a call from his boss at 2:39 in the morning. Ford, the 330-pound leader of Canada’s largest city, was speaking ...

Rob Ford was elected Mayor of Toronto by a landslide in October 2010. Even back then — before the crack, the international infamy, a police investigation, incriminating wiretaps, and half a ...

In 2013, a video surfaced that appeared to show Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. Here's everything to know about what happened to the controversial politician following the scandal.

Rob Ford seemed to be taking it all in stride, but beneath his confident demeanour he was starting to come apart. The mayor couldn’t rely on his own team. His message was being lost.

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem’ on Netflix, a Sketchy Documentary About The Crack-Smoking Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford By John Serba Published June 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ET ...

Crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford behaved like an out-of-control “bully” during his stint in rehab and was even kicked out of group therapy, according to a published report.

Alas, here comes Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem out on Netflix on Tuesday to rudely reopen old wounds and remind us of our world-class shame.. There’s that infamous “crack video” again ...

Smitherman has been hearing that a lot lately. In the 2010 city election, Smitherman, a member of the Ontario Liberal Party, had 290,000 votes to Ford’s 384,000.

Ford's behaviour drew staff into his family life—at times into its most intimate moments, Mark Towhey reveals in a new book, Mayor Rob Ford: Uncontrollable ...

Doug is the brother of the late crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who died in 2016 at age 46. AP. Ford eventually admitted to smoking crack, “probably in one of my drunken stupors.” ...

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday he's used "every drug you can probably think of" and blamed substance abuse for the racist and homophobic language he's used.. Ford returned to work ...