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| Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'tried to buy crack video' | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'tried to buy crack video' |
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| Rob Ford, the mayor of Canada's largest city Toronto, is alleged to have attempted to buy a video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. | Rob Ford, the mayor of Canada's largest city Toronto, is alleged to have attempted to buy a video that appears to show him smoking crack cocaine. |
| A police recording shows two suspected gang members apparently discussing an offer by Mr Ford of C$5,000 (£2,900) and a car for the video, weeks before its existence was made public. | A police recording shows two suspected gang members apparently discussing an offer by Mr Ford of C$5,000 (£2,900) and a car for the video, weeks before its existence was made public. |
| Documents detailing the police wiretaps were released on Wednesday by a judge. | Documents detailing the police wiretaps were released on Wednesday by a judge. |
| Mr Ford has not commented on the latest allegations. | Mr Ford has not commented on the latest allegations. |
| Rumours of the crack video first surfaced in May. Mr Ford initially denied its existence but in October police announced they had recovered the recording. | Rumours of the crack video first surfaced in May. Mr Ford initially denied its existence but in October police announced they had recovered the recording. |
| The 44-year-old mayor admitted early last month that he had smoked crack cocaine "in a drunken stupor" but denied he was an addict. | The 44-year-old mayor admitted early last month that he had smoked crack cocaine "in a drunken stupor" but denied he was an addict. |
| He has refused to step down, but has been stripped of most of his powers. | He has refused to step down, but has been stripped of most of his powers. |
| Healthy lifestyle | Healthy lifestyle |
| Police had been carrying out an investigation on an alleged drugs gang when the mayor's name was mentioned on wiretaps in March and April. | Police had been carrying out an investigation on an alleged drugs gang when the mayor's name was mentioned on wiretaps in March and April. |
| According to the newly released police documents, two alleged gang members are caught discussing, mainly in Somali, Mr Ford and the video. | According to the newly released police documents, two alleged gang members are caught discussing, mainly in Somali, Mr Ford and the video. |
| When asked to recall what Mr Ford had said to him, one of them replies: "He said I'll give you 5,000 and a car." | When asked to recall what Mr Ford had said to him, one of them replies: "He said I'll give you 5,000 and a car." |
| The other suggests he should "ask for 150", which police in their analysis conclude the men mean $150,000. | The other suggests he should "ask for 150", which police in their analysis conclude the men mean $150,000. |
| Police have not commented directly on the disclosures, saying only that their job is to gather the evidence and present it to the courts. | Police have not commented directly on the disclosures, saying only that their job is to gather the evidence and present it to the courts. |
| Dennis Morris, Mr Ford's lawyer, said the wiretaps are snippets of talk between alleged gangsters. | Dennis Morris, Mr Ford's lawyer, said the wiretaps are snippets of talk between alleged gangsters. |
| "It's very dangerous to put any weight into any of this," he told the Associated Press news agency. "There's nothing to address." | "It's very dangerous to put any weight into any of this," he told the Associated Press news agency. "There's nothing to address." |
| Mr Ford has faced a barrage of allegations of conduct unbecoming to someone in public office, including buying illegal drugs, and drink driving - while mayor - and using lewd language on television. | |
| He has apologised and says he has stopped drinking and adopted a healthier lifestyle. | He has apologised and says he has stopped drinking and adopted a healthier lifestyle. |