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| Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ends reelection bid amid health concerns | Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ends reelection bid amid health concerns |
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| Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ended his reelection bid Friday, just weeks before voters head to the polls and days after he was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor. | Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford ended his reelection bid Friday, just weeks before voters head to the polls and days after he was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor. |
| A review of candidate listings on the Toronto City Clerk Web site shows that Ford will instead run for City Council, while his brother Doug Ford will run for mayor. | |
| The mayor's widely chronicled problems with drugs and alcohol use have made him an international figure. | The mayor's widely chronicled problems with drugs and alcohol use have made him an international figure. |
| In a statement explaining his decision reported by multiple news outlets, Rob Ford said he is ending his campaign because of a "serious medical issue." | In a statement explaining his decision reported by multiple news outlets, Rob Ford said he is ending his campaign because of a "serious medical issue." |
| "With the advice of my family and doctors I know I need to focus on getting better," he said. "There is much work to be done and I can’t give it my all at this point in time. | "With the advice of my family and doctors I know I need to focus on getting better," he said. "There is much work to be done and I can’t give it my all at this point in time. |
| The decision comes in the same week the mayor, 45, was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor. He is awaiting the results of a biopsy. | |
| Rob Ford said he asked his brother Doug, who managed his campaign, "to finish what we started together, so that all we’ve accomplished isn’t washed away." | Rob Ford said he asked his brother Doug, who managed his campaign, "to finish what we started together, so that all we’ve accomplished isn’t washed away." |
| The mayor said he is running for his old seat on the City Council "to represent the fine folks that have become my neighbours and friends over these past 14 years." | The mayor said he is running for his old seat on the City Council "to represent the fine folks that have become my neighbours and friends over these past 14 years." |
| Toronto voters head to the polls Oct. 27. | Toronto voters head to the polls Oct. 27. |
| Rob Ford made international headlines last year when he admitted to smoking crack cocaine, a decision he blamed on one of his "drunken stupors." He has been plagued by the release of videos portraying allegedly drug use and intoxicated ramblings. | |
| Acknowledging he had a problem with alcohol, the mayor announced he was taking a leave of absence from his job in May. | |
| A recent Forum Research poll of the mayor's race showed businessman John Tory leading Rob Ford 40 percent to 28 percent. Former member of parliament Olivia Chow was in third place with 21 percent. |