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Looks like Toronto won’t get everyone’s favorite crack-smoking mayor for much longer.
Mayor Rob Ford ended his re-election bid Thursday after he was diagnosed with an abdominal tumor. His brother, Councillor Doug Ford, is now replacing him in the Toronto mayoral race, according to the Toronto Star.
He may not be running for mayor, but he isn’t stepping out of the political spotlight. Rob Ford is now running to be a member of the council representing Ward 2 Etobicoke North, the seat he held from 2000 until 2010.
The 45-year-old controversial mayor was first hospitalized Wednesday after seeking treatment for “unbearable” abdominal pain, the Associated Press reported. A doctor said a CT scan came back “very definitive for the tumor,” calling it a “fair size mass.”
Ford previously had abdominal surgery to remove a tumor on his appendix.
Ford became a celebrity last year after months of odd behavior and his public comment that he used crack cocaine in a “drunken stupor.” He returned to his mayoral post in June after a rehab stint for drugs and alcohol.
