Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has died at 46 after a fight with cancer, his family announced Tuesday.
According to The Globe and Mail, he died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto after an 18-month battle.
Ford, who was first elected to the City Council in 2000, was elected the 64th mayor of Toronto in 2010. In September 2014, he was diagnosed with pleomorphic liposarcoma, a rare form of soft-tissue cancer. The diagnosis came amid a heated re-election battle, which forced him to withdraw his candidacy for a second term in January 2014.
By last September, he declared himself cancer-free and appeared alongside Stephen Harper during the federal election. However, in October, new tumors were found and chemotherapy began again.
This week, reports surfaced that his health was gravely deteriorating.
Ford became notorious in 2013 when stories emerged online showing him with what appeared to be crack cocaine. After months of denying the accusations, he proclaimed in November, “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine.” He also admitted to public drunkenness, drinking and driving and illegal drug use.
He had publicly stated that he had intended to run for mayor again 2018.
Ford left behind a wife and two children.
