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Toronto mayor-elect Rob Ford runs up a small hill to have his portrait taken after an appearance on the John Oakley morning radio show on AM640 Oct 27 2010 in Toronto.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Mayor-elect Rob Ford being greeted by his supporters and making his speech at the Toronto Congress Centre in Toronto on October 25, 2010, after winning the election. His mother, Diane, is to the left and his wife, Renata, is to the right.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Councillor Rob Ford announces his bid to run for mayor of Toronto, at a talk radio station in Toronto, March 25, 2010.J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail

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Mayor Rob Ford's Don Bosco Eagles defeated the Northern Red Knights 31-0 in the Metro Bowl Qualifier played at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto on Nov. 15, 2012.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (C) reacts to a video released of him by local media at City Hall in Toronto, November 7, 2013. Ford admitted on Tuesday he has smoked crack cocaine, probably "in one of my drunken stupors," but insisted he is not an addict and said he would stay in office and run for re-election next year.Mark Blinch/Reuters

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A screenshot from the US website Gawker.com showing a photo of Rob Ford posing with two men.

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Rob Ford, City Councillor Ward 2, Etobicoke North answers calls at his desk in City Hall in Toronto. Ford submitted the lowest expenses with a photocopying bill of $2.22.Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford cracks a rare smile during a budget meeting on Jan. 22 2014.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford wears an Argos CFL jersey as he sits in council Nov 14, 2013 at City Hall.Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail

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A limited-edition bobblehead doll of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is seen as Ford signs the bobblehead dolls at City Hall in Toronto November 12, 2013.Aaron Harris/Reuters

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Mayor Rob Ford slips and twists his ankle as he steps off the scale as he and his brother Councillor Doug Ford take part in the final weigh-in as part of their Cut the Waist Challenge at city hall in Toronto, June 18, 2012.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford watches the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats play in the CFL eastern conference final in Toronto on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

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Rob Ford speaks to supporters after winning his seat on city council at mayoral candidate Doug Ford's election night headquarters in Toronto on Monday, October 27, 2014.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press

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Councillor Rob Ford reacts after a vote to maintain the existing Gardiner Expressway during debate at city hall in Toronto, on June 11, 2015.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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Mayor Rob Ford is photographed at city hall council chambers as he was officially sworn in as new mayor of Toronto Dec. 7, 2010.Kevin Van Paassen/The Globe and Mail

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This March 3, 2014 image released by ABC shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, left, having his forehead wiped by host Jimmy Kimmel on the late night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live," in Los Angeles

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