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Toronto Votes to Strip Rob Ford's Powers, 39-3

He can't appoint or dismiss anyone

(Newser) - Toronto's City Council voted overwhelmingly to clip Rob Ford's wings today, with the first in a series of motions designed to make him "mayor in name only," the National Post reports. The council voted 39-3 to strip Ford of the power to appoint and dismiss the...

'Truly Disturbing' Toronto Mayor Gets TV Show

As Ontario premier offers to help city ditch Rob Ford

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has lost his credibility, the trust of voters, the support of former allies on the city council, and even his invite to the Santa Claus Parade—but he's gained a TV show. The mayor, increasingly isolated after a long stream of scandals , will begin hosting...

348 Arrested, 386 Kids Saved in Huge Child Porn Bust

Investigation spread from Canada to 50 countries

(Newser) - Nearly 350 people, including schoolteachers, doctors, and actors, have been arrested around the world in what Toronto police called one of the largest child porn busts they have ever seen. Police say 386 children were rescued as a result of the sweeping investigation. More than 100 people were arrested in...

Toronto's Rob Ford Sorry for Lewd Remark

He left reporters gasping, says newspaper

(Newser) - The Rob Ford chronicles reached a new low today, prompting yet another apology from the Toronto mayor. "I used unforgivable language and again I apologize," he said at a news conference, reports CTV News . The mea culpa comes after a give-and-take with the media that the National Post ...

Rob Ford Drove Drunk Through School Zones, Partied With Hookers

One begins to wonder how he had time to govern

(Newser) - For your average big city mayor, admitting that you bought illegal drugs while in office would be the most damaging thing to happen in a day—but Rob Ford 's not your average mayor . Soon after a press conference in which the crack-smoking, binge-drinking Toronto mayor claimed his closet...

Rob Ford: Yes, I Bought Illegal Drugs as Mayor

Toronto's city council grills him on his behavior

(Newser) - Another day in the exciting life of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Today, he had the pleasure of standing before city council and 'fessing up to buying illegal drugs while serving as mayor over the last two years, reports the Toronto Sun . "Yes, I have," Ford admitted, after...

In Toronto, Mutiny Brews Vs. Crack-Smoking Mayor

City Council aims to 'shun' Rob Ford, 'curtail his power'

(Newser) - Toronto's crack-smoking mayor has made it clear he's not going anywhere despite his many scandals , but City Council has other ideas. Councilors will today consider a motion that would call on Rob Ford to apologize, take a leave of absence, and cooperate with a police investigation into his...

Rob Ford's Crack Use Isn't the Worst of It

As new video surfaces, JB Staniforth lists the mayor's drunken, drug-fueled escapades

(Newser) - The Toronto Sun has a new video in which a belligerent Rob Ford threatens to murder someone, but will even that hurt the Teflon mayor? When news broke that he had definitely smoked crack, his approval rating went up by 5%. How? Because Ford, who's actually the son of...

Toronto Mayor: 'Forever Sorry', but Won't Quit

Rob Ford apologizes for embarrassing city but won't step down

(Newser) - Hours after he finally admitted to reporters that he had, in fact, smoked crack, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went before the cameras for another public statement. Would he step down, as the city council and all the city's newspapers would like? Not so much. But he is very sorry....

Toronto Mayor: I Smoked Crack 'in Drunken Stupor'

But Rob Ford insists he's not an addict

(Newser) - Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted that he'd at least used crack today, in what the CBC describes as a "scrum" with reporters outside city hall. "Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine," he said. "Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it? Um, probably...

Toronto Mayor: I'm Staying, But I'll Ease Up on the Booze

He denies smoking crack, admits 'stupidity'

(Newser) - After a rough week that included police saying they have a video that appears to show him smoking crack and every paper in the city calling for his resignation , Toronto's mayor has vowed to "ride the storm out"—but cut back on the booze. "I have...

Every Paper in Toronto Tells Mayor to Resign

Rob Ford, meanwhile, calls on police to release crack video

(Newser) - There's political criticism and then there's this: All four of Toronto's daily newspapers—the Sun , the Star , the National Post , and the Globe and Mail —published editorials today calling on Mayor Rob Ford to resign. They're responding, of course, to the police announcement that investigators...

Toronto Police Have Video of Mayor Apparently Smoking Crack

It's a bad day up north for Rob Ford

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford just got some very bad news: Police say they've finally got their hands on a notorious video that purports to show him smoking crack , reports the Toronto Star . Or as the police chief puts it, “The video files depict images that are consistent with...

$3 Estate Sale Find Gives Up a Treasure Trove

...but New Jersey stakes claim on rare documents

(Newser) - A Toronto woman spotted a $3 box of documents at a Buffalo estate sale; at the time, "I had no sense of their history or value," she says. Turns out they were worth a heck of a lot more: One was signed by Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son,...

Justin Bieber Has a Spitting Problem

Drops a loogie from hotel balcony

(Newser) - And the offensive behavior continues: As adoring fans surrounded his Toronto hotel yesterday, Justin Bieber decided to grace them with his presence, heading out onto his balcony to snap the view on Instagram . Nice enough, until he proceeded to spit. TMZ nabbed some pretty gross pictures of the spit in...

Freak Storm Floods Toronto
 Freak Storm Floods Toronto 
Jul 9, 2013 1:45 AM CDT

Freak Storm Floods Toronto

Record-breaking rain strands commuters on flooded train

(Newser) - A record-breaking thunderstorm has caused chaos in Canada's biggest city, flooding roads and subway tunnels and leaving around 300,000 people without power. Close to 4 inches of rain was dumped on Toronto in the evening storm, the most rain the city has ever received in a single day...

John Malkovich Helps Save Bleeding Guy

Tourist had cut throat, didn't recognize his good Samaritan

(Newser) - Being John Malkovich now involves being a little more heroic: The actor was apparently taking a smoke break on the street in Toronto, where he's starring in The Giacomo Variations, when he spotted a 77-year-old tourist bleeding at the throat after having fallen and cut himself on scaffolding, reports...

Toronto Mayor Crack Video 'Gone'

Gawker suspects Rob Ford got to it first

(Newser) - A video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford hitting the crack pipe is "gone," Gawker has discovered after raising $200,000 to buy it . After a long silence, the video's owner reached out to an intermediary with the message, "It's gone. Leave me alone,...

Canada Town Bans 'Unlucky' 4 From Addresses

Number sounds like 'death' in Cantonese, Mandarin

(Newser) - A Toronto suburb that has long catered to the superstitious by skipping 13 when giving out new addresses has decided to do away with the number four as well. Four is considered unlucky by speakers of Cantonese and Mandarin because it sounds like the word "death," and while...

Toronto Mayor Crack Video Fund Hits $200K Target

As aides bail, owners of Rob Ford video can't be found

(Newser) - Gawker's "Crackstarter" fundraiser to buy a video that allegedly shows Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has hit its $200,000 target—but they haven't been able to make contact with the video's owners. More than 8,000 people chipped in to push the campaign over...

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