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CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford decided against hosting his weekly radio show this weekend after explosive allegations that he was recorded on a vide...

It's In The Way That He Parks

CBC | Posted 04.05.2013 | Canada Politics

A look at the parking records of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers a glimpse into his life at city hall and how he divides his time. Ford was ...

Ford's Leadership is Lacking and Toronto's Weak-Mayor Model Covers Up His Faults

George Smitherman | Posted 03.26.2013 | Canada Politics
George Smitherman

Toronto's weak-mayor model works as cover for the incoherent and distracted leadership style of Rob Ford because expectations have been suppressed for so long.

Screw Jose Canseco: Why I Should Be Toronto's Next Mayor

Danko Jones | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada Music
Danko Jones

Recently former Blue Jays baseball player Jose Canseco ventured a tweet announcing his interest in the almost-vacant Toronto mayoral seat. Never mind that Canseco is American and ineligible, and never mind that his steroid past makes him a laughable prospect. What became an easy press field-day revealed a scarier state of affairs -- Rob Ford is just bad enough to make ANYONE seem better as mayor.

Judge Says Ford Can Stay Mayor... For Now

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.03.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford can stay in office for the time being, a judge ruled Wednesday.Divisional Court Justice Gladys Pardu took about 30 minutes be...

SavvyMom Roundup: Train Wreck Edition

Minnow Hamilton | Posted 01.29.2013 | Canada Living
Minnow Hamilton

It was another busy week. The local news captivated me with football, mayorality disgrace, stolen toys and Justin Bieber's wardrobe malfunctions. All train wrecks.

Caught Playing Hookey

CBC | Posted 01.02.2013 | Canada Politics

Mayor Rob Ford is playing defence again for putting football ahead of city hall business. Ford missed about two and a half hours of Thurs...

Fighting For His Job

CP | Linda Nguyen and Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.04.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford repeatedly denied any wrongdoing as he faced an Ontario judge Wednesday to defend himself against an allegation that ...

'Friendly Wager' Wins Edmonton Mayor ALL The Bragging Rights

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 08.28.2012 | Canada Alberta

Last night's match-up between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Toronto Argonauts was more than chance for the Argos to even the score after their season o...

Toronto Mayor Refuses To Hire Driver

CBC | Posted 10.21.2012 | Canada Politics

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is refusing to hire a chauffeur, despite the pleas of some of his staunchest allies in council to do so after he was photograph...

Rob Ford, Man About Edmonton

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 08.17.2012 | Canada Alberta

When a mayor asks you the way to city hall, there's only one thing to do: let him hitch a ride with you. That's what Glenn Kubish did when he spot...

Released From Hospital

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.09.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto's mayor has been released from hospital.Rob Ford was released Thursday afternoon after spending two days in hospital with an irritat...

Jewish Group Satisfied With Toronto Mayor's Explanation

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 09.25.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - A prominent Liberal strategist has managed to give Toronto's mayor the kind of publicity every politician likes to avoid.Warren Kinsella pos...

Guess Who's Got A New Chief Of Staff

CBC | Posted 09.15.2012 | Canada Politics

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has named Earl Provost to serve as his acting chief of staff. The mayor’s press secretary, George Christopoulos,...

Toronto Mayor Works Harder Than Anybody: Toronto Mayor

CBC | Posted 09.04.2012 | Canada Politics

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has responded to a councillor's criticism that he's a "part-time" mayor by saying he "works harder than any person" at city hal...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford 'Not Even Dieting Anymore'

CBC | Posted 07.27.2012 | Canada Politics

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he is not dieting, just weeks before the scheduled end of his Cut the Waist Challenge. Ford admit...

Tarnishing Toronto's Reputation?

Posted 05.03.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto's reputation is increasingly undermined by the antics of its bombastic mayor, some political observers and insiders warned a day aft...

Reporter Denies Peering Into Mayor's Yard

CBC | Posted 07.03.2012 | Canada Politics

Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale said Thursday he did not stand on cinder blocks and peer over Mayor Rob Ford’s back fence in an attem...

'Enough Is Enough. I Have To Protect My Family'

CBC | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada Politics

UPDATE: Mayor Rob Ford has threatened a media blackout if Star reporter Daniel Dale is not removed from the City Hall beat, the National Post is repor...

Big Player Eyeing Toronto

CBC | Posted 06.17.2012 | Canada

Representatives from MGM Resorts International are interested in adding a Las Vegas-style casino and entertainment complex to Toronto. ...

Toronto Mayor Faces Full Funding Audit

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.05.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto's mayor says he'll co-operate with any auditor appointed by the city to go over his campaign books.Two electors have called for an a...

Toronto Mayor Poised For Defeat On Subway Plan

CBC | Posted 05.20.2012 | Canada Politics

It appears Mayor Rob Ford’s plan to extend the Sheppard subway into Scarborough will go down to defeat on Wednesday. That...

Toronto Mayor Turns Down Raise

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.02.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says even though a cost of living increase is included in the 2012 budget, he has no intention of taking it.Ford says...

Toronto Mayor Compares Political Rivals To 'Joe Stalin'

CBC | Posted 03.25.2012 | Canada

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford compared his political opponents at city hall to despot Joseph Stalin on Tuesday, the same day that one of those c...

Police Commissioner Backs Mayor On 911 Calls

CBC | Posted 03.21.2012 | Canada

Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Chris Lewis said Friday that Toronto police Chief Bill Blair's public statement about the content ...