Rob Ford withdraws from mayoral race
Posted Sep 12, 2014 11:23 am.
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An ailing Rob Ford registered to run for Toronto city council today after abruptly dropping out of the mayoral race.
At the same time, his councillor brother, Doug Ford, registered to run for mayor.
Rob will instead be running as Ward 2 City Councillor.
Doctors had discovered the mayor had a “fair sized” abdominal tumour after his admission to hospital on Wednesday.
It remains unclear whether the tumour is cancerous.
Ford has faced a series of drug, alcohol and other scandals over the past 18 months but had remained a viable contender for the October 27th vote.
