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Mayor Rob Ford Makes The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, Yet Again

A roundup of all the mayor's latest late-night comedy appearances.

By Steve Kupferman Nov. 15th, 11:45 am

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Liveblog: Council Launches Bid to Curb Rob Ford’s Power

Councillors from across the political spectrum have convened a series of special meetings, to debate a series of motions that would strip just about all of Rob Ford's political power.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew LouisNov. 15th, 9:30 am

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Council Will Try to Cut the Mayor’s Office Budget and Remove Ford as Chair of Executive Committee

Adding to existing efforts to curb the mayor's role at City Hall, councillors are now mounting an effort to drastically reduce his budget and redeploy his staff.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Andrew LouisNov. 14th, 7:45 pm

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Kathleen Wynne: Provincial Government Would Consider Giving Council New Powers to Deal with Rob Ford, If Asked

Premier says Toronto must be able to run itself, but might give council greater decision-making powers to cope with the mayor.

By Hamutal Dotan Nov. 14th, 2:46 pm

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Ford Apologizes for “Graphic Remarks,” Then Pushes Through Crowd of Reporters

By Hamutal Dotan Nov. 14th, 1:15 pm

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Legal Analysis: Can Rob Ford Sue Former Staffers Over What They Told Police?

Rob Ford's said he's pursuing legal action against Mark Towhey, Isaac Ransom, and George Christopoulos. Does he have any chance of success?

By Christopher Bird • Photo by Christopher DrostNov. 14th, 11:19 am

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Rob Ford: “I Would Never Do That. I’m Happily Married. I’ve Got More Than Enough to Eat at Home.”

Mayor says he's launching legal action against former senior staff who spoke with police about his behaviour.

By Hamutal Dotan Nov. 14th, 9:48 am

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The Lisi Papers: New Allegations of Drug, Alcohol Use By Mayor Rob Ford

By Steve Kupferman Nov. 13th, 4:09 pm

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Liveblog: Council Debates the Rob Ford Question

Updates from City Hall as council decides whether to ask the mayor to apologize and take a leave of absence.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Corbin Smith and Christopher DrostNov. 13th, 9:24 am

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Duly Quoted: Mayor Rob Ford

The mayor responds to the release of a video of him ranting and making death threats.

By Steve Kupferman Nov. 7th, 2:00 pm

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Toronto’s Top Civil Servant: The City is Not in Crisis

City Manager Joe Pennachetti tries to reassure municipal workers in the face of ongoing controversy about the mayor.

By Hamutal Dotan Nov. 7th, 10:10 am

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Scene: Another Day, Another Rob Ford Protest

For the second day in a row, protesters demanded Mayor Rob Ford's resignation.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Harry ChoiNov. 6th, 2:00 pm

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Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart React to Mayor Rob Ford’s Crack Admission

For the second night in a row, Jon Stewart tore a strip off Rob Ford—but this time Stephen Colbert was in on it, too.

By Steve Kupferman Nov. 6th, 10:00 am

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No More Second Chances

We cannot excuse those making excuses for the mayor.

By Christopher Bird • Photo by Christopher DrostNov. 6th, 9:00 am

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VICE Says Rob Ford’s Staffer Tried to Hire a Hacker to Destroy the Crack Video

Unverified emails that VICE says were written by Ford's aide contain many seemingly damning details.

By Steve Kupferman • Photo by Christopher DrostNov. 5th, 5:30 pm

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Mayor Rob Ford: “I Have Nothing Left to Hide”

The mayor reaffirmed his commitment to sticking out the remainder of his term, and running again in 2014.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Christopher DrostNov. 5th, 4:46 pm

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Scene: Protesters Stake Out City Hall

Mayor Rob Ford's crack admission already has a few people in the streets.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Christopher DrostNov. 5th, 3:00 pm

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Councillors Moving to Curb Rob Ford’s Powers

Here are the two motions currently being circulated by councillors in an attempt to restore calm to City Hall

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Christopher DrostNov. 5th, 1:36 pm