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Rob Ford, the former Toronto mayor who polarized voters with his brash, uncompromising political style and became an international celebrity for his drug and alcohol use while in office, has died. He was 46. Ford died this morning after battling cancer since 2014. Ford served one term as Toronto's mayor from 2010 to 2014, and was representing Etobicoke North on city council at the time of his death. A site has been collecting thousands of messages of support since mid-march after Ford’s family released a statement thanking supporters during a “difficult time.”