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Toronto mayor finally admits smoking crack

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford acknowledged for the first time Nov. 5 that he smoked crack "probably a year ago" when he was in a "drunken stupor," but he refused to resign despite im-mense pressure to step aside as leader of Canada's largest city.

Ford said he loves his job and "for the sake of the taxpayers, we must get back to work immediately."

Allegations that Ford had been caught on video smoking crack surfaced in news reports in May. He initially insisted the video did not exist. (AP)

トロント市長、コカイン使用を認める

カナダ最大の都市トロントのロブ・フォード市長がコカインを吸引する様子を映した動画を入手したと警察が発表。同市長は11月５日、吸引を認めたが辞任はしないと述べた。

The Japan Times ST: November 15, 2013