Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to a hospital and is believed to have a tumour in his abdomen, health officials said.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford said he had been in "complete denial" about his drinking and drug use before entering a rehabilitation clinic two months ago, and admitted that his struggle against substance abuse will never end.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford has taken an immediate leave of absence to seek help for alcohol abuse as a report surfaced about a second video of him smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will take a leave of absence to seek help for substance abuse his lawyer said, as a report surfaced about a second video of the mayor smoking what appears to be crack cocaine.