Update - he has passed.
Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has died, according to his chief of staff, Dan Jacobs.
Ford, who had been battling an aggressive form of cancer, served for a decade as a city councilor before being elected mayor in 2010.
The 46-year-old Ford gained international notoriety after a video surfaced in May 2013 that apparently showed him using crack cocaine.
He was re-elected to the City Council in 2014 and was serving in that role at the time of his death.