Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hospitalized with suspected tumor
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sept. 1, 2014: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford signs the third edition of "Robbie Bobbies" bobbleheads at his mother's home in Toronto. (AP/The Canadian Press)
Health officials say Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to a hospital and is believed to be suffering from a tumor.
Humber Regional Hospital said in a statement Wednesday that Ford had been complaining of abdominal pains and that an examination has resulted in a working diagnosis of a tumor.
The statement said Ford had been suffering from stomach pains for at least three months and that they worsened in the last 24 hours.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ford did not show up at City Hall Wednesday.
The mayor became an international celebrity last year after he acknowledged using crack in a "drunken stupor" following months of denials. Ford returned to work in June after a rehab stint for drug and alcohol abuse.