Rob Ford to resume role as Toronto mayor on June 30

Rob Ford to resume role as Toronto mayor on June 30
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After spending several weeks in rehab, embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is returning to work in less than two weeks.

CBC News said Ford will make a triumphant return to City Hall in the "later portion of the afternoon" on June 30.

Ford was admitted to an unidentified rehab facility to treat his widely recorded substance abuse problems. In an interview with the Toronto Sun back in May, he called the experience "amazing" and said it reminded him of a football camp he attended when he was little.

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Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.