Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a special council meeting at City Hall in Toronto November 18, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Harris
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's City Council voted overwhelmingly at a raucous meeting on Monday to strip embattled Mayor Rob Ford of more of his authority in a move Ford denounced as a coup d'etat while promising political foes election battle next year to rival the Gulf War.
Ford, who has been under fire for his drug use and drinking, as well as the way he has handled the accusations, vowed in an interview to give up alcohol and lose weight.
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