Tim Hortons has “confirmed” it was Doug Ford — not the mayor — who visited a franchise location in the Junction on Tuesday morning, a spokesperson told the Star.

Michelle Robichaud, manager of public relations for the coffee chain, said employees at the west-end Tim Hortons reviewed video from security cameras and concluded it was Councillor Ford who attended the restaurant while Mayor Rob Ford is purportedly in rehab.

Tim Hortons is refusing to release images from its cameras to prove Rob Ford wasn’t there.

“It is, for sure, Doug,” said Robichaud. “That’s all I want to say right now — that it was reviewed internally and we can confirm it’s Doug.”

Rob Ford announced he was going to rehab last week to deal with an “alcohol problem,” and has reportedly made calls to a Toronto Sun columnist from a treatment facility.

Sixteen-year-old Cayla Clarkson, however, claims she saw the mayor outside the Tim Hortons near Dundas St. W. and Clendenan Ave. Tuesday around 9 a.m. A Tim Hortons employee who would not share her name also told the Star the mayor came into the restaurant that morning and ordered coffee and a sandwich.

On Wednesday, Doug Ford told reporters “that was me,” explaining he stopped at the Tim Hortons on his way to work at City Hall. He also said he took photos and handed out t-shirts near the restaurant.

Clarkson could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday.

In an earlier interview, though, she stuck to her story, claiming she is “97 per cent sure” it was Rob Ford who went into the restaurant and then came back out and got into his vehicle.

“I was standing behind his car, and I had my phone out because I was going to take a picture of him, but then he looked at me and then I kind of put my phone away, because he didn’t really seem to be the happiest person,” she said.

In the days since the mayor took a leave of absence and said he is going to rehab, there have been several claimed Ford sightings in disparate locations, including Hamilton, Richmond Hill and the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph.

Speaking to reporters Thursday, Doug Ford said his brother is “nowhere near the GTA.” His exact location has not been disclosed.

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