A former Medicine Hat city clerk said Saturday council's sanctions on the mayor are embarrassing and go too far.Larry Godin, who served as clerk for three decades, added his name to a petition calling on council to reverse its March 21 decision to strip Linnsie Clark of her mayoral powers. "I found it staggering, ...

Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston gave a one-on-one interview on CHAT News at Noon on Thursday.READ: Ex-Medicine Hat mayor suspects deeper reasons for Linnsie Clark sanctionsHe spoke about the sanctions that council has levied against his successor Mayor Linnsie Clark.Here are the five striking quotes from the int...

Former Medicine Hat mayor Ted Clugston said Thursday the sanctions on his successor Linnsie Clark were so extreme that there must be more going on behind the scenes at what he sees as a dysfunctional city council.WATCH: One-on-one interview with anchor Dan Reynish"There's got to be something more because this just...

When Medicine Hat's city council sanctioned Mayor Linnsie Clark, it took away her powers to chair meetings and represent council as its default spokesperson. A rotating schedule of deputy and acting mayors - already in place as part of council's standard procedure - will take on those roles left vacant by the limitatio...

Medicine Hat city council is still able to work with Mayor Linnsie Clark despite sanctions it levied against her but the governing body is not working at its optimal capacity, according to Coun. Andy McGrogan.WATCH NOW: McGrogan's April 9 interview on CHAT News"Absolutely," McGrogan said Tuesday in response t...

The Medicine Hat city councillor who filed a code of conduct complaint that led to sanctions on Mayor Linnsie Clark said Monday the possibility exists for Clark to regain her powers and have council return to how it usually operates. Coun. Shila Sharps said she would "100 per cent support getting back to normal&qu...

Mayor Linnsie Clark entered Medicine Hat's council chambers to applause from the public gallery ahead of a meeting that lasted late into Monday night. Coun. Allison Knodel, who was chairing the meeting in place of the sanctioned Mayor Clark, called for decorum from residents in the chamber as council business got under...

Medicine Hat city council's recent moves to take Mayor Linnsie Clark's powers away will loom large at its Monday meeting as it considers procedural changes made necessary by the sanctions.A group of seven councillors voted unanimously last month to eliminate most of Clark's duties after finding she broke council's prov...

Medicine Hat's city council on Monday is expected to confirm its new approach to filling the gaps left by a mayor unable to chair meetings.Mayor Linnsie Clark would typically chair regular council and Administrative Committee meetings but those abilities were taken away after she was sanctioned by her colleagues on Mar...

A refreshed code of conduct that allows for the City of Medicine Hat's administrative staff and members of the public to file complaints against those who sit on council will come forward for final approval Monday.Currently, only those elected to council are able to file a complaint against their colleagues.Alberta's M...

.Premier Danielle Smith said Friday her government is looking into the possibility of changes to municipal code of conduct requirements after Medicine Hat's mayor was charged with misconduct and had her powers taken away. READ MORE: Tap into ClarkWatch "I've asked our minister to make sure that we're looking at th...

Medicine Hat Mayor Linnsie Clark says the questions she asked the city manager in an exchange last year were necessary to uphold transparency at council, a mission she aims to continue even while limited by sanctions her council colleagues put in place indefinitely.WATCH: Mayor Clark gives first CHAT News interview sin...

Mayor Linnsie Clark joined anchor Dan Reynish on CHAT News at Noon on Thursday. .It was her first appearance on the show since she was sanctioned by her council colleagues.

City council will respect the findings of a judicial review into its sanctioning of Mayor Linnsie Clark but remains focused on serving the residents of Medicine Hat, a councillor said Tuesday. Coun. Andy McGrogan was speaking after he and the other councillors who stripped the mayor's powers released a statement Monday...

Medicine Hat's council said Monday it is unable to address misinformation circulating through the community over its move to sanction the mayor due to the city's bylaws and provincial rules.There have been several "misleading statements" about council's decision last month to strip away Mayor Linnsie Clark's ...