MEDICINE HAT — Linnsie Clark says she's ready for round two.

The embattled mayor of Medicine Hat, a city of roughly 65,000 southeast of Calgary, has had a rough couple of years in politics but is seeking another term in provincewide municipal elections Monday.

"I still have things to do," Clark, 45, said in a recent interview.

In March 2024, Medicine Hat council determined the mayor breached the city's code of conduct bylaw by failing to treat city manager Ann Mitchell with respect during a tense exchange at a council meeting.

As a result, it approved a list of sanctions that included suspending Clark's duties and cutting her pay in half.

Months later, a Court of King's Bench judge struck down most of the sanctions, describing the council's decision as "disproportionate and unreasonab

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