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VANCOUVER - Trevor Linden spent seven seasons as captain of the Vancouver Canucks. Now he's getting the chance to lead the team's front office.

Three members of Prince George's Family TaeKwon-Do were part of a gold-medal performance by Team B.C. at the Western Canadian championships on the weekend. At westerns, held in Warman, Sask., Cole Abou-Tibbett, Dan Watt and Kyle Graham helped Team B.

Mercedes Van Koughnett may only stand at five-feet, eight-inches tall, but she was a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court.

Vancouver Canucks president and general manager Mike Gillis has been shown the door. The team announced Tuesday morning that Gillis, who signed on with the team in April 2008, had been "relieved of his duties.

Jon Gibson is one of the most physically-fit people on the planet. Literally. Gibson, 24, competes in CrossFit and recently finished a five-week challenge in which he ranked first in Western Canada and 14th in the world.

Shooter's Pub P.G.

Judokas from the North Capital Judo Club sparred to six medals in front of a hometown crowd at the B.C. Youth Provincial championship Saturday at the Northern Sport Centre.

The goal that won it for Lakewood Dental/Dr. von den Steinen wasn't one for the highlight reels.

One of the top officials at Judo Canada likes what he saw last week in Prince George. Andrzej Sadej, the sports director of Ottawa-based Judo Canada, was in Prince George for the Youth Provincial championships at the Northern Sport Centre at UNBC.

Haley Black and Josiah Binema weren't quite fast enough to earn national team spots at the Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria.