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Ricky Manz has followed the self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada" out of custody.

Manz is the owner of the decommissioned Richmound School that housed "Kingdom of Canada" leader Romana Didulo and her followers.

He was released from custody on Tuesday afternoon after agreeing to conditions with the Crown.

A gold medal to start the season for the Swift Current Comp Colts senior volleyball team.

They won the 16 team St. Mary Invitational Tournament in Prince Albert.

During pool play, the Colts went 3-0 with wins over Nipawin, Waldheim, and N.B. John Paul II. 

The Colts then beat Meflfort in three games in the first round of the playoffs and topped Meadow Lake in the quarterfinals.

It took three games to beat Prince Albert Carleton in the semifinals on Sunday.

Swift Current then beat Lloydminster Comp 25-12 and 25-15 to win the gold.

Fossil Fever heated up with a flurry of participants in this year's dino digs. 

The East Block of Grasslands National Park was buzzing with paleontologists who came out for the yearly event. Students and others from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, along with other groups, worked to uncover the titanic remains of various prehistoric giants, with a particular focus centred around a 2021 discovery. 

Ryan McKellar, curator of paleontology for the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, was on hand as many hands made light work of a duckbilled dinosaur excavation. 

Anyone heading out on Highway 37 north of Gull Lake will encounter road work. 

About three kilometres north of Gull Lake, a 13-kilometre stretch of the road is being addressed by crews. 

A pilot vehicle is in use, with one lane closed. 

Travellers need to be ready to stop and to obey signage. 

This work is expected to conclude by 5 p.m.

Any updates can be monitored on the Highway Hotline. 

Construction on Highway 13 in both lanes is giving cause for caution to drivers.

Anyone passing by should be ready to stop if necessary and will want to keep a careful eye out for workers. 

 The work stretches from Highway 13 to Highway 37. 

Reduced speeds are being enforced. 

For updates, people can check the Highway Hotline. This work is expected to finish by 5 p.m.

A coveted annual award, given to one individual or organization in each province and territory, was announced on Monday as part of International Literacy Day. 

The Southwest Literacy Committee was announced on Monday as Saskatchewan's recipient of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award (CoFLA).

Bula Ghosh, literacy coordinator and member of the Southwest Literacy Committee, shared that promoting literacy, learning, and reading from a young age are the foundations for ensuring a bright future.

Eight volunteers from the Herbert Fire Department were dispatched to a pasture fire at 5:30 p.m. Monday, northwest of the town of Herbert.

According to a Facebook post from the department, the water truck from the RM of Excelsior, along with members of the Main Centre Hutterite colony, were able to help control and extinguish the fire.

One volunteer suffered a minor injury.

There is no word on what caused the fire.

A 23-year-old Alberta man is facing charges after fleeing police in a stolen vehicle and nearly colliding with an RCMP cruiser in southwestern Saskatchewan.

Leader RCMP say they received a report around 8 p.m. on Sept. 4 of a suspicious vehicle parked at a community facility in Burstall. The vehicle matched the description of one that had earlier evaded Alberta RCMP.

When officers attempted a traffic stop, the driver sped off, narrowly missing the police vehicle before heading east on Highway 321.

So, a few days ago I was setting up a trampoline net for the girls, so all three of them could safely jump. The net said it fit 10/12/14/16 foot trampoline, so I figured great, it's a relatively universal one so that's awesome. I proceed to start setting it up, put a few things on backwards, got frustrated and fixed them. As the poles began going up, I started working to fix the net onto the poles, and it was not making sense. I kept doing different iterations, but nothing was working. So after over an hour of working at it, I stopped and went inside.

The Trans-Canada Highway is currently experiencing delays in the eastbound lanes near Rush Lake. 

Crews are on site, with a pilot vehicle on site to guide traffic through the one-lane restriction. 

The work zone is an eight-kilometre stretch.

Motorists are asked to expect delays, with the work scheduled for completion by 5 p.m. 

Updates can be monitored on the Highway Hotline, where drivers can stay ahead of any detours, delays or dangers on Saskatchewan roadways.