Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed "Queen of Canada," leaves provincial court after she was granted bail in Swift Current, Sask., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

By The Canadian Press

Charges stayed against ‘Queen of Canada’ cult leader Romana Didulo in Saskatchewan

Mar 18, 2026 | 11:43 AM

SWIFT CURRENT — The leader of a cult that bedevilled residents of a Saskatchewan village for two years is no longer facing charges, disappointing and angering the mayor.

Romana Didulo, head of the so-called Kingdom of Canada, had been charged with two offences but a court official in Regina said they were stayed Tuesday by Crown prosecutors.

Didulo, who calls herself the “Queen of Canada,” was accused of failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidating a justice system participant.

In September, police raided the cult’s home in a decommissioned school in the village of Richmound, west of Regina. They obtained a search warrant on reports that someone had a firearm.

Officers took 16 people into custody and seized imitation weapons.

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The building was later ordered closed for health reasons, as open sewage could be seen bubbling on the grounds.

Police eventually charged five people, including Didulo and Ricky Manz, the owner of the former school. Some charges against Manz have been stayed, and charges against the remaining accused have also been stayed.

Stayed charges can be reactivated within a year by the Crown.

The decision is the latest move in the saga involving threats, intimidation and disruption for the roughly 120 residents of Richmound, located near the Alberta boundary.

Mayor Brad Miller has said that after Didulo and her group arrived, they became a nuisance.

Members barricaded the compound, set up security cameras and erected bright LED lights, some of which faced the main highway that runs through the community, Miller said.

He added that the group also harassed locals by yelling at and recording them, and children were scared to go to the playground near the compound.

The village office also closed its doors to the public outside prearranged appointments, citing harassment and intimidation towards staff.

Miller said Wednesday that he’s disappointed and angry knowing Didulo is free, characterizing the Crown’s decision as kicking the proverbial can down the road for law enforcement to deal with again later.

He said he’s hoping Didulo and her followers leave Saskatchewan.

If they return to the village, the mayor said, things could get “a lot worse.” He suggested locals may try to force them out.

“And maybe I’ll be there in the front lines trying to chase them out this time too. Might get ugly … then we get charged for something that we’re sticking up for in our lives.”

Didulo gained prominence during the 2022 “Freedom Convoy” occupation in Ottawa, where she tried to burn the Canadian flag.

Claiming to be the “Queen of Canada,” she characterizes herself as “the custodian of Earth and humanity,” an alien from another planet who can walk on water and encourages thousands of followers via social media to stop paying their bills, taxes and debt under “natural law.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 18, 2026.

— By Dayne Patterson in Calgary, with files from Fakiha Baig in Edmonton

The Canadian Press