'Queen of Canada' returns to court after rural Sask. raid
Posted on: Sep 08, 2025 14:31 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The self-proclaimed " female monarch of Canada," Romana Didulo, is go under to bring back to margaret court for a bail bond hearing in Swift Current on Monday after spending the weekend in custody.
The 50-year-old cult leader was remanded after she made her first appearance in provincial court on Friday on charges of failing to comply with an undertaking and intimidating a justice system participant.
She had been living with members of the cult in a decommissioned school in Richmound, Sask., about 365 kilometres west of Regina, when it was raided by RCMP on Wednesday.
Ricky Manz, who owns the former school in Richmound, was arrested last week on the same charges and held in custody until his bail hearing, also scheduled for Monday.
The condition of the undertaking they are both alleged to have breached is that they were not supposed to contact each other.
The intimidation charge stems from a July investigation in Richmound, RCMP have said. Information discussed during court Friday indicated the charge is allegedly related to intimidating four people, including a police officer.
Didulo and Manz were two of 16 people who were arrested by RCMP following the Wednesday raid. Everyone was released without charges, then Didulo and Manz were rearrested and charged.
Since the cult set up base in Richmound — a village of about 120 people — there have been complaints from locals, who accuse the group of harassing people and plotting to take over the town.
RCMP said they raided the cult's compound last week after receiving a report that one of its occupants had a firearm. Police said they seized 13 imitation semi-automatic handguns, ammunition and a large number of electronic devices.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has now deemed the former school unfit for habitation. The health authority posted an order to vacate Friday, after it found the building was not connected to a municipal sewage system.
A social media post on Friday included photos of what appeared to be the health authority's order posted on fencing around the building.
As a result, the health authority issued an eviction order for anyone still occupying the building, the email said.
RCMP said at least three other people are expected to be charged in the investigation.
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