Romana Didulo, a conspiracy theorist and self-proclaimed 'Queen of Canada,' is taken into provincial court for a bail hearing in Swift Current, Sask., on Monday. Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press

By Canadian Press

CRIME

Self-proclaimed ‘Queen of Canada’ freed on bail in Saskatchewan

Sep 8, 2025 | 12:13 PM

A judge has granted the release of Romana Didulo, the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada,” at a bail hearing in Swift Current.

Judge Alan Jacobson imposed a number of conditions on Didulo, including that she stay at a Regina residence around the clock unless granted permission to leave by a probation officer.

The 50-year-old is charged with breaching a court order and attempting to intimidate a justice system participant.

She was one of 16 people arrested last week at a compound in the village of Richmound, northeast of Medicine Hat.

Didulo and some of her “Kingdom of Canada” followers, who have promoted various conspiracy theories, set up the compound at the property in 2023.

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RCMP say they searched the site and seized 13 imitation semi-automatic handguns along with ammunition and electronic devices.

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READ: Former school in Richmound declared unfit for human habitation

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Provincial officials in Saskatchewan said over the weekend, that parts of a former school that was serving as a compound for the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” and her followers have been declared unfit for human habitation, and the residents have been ordered out.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority said in an email that occupancy of the building in Richmound is prohibited under Section 22 of the Public Health Act, on the basis that the premises is a multi-person residence and is not connected to the municipal sewer system.

The email said an order was issued for anyone who was currently occupying the building to vacate, although it notes the order covers the building only, and not trailers on the site.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 8, 2025

– With file from Jesse Gill