New dates have been allocated for the preliminary trial of Romana Didulo, who claims to be the “Queen of Canada.” Charges against Didulo include breaching an undertaking and intimidating a participant in the justice system. These charges were filed in September 2025 following a police operation at a compound in Richmound, a village in southwest Saskatchewan where Didulo resided with her followers.
The group had occupied a former school in Richmound for approximately two years until law enforcement intervened on September 3. Richmound is situated about 365 kilometers west of Regina. Didulo opted for a jury trial, necessitating a preliminary hearing which was originally slated to commence on March 2.
However, Didulo attended pre-trial discussions in Swift Current provincial court on Wednesday, leading to the rescheduling of the preliminary hearing to start on April 13. The delay is partly due to Crown prosecutor Curtis Wiebe being appointed as a provincial court judge in Prince Albert on Monday. Consequently, all cases he handled need to be reassigned to new prosecutors.
Didulo is set to appear in court again on March 4 for further pre-trial discussions. In September, she was one of 16 individuals arrested, with charges ultimately laid against five, including Didulo and Ricky Manz, the former school’s proprietor. Manz, who also faces charges of non-compliance with an undertaking and intimidation of a justice system participant, has a court date on March 4. Additional charges against him relate to an alleged incident in July 2025, including assault, resisting arrest, and making threats.
Following the police raid in September, the charges of obstruction against the other three individuals arrested were dropped by the Crown on February 3. They had each been charged for failing to provide their identities to law enforcement.