Filipino-Canadian "Queen of Canada" Romana Didulo Arrested In Saskatchewan Raid

MANILA, Philippines – Romana Didulo, a Filipino-Canadian conspiracy theorist known for her large online following and for calling herself the "Queen of Canada," was arrested last week in a police raid in rural Saskatchewan. The arrest, according to a report by the Philippine Star, which also included 15 of her supporters, took place on September 3 at a former school building in Richmound where the group had been living for two years.

The police raid was initiated following a report that an individual at the compound, which the group refers to as the "Kingdom of Canada," was in possession of firearms. While all 16 individuals were initially released on September 4, Didulo and Ricky Manz, the property owner, were rearrested the same day for allegedly violating their release conditions by contacting each other.

Didulo now faces multiple charges, including failure to comply with undertaking conditions and intimidation of a justice system participant, connected to a separate investigation in July 2025. She appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court and is scheduled for a bail hearing on Monday, where she will represent herself after refusing a lawyer.

According to her Canada1st Party website, Didulo was born in the Philippines in November 1974 and immigrated to Canada in 1990. She rose to prominence as a QAnon figure around 2020, and her influence reportedly grew during the COVID-19 pandemic as she issued "decrees" to her tens of thousands of Telegram followers, supposedly abolishing debts and government authority.

The arrests are the latest in a series of legal troubles for Didulo. In November 2021, she was detained for a psychiatric evaluation after she encouraged followers to "shoot to kill" healthcare workers. In August 2022, her supporters attempted to "arrest" police officers in Ontario. The group was forced out of another Saskatchewan town before settling in Richmound.

Days after her recent arrest, the Saskatchewan Health Authority declared the former school building uninhabitable, citing health code violations, and ordered the group to vacate the premises.

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