The man who owns the property in which the self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” and her followers resided will go on trial early next year. Ricky Manz is charged with one count of failure to comply with a release order condition, one count of intimidation of a justice system participant, and one count of failure to comply with an undertaking condition. He is also facing seven additional charges relating to previous incidents, including assaults, resisting arrest, mischief, uttering threats, and obstructing municipalities. On Wednesday at Swift Current Provincial Court, the Crown and defence agreed to set the four-day trial for Jan. 5-8, 2027. Both counsels appeared by phone and decided on the trial dates jointly. Manz allowed the group’s leader Romana Didulo and her followers to reside at the school in the town of Richmound, Sask., for almost two years. Saskatchewan RCMP arrested both Didulo and Manz, along with a dozen others, on Sept. 3, 2025. At the time, police reported that 13 imitation, semi-automatic handguns, along with ammunition and electronic devices, were seized during the search of the group’s compound. Didulo was charged with one count of failing to comply with undertaking conditions and one count of intimidating a justice system participant. However, both charges were dropped by the Crown earlier this year, a month ahead of a preliminary hearing. Manz is not currently remanded into custody. He is set to make his next appearance in Swift Current Provincial Court on Jan. 5 for the trial. With files from CTV News’ Donovan Maess, David Prisciak, Caitlin Brezinski and Cole Davenport
