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What happens when the QAnon ‘Queen’ comes to town?

Oct 26, 2023
25:18
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Reporter Mack Lamoureux explores the struggles of the village of Richmound, Saskatchewan to get rid of Romana Didulo, the self-styled 'Queen of the Kingdom of Canada', and her QAnon cult. Topics include irrational beliefs, arrests of police, denial of hurricanes, protests, live streams, and control tensions in Richmond.
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  • Romana Didulo claims to be the 'Queen of the Kingdom of Canada' and leads a cult that believes in communicating with aliens from a different dimension.
  • Romana Didulo's followers in Richmound are subjected to poor treatment, financial exploitation, and constant surveillance by her group.

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Who is Romana Didelo and how did she become the leader of a cult?

Romana Didelo is a leader of a group known as the Kingdom of Canada. She believes she is the true queen of Canada and communicates with aliens from a different dimension. She gained prominence as an online conspiracy theorist and was able to organize a group of followers. Her beliefs are incoherent and constantly shifting, but her followers remain loyal and she has a significant online presence.

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