Owner of Saskatchewan "Queen of Canada" compound charged with assaulting officers

An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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RICHMOUND - RCMP say a man has been charged with assaulting two police officers in a southwestern Saskatchewan village where so-called followers of the "Queen of Canada" have set up a compound. 

Mounties say 61-year-old Ricky Manz has also been charged with assault, resisting arrest and uttering threats in Richmond, 440 kilometres west of Regina near the Alberta boundary. 

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