Crime Story: Rachel Browne on how online extremism bleeds into everyday life

In the rural prairie town of Richmound, Saskatchewan, an abandoned school became the unlikely stage for a 21st-century crisis. When Romana Didulo, a cult leader who calls herself “Queen of Canada,” arrived with her followers and turned the school into her royal court, the town was thrust into a surreal standoff. In this episode of Crime Story, investigative journalist Rachel Browne sits down with Crime Story host, Kathleen Goldhar to uncover how online extremism bled into everyday life and divided the town. You can listen to more incredible tales of true crime every week on Crime Story. Find more Crime Story episodes in your favourite podcast app, or here:

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Crime Story: Rachel Browne on how online extremism bleeds into everyday life is an episode from Uncover by CBC.

This episode is 00:36:15 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2026.

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