(BAINSVILLE, ON) - The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Bainsville, near the Ontario-Quebec boundary.

On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at approximately 3:30 am, the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a vehicle that had entered Ontario from Quebec on Highway 401. During the interaction, an edged weapon was seen, and officers discharged a less-lethal device. An individual was transported to hospital with minor injuries and was later released into police custody.