Long-time Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno has been charged with assault.

Ontario Provincial Police in Bancroft allege there was a “physical altercation” involving two people who were visiting nearby Wollaston Township Tuesday night, according to a police press release. The alleged altercation occurred near Finnegan Lake, about 100 km north of Belleville.

As a result of an investigation into the incident, 60-year-old DiManno was charged with one count of assault, the release stated.

DiManno is scheduled to appear in a Bancroft court July 26.