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Ottawa paramedics say two people were stabbed in what’s being described for now as two separate incidents near the west end of Rideau Street around 3 a.m.
They said the first call came around 2:50 a.m. near the Rideau Centre mall. A woman had been stabbed and critically injured, paramedics said, and she was in life-threatening condition when she arrived at a hospital.
The second was near the intersection of Rideau and Waller streets around 3:10 a.m. A man had been seriously injured, paramedics said.
Ottawa police have not said the two stabbings are related.
Police said on social media one person had been arrested after “an incident” on Rideau between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street and that police weren’t looking for other suspects.
Rideau is closed between Sussex and Dalhousie to support “a significant police presence in the area throughout the day” for the investigation.