Man in his 50s seriously injured in downtown Toronto stabbing

A Toronto police cruiser parked at the scene of a stabbing near Richmond and Bathurst on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (CTV News)

A man in his 50s has been seriously injured in a stabbing in downtown Toronto, police say.

Emergency services got a call for a stabbing in the area of Richmond Street West and Bathurst Street around 5:45 p.m.

Toronto police say a man in his 50s was located with serious injuries. He was subsequently taken to a hospital.

Officers arrested a man in his 40s at the scene, police say. He was shortly transported to the hospital with minor but non-life-threatening injuries.

The circumstances that led to the stabbing are not immediately known.