Toronto

Woman killed in North York stabbing

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A Toronto police officer checks a car at the scene of a stabbing near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (CP24/Simon Sheehan)

A woman has died following a stabbing in an apartment parking lot in North York on Saturday afternoon.

Toronto police said they got a call shortly after 4 p.m. for a stabbing in the area of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West.

When officers arrived, they located an adult female victim with serious, life-threatening injuries, police said.

North York stabbing Police are on the scene of a stabbing outside an apartment building near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (CP24/Simon Sheehan)

She was subsequently taken to the hospital, where she later died. Police have not identified her.

Toronto paramedics told CP24 that a second person was assessed at the scene but was not taken to the hospital.

Police would not provide information about the suspect, only saying that officers were not looking for anyone.

A Toronto police spokesperson told CP24 that the victim and the suspect knew each other, but the extent of their relationship is unknown.

North York stabbing Police officers are on the scene of a stabbing in an apartment parking lot near Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (CP24/Simon Sheehan)

It is not immediately known the circumstances of the stabbing. Police said there was no threat to public safety.

The homicide unit has taken carriage of the investigation.