WHITBY, Ont. - Provincial police say a woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing incident outside a bar in Whitby, Ont.

Police say they were called to the bar just after 2 a.m. on Saturday.

They say two women had gotten into a verbal fight, which then escalated when they continued the fight outside of the bar.

Police say a 22 year-old woman was stabbed in the fight and was rushed to a Toronto trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.

They say a 19-year-old woman, of Ajax, Ont., was arrested and is facing charges.