A 24-year-old woman remains in serious but stable condition after she was stabbed multiple times on Windsor Street last night, say police.

At around 11:35 p.m.Halifax Regional Police responded to a home on Windsor Street near Cork. There, officers found the victim who was stabbed multiple times.

Police patrolled the area with a canine unit. A short time later a 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested after being questioned on Robie Street near Spring Garden Road.

The Halifax Regional Police Forensic Identification Section and members of the Integrated General Investigation Section were called out to further the investigation.