Man critically injured in Oshawa stabbing; police search for suspect

Police are searching for a male suspect after a stabbing in Oshawa left a man fighting for his life in hospital.

Around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, officers with the Durham Regional Police Service responded to the scene near John Street and Simcoe Street South for an armed person call.

When police arrived, they located a man with life-threatening stab wounds. Paramedics rushed him to a trauma centre in Toronto.

He has since been upgraded to stable with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Police had closed off Simcoe Street from Lloyd to John streets but the area has since reopened.

Investigators have not provided a suspect description at this point, or what led to the stabbing.