Igloolik man charged with attempted murder after 23-year-old stabbed

A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, after a man was stabbed in Igloolik, Nunavut, on Saturday.

RCMPsay a 23-year-old man wasmedivacedtoIqaluit, and later to the Ottawa Civic Hospital, where he was treated for multiple wounds. He'sin critical but stable condition.

JoeyAqqiaruk,ofIgloolik, has beenarrested and charged.

He's scheduled to appear before a Justice of the Peace in Igloolik today.

RCMP"V" Division Major Crime and Forensic Identification Unitsassisted theIgloolikRCMPwith the investigation.