The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit is investigating a homicide downtown on Wednesday.
Patrol officers were called to a multi-unit residence in the 1100-block of Quadra Street around 5:30 Wednesday afternoon.
Officers arrived at the scene to find one woman suffering from a serious stab wound.
She died a short time later. One man was arrested and remains in custody.
Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and there is no ongoing risk to community safety.