A six-year-old boy who was stabbed multiple times on a downtown Halifax street is now in stable condition, police say.

Halifax Regional Police provided the update on the boy's health in an email to CBC News on Tuesday afternoon. 

"An incident like the one we saw on Sunday — where a child is stabbed in what appears to be a random, unprovoked event — has sent shock waves through our community because it is not the type of event we typically see" in Halifax Regional Municipality, police spokesperson…