Three women and two men were to appear in court on Monday after a vicious street fight outside a housing complex in Toronto's west end sent several other women to hospital.
Police were called to a home on Humber Boulevard just after 6 p.m. on Sunday after one group of women was apparently ambushed by another group of women.
Three women and a man were taken to hospital with knife wounds, none of which were life-threatening, police said.
Investigators said the women are all in their 20s.
Officers recovered weapons including a baseball bat and a frying pan.
Reports suggested the brawl either stemmed from a domestic dispute or a property dispute.
The accused have been charged with various assault offences.
Anyone with more information is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
