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CALGARY — An Alberta RCMP officer to be honoured with a Governor General’s Award for heroism is also facing charges of sexual assault. By THE CANADIAN PRESS

A 60-year-old woman suffered a cut to her finger when she got into a scuffle with a knife-wielding man who tried to carjack her yesterday morning, city police said. By Chris Kitching, SUN MEDIA

City police have arrested two men who allegedly committed smash-and-grab break-ins at six businesses in northwest Winnipeg. By Chris Kitching, SUN MEDIA

Winnipeg police made a special delivery to the Winnipeg Remand Centre on Tuesday — a man accused of stealing 68 newspaper drop boxes. Police allege a male stole the boxes to steal the coins inside. It wasn’t a profitable crime, said police spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen. By Chris Kitching, SUN MEDIA

A 22-year-old Winnipeg man who sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl attending his mother’s home day care will have to wait a few more weeks to learn if he will be going to jail or be allowed to serve his sentence under house arrest. By SUN MEDIA