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	<title>The Salvation Army in Canada &#187; abuse</title>
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		<title>Overcoming Powerlessness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One woman's story of breaking free from abuse. ]]></description>
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		<title>Abuse Victim Finds Hope at Salvation Army Shelter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Her father was a pedophile. Her mother was an alcoholic. And, from ages three to 12, Laverna Wabash was terrorized physically and sexually by men on her First Nations reserve.]]></description>
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		<title>The Salvation Army Supports Age Of Consent Bill &#8211; Audio Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 22 federal Justice Minister Vic Toews introduced a bill to raise the age of consent in Canada from 14 to 16, which has been the law since 1890! The Salvation Army supports this legislation, and the organizaiton&#8217;s spokesperson&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/06/27/the-salvation-army-supports-age-of-consent-bill-audio-interview/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Salvation Army supports raising the age of consent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday June 21, 2006  – The Salvation Army fully endorses the federal government’s plans to introduce legislation that will raise the age of consent to 16 from 14. Raising the age of consent is a significant step forward as we&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/06/22/the-salvation-army-supports-raising-the-age-of-consent/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Raising the Age of Consent</title>
		<link>http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/06/21/raising-the-age-of-consent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto Star reported on June 19 that the federal government&#8217;s plan to introduce legislation to increase the age of consent to 16 from 14 is creating controversy. The Salvation Army&#8217;s Territorial Abuse Advisor, Nancy Turley, wrote to the editor&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/06/21/raising-the-age-of-consent/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rescued from Despair</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salvation Army</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the plan. I knew the bridge where it would happen. I knew how I was going to do it &#8211; a little valium would give me the courage to take my final leap. But then the thought struck&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/02/09/rescued-from-despair/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Just a Survivor</title>
		<link>http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/01/20/more-than-just-a-survivor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/01/20/more-than-just-a-survivor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Stan turned on me. The arm he had been pointing with swept down to whack me soundly across the face. I staggered back but didn’t fall. Jody, our three-year-old son, went berserk. He leapt from his chair and started screaming&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2006/01/20/more-than-just-a-survivor/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding a new life</title>
		<link>http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2005/11/24/finding-a-new-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I was in an abusive relationship, afraid to sleep because I thought my husband would kill me. I was plagued by depression and anxiety. I couldn&#8217;t handle it any more. I spent three months at the Army shelter where we&#160;&#8230; <a class="more" href="http://www.salvationarmy.ca/2005/11/24/finding-a-new-life/">Read&#160;more</a>]]></description>
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