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Mission Memorial Hospital is diverting patients from its damaged emergency department, and a Surrey care home evacuated seniors after extreme cold saw water pipes ruptured there, CTV News has learned.

Zakat is the practice of contributing to society, financially as well as through time and actions. One of the five pillars of Islam, Muslims practice Zakat everyday — but more so during Ramadan, according to members of Vancouver's Muslim community.