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Toronto - The parents of Cecilia Zhang opened their home to friends and family on Tuesday not for a hopeful celebration of their daughter's 10th birthday, but for a sombre memorial. Tuesday's party was originally intended to bolster the family's hopes that the girl who was abducted from her own bedroom last October might yet return home. Those hopes were dashed on the weekend, when police told them remains found in a wooded area in Mississauga were those of Cecilia. Toronto - Prime Minister Paul Martin promised cash Tuesday for Toronto's ailing transit system, hailing the announcement as proof he is living up to his promise of a new deal for Canada's cities. Martin announced a billion-dollar partnership with the province and the city for improvements to public transit. The announcement was made on the 50th birthday of the country's oldest subway. The federal cash comes as part of Martin's efforts to build an urban agenda, which was a key to his throne speech delivered earlier this year. London - Former prime minister Jean Chrtien downplayed the furor over the federal sponsorship program Tuesday, describing allegations of misspent funds as an "administrative problem." "That's a problem that existed when I was there. That's nothing new. It's a problem of accounting," Chrtien told reporters in London.
