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A neurosurgeon who performed life-saving brain surgery on a 10-year-old patient a decade ago said it’s surreal to work alongside her in his lab this summer.

"I had to keep pinching myself to say – is this the child I had operated on 10 years ago?" Dr. James Rutka, a neurosurgeon at the Hospital for Sick Children he said.

His former patient and current research student Jessica Rosenbloom arrived in the emergency room of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children almost 10 years ago, and by chance, Rutka was on a call.

“He took my case on from that point on,” Rosenbloom said, only recently transitioning out of his hands and graduating from SickKids.

Over time, Rosenbloom’s questions only mounted and she started chasing answers, pursuing nursing at the University of Ottawa and taking on a summer position in Rutka’s lab studying Glioblastoma, a common and aggressive brain tumour. Ultimately, she aims to research new medical treatments for pediatric patients like herself.

I’m still the kid with the questions and I still want to answer them. I need to answer them. I won't settle until I do and I want to spend the rest of my career answering questions,” she said.
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Canadian drivers are feeling pain at the pumps yet again, as gas prices are expected to climb this week, and by the fall, they’re expected to reach close to $2 a litre.

It’s yet another setback, with many Canadians already feeling the financial pinch as the cost of living rises. After a four-cent drop over the recent long weekend, gas prices are expected to go back up, with a climb of four cents by Thursday.

It’s the long-term surge creating panic at the gas pumps. By September, prices could be 20 cents higher than they are currently.

the weak Canadian dollar is adding about 28 cents a litre to the price of fuel. The federal government’s carbon tax also adds 14 cents to every litre.
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