A statue of Trump as Buddha is trending on China’s online shopping platform Taobao with the slogan ‘make your company great again’

If you’ve ever wanted a ceramic statue of former US President Donald Trump as Buddha, now’s your chance.

Chinese online shopping platform Taobao has just the listing for you.

The listing was posted on the site by a furniture maker based in Xiamen, Fujian province with the slogan “make your company great again!”

The ceramic carving portrays Trump with a peaceful expression on his face and both hands resting on his lap, in a pose that bears many similarities to traditional statues of Buddha often found in temples in China.

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Trudeau Liberals ‘double down on fake investment,’ say Conservatives

Conservative Party MPs released a statement accusing the Trudeau Liberals of “doubling down” on a fake investment of $30 million to a Nova Scotia PPE manufacturer.

“The simple fact is that no investment exists,” wrote Pierre Paul-Hus, Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Services and Procurement, and Chris d’Entremont, Conservative MP for West Nova.

The statement calls on the Liberals to stop their campaign of “misleading Canadians on their fake investments.”

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Piers Morgan Refuses To Cave Over Meghan Markle Criticisms: ‘Freedom Of Speech Is A Hill I’m Happy To Die On’

British broadcast journalist Piers Morgan refused to cave to the mob attacking him for questioning and criticizing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah, saying, “Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on.”

“On Monday, I said I didn’t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I’ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don’t. If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill I’m happy to die on. Thanks for all the love, and hate. I’m off to spend more time with my opinions,” he wrote on Twitter.

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FUREY: StatsCan report looks at undetected cancers, other harms caused by restrictions

A new Statistics Canada report that highlights delayed cancer screenings, mental health woes and the damage caused to low-income Canadians is a damning indictment on the many voices who called for ever-tighter lockdowns without appropriate concern for the harms that they were inflicting on their fellow Canadians.

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Fauci Turns Into A Bumbling Mess When Asked About the “Science” For Denying Vaccinated Americans Travel

During an interview with CNN host John Berman, President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci couldn’t answer how it is “science” to deny Americans the right to travel even after they have been vaccinated.

Poll: Majority of Voters Concerned by Joe Biden’s Lack of Press Conferences

Fifty-two percent of likely voters expressed concern. Of those, 37 percent said they are “very” concerned. About a quarter, or 24 percent, of respondents, said they are “not very” concerned, followed by 22 percent who said they are “not at all” concerned.

‘Burn Every Cop Precinct To The Ground’: New DCCC CTO Tweeted Violent, Anti-Police Rhetoric

Erica Joy Baker went so far as to say she hates the police, considers them a “modern slave patrol,” and urged her followers to burn police precincts to the ground if she were ever killed by an officer, according to tweets recently uncovered by Fox News and The Daily Caller.

Pinterest Creating New Engineering Hub, 50 New Jobs in Toronto

“When we look at where many of Pinterest’s engineers trained, and a large number studied at Canadian universities, which have specialized in machine learning training,” said Rahim Daya, Pinterest’s head of international product and Toronto engineering tech lead. “The quality of engineering talent in Toronto is some of the best in the world and is an ideal match to Pinterest’s unique engineering needs.”

Most Canadians think ‘normal life’ won’t return until 2022 or beyond: Ipsos poll

As the novel coronavirus pandemic drags on, a new Ipsos poll suggests most Canadians are growing pessimistic that life will return to some semblance of normal later this year.

The poll, conducted exclusively for Global News, found that despite the arrival of multiple vaccines to combat the pandemic — and promises that every adult will have access to one by September — only 28 per cent of those surveyed expect things to start to feel normal by this winter.

Montreal to spend $1.4 million on community groups in areas plagued by gun violence

The funding will be directed to the boroughs of Montreal North, Rivière-des-Prairies—Pointe-aux-Trembles and St-Léonard as well as the neighbourhood of St-Michel. The money will support organizations developing community-level projects to “reinforce urban safety, and improve the quality of life for those neighbourhoods that have been grappling with violent incidents over the past few months.”


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Governor Newsom says ‘we’re not going back to normal’ after pandemic

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will say during his State of the State address that the pandemic will end soon. But when it does, Newsom will say that “we’re not going back to normal” because “normal accepts inequity.”

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China launches COVID-19 vaccination certificates for cross-border travel

As vaccines are globally being rolled out, a few countries, including Bahrain, have already introduced certificates identifying vaccinated people and the European Union agreed to develop vaccine passports under pressure from tourism-dependent southern countries.

The certificate issued by China would have details about the holder’s COVID-19 vaccination information and coronavirus test results, the Department of Consular Affairs under China’s foreign ministry said on its website.

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Should vaccinated people across Canada get certain freedoms? Here’s what health experts say

Ontario health officials are asking people who are vaccinated to continue following COVID-19 safety rules until more people get inoculated — but some health experts say Canada’s vaccinated population should get some freedoms, including socializing indoors without masks and physical distancing.

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Trump Releases New Statement, Savages Joe Biden For Disastrous Border Policies Endangering America

I have a feeling that it won’t be long that even Democrats who live close to the southern U.S. border will be begging for former President Donald Trump to come back and fix the enormous, unnecessary mess that President Joe Biden has already created within his first two months in the White House.

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