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John Semley

Reporter · CA

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 10, 2026
Outlet visibility, for St. Catharines Standard
Top 500K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 29, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · John Semley

    When it comes to this premier, Donald Trump’s enemy is still my enemy (opens the original)

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    I was doing a bit of highway driving over the long weekend, and it got me thinking about — of all things on this earth — Doug Ford. Bear with me. As any canny long-haul motorist knows, there’s a trick for not getting pulled over while driving a few (dozen) clicks over the limit. It’s called “chasing the rabbit.” You find a car that’s driving faster than you, pull in behind it, and just set the cruise control. The idea is that if pesky highway patrol cars appear, they’ll always pu

  2. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · John Semley

    Donald Trump is like Freddy Krueger. The more you think about the horror tropes, the stronger they get (opens the original)

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    What’s your favourite Lake America memory? For me, it’s probably pushing myself to jog along its northwestern shore, in the early morning light. Or maybe taking the ferry across Lake America, and setting out on my bicycle with friends, to sunbathe and goof off at the Hanlan’s Point beach, availing ourselves of the high-octane frozen cocktails purveyed by a friendly topless vendor, embracing the beach’s clothing-optional policy. Yep. Nothing beats that trek back, and watching the Toronto

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · John Semley

    Bridging the U.S.-Canada divide is no problem, even with Donald Trump. Here’s the proof (opens the original)

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    Despite months of protest, U.S. President Trump’s bawling was all for naught. The Gordie Howe Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan, officially opened Monday, despite Trump’s petulant social media screeds trying to block it. Frankly, the drama was news to me. At least until last month, when I tottered into a pub in Philadelphia for supper sporting Team Canada soccer kit (that’s a jersey, in soccer slang), and was briefly taken aback by the barman. After congratulating m

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