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President Donald Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. #trump #canada #lakeontario #news #politics #world
Trump signed a directive changing the name of the lake, saying the move would take place “effective immediately,” and the Interior Department has 30 days to change the name in federal databases and materials.
Canada is virtually certain to reject Trump’s unilateral move to rename the body of water, with Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly saying “We’ll always call it Lake Ontario. Period.”
Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-stoking-canada-spat
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President Donald Trump announced he was moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. #trump #canada #lakeontario #news #politics #world
Trump signed a directive changing the name of the lake, saying the move would take place “effective immediately,” and the Interior Department has 30 days to change the name in federal databases and materials.
Canada is virtually certain to reject Trump’s unilateral move to rename the body of water, with Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly saying “We’ll always call it Lake Ontario. Period.”
Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-stoking-canada-spat
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