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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Deutsche Welle Thursday 27 August 2026, 17:49 UTC 1 min read
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PoliticsUnited States of America Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America August 27, 2026Advertisement US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," as his rift with Canada and its Prime Minister Mark Carney grows. Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes located between the US and Canada. Trump's renaming of the lake comes amid a trade war between the two neighbors, with the body of water having shared its name with...

PoliticsUnited States of America Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America August 27, 2026Advertisement US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," as his rift with Canada and its Prime Minister Mark Carney grows. Lake Ontario is one of the Great Lakes located between the US and Canada. Trump's renaming of the lake comes amid a trade war between the two neighbors, with the body of water having shared its name with the Canadian province of Ontario. Thursday's announcement recalls Trump's executive order in January 2025 to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." More to follow...
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