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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

CBC Politics · August 27, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'

U.S.

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as Canada trade war persists.

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