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President Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario amid trade war with Canada
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· August 27, 2026
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Key points The order instructs the Secretary of the Interior to remove all references to Lake Ontario from US government materials within 30 days. President Donald Trump has signed an order to rename Lake Ontario.
President Donald Trump has signed an order to rename Lake Ontario. The new name will be Lake America. This change is happening amid trade tensions between the US and Canada.
The order instructs the Secretary of the Interior to remove all references to Lake Ontario from US government materials within 30 days. Trump had mentioned considering this name change before signing the order.
Further details about this decision and its implications are available from the source. The move is part of ongoing trade disputes between the two countries.
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Published: August 27, 2026 ·
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