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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 signed an executive order on Thursday to change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as tensions with Canada worsen.

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