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Trump Signs Order to Rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', Carney Pushes Back

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' in the United States, escalating his trade war with Canada.

The renaming is directed by the Interior Department to update the lake's name in the US geographic naming service, but Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back, citing the name's Indigenous origins.

Carney's statement on X highlights the row between the neighbors, noting that America is changing and that Canada also knows that naming reality is not hedging.

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  1. france24 — Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Carney pushes back ·
  2. bbc — Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America ·
  3. straits-times — Trump renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war ·

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  1. france24: upstream origin unresolved; cluster not certified.
  2. bbc: upstream origin unresolved; cluster not certified.
  3. straits-times: upstream origin unresolved; cluster not certified.

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