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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Christelle May Napiza

Trump Officially Rebrands Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' After Trade Talks Explode With Canada

Trump officially rebrands Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ after trade talks explode with Canada (Credit: Robert Johnson/X)

Donald Trump has signed an executive order attempting to strike Lake Ontario from the map and replace it with 'Lake America', the latest escalation in a trade war with Canada that has turned personal, petty and increasingly expensive for both countries.

The order, signed in the Oval Office on Thursday 27 August 2026, directs the US Department of the Interior to update federal naming records so that Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes straddling the US-Canadian border, is officially referred to by American agencies as 'Lake America'.

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