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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ even as its name predates both US and Canada; Canadians say no

U.S. President Donald Trump has floated renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” adding a new cultural flashpoint to an already bitter trade dispute with Canada and drawing swift pushback from residents on the Canadian side of the border.

“He can blow out his hole as much as he wants to, but it's never going to happen, because Canadians are strong,” Ontario resident Patricia Wiseman told AP.

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