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Author: Aaron D’Andrea
Publication Date: August 25, 2026 - 07:50
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Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario as relations with province sour
August 25, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States is giving "serious consideration" to renaming one of the Great Lakes as relations with Canada's most populated province sour.
The riding has been considered a safe Liberal seat that saw former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson win for a fourth time in the 2025 federal election.
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August 31, 2026 - 22:24 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
For the past 18 months, Canada and the United States have been locked in a trade war. That stalemate has reached new levels in recent weeks – and we might have a map war on our hands as well. Last Thursday, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Days later, Ontario’s Premier clapped back in Grimsby, unveiling a Lake Ontario sign on the Canadian shoreline. On Google Maps, which is an American-based company, the Great Lake is now labeled Lake America. It sounds like Apple Maps could follow suit. And on a variety of...
August 31, 2026 - 22:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa




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