PoliticsTrump floats renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid Canada trade war

US President Donald Trump says he is seriously considering renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” as trade tensions with Canada intensify. Canada’s minister responsible for US trade, Dominic LeBlanc, says Ottawa will not respond to daily social media posts from US officials. The US has imposed 50 percent tariffs on $20bn of Canadian goods, while Canada is expected to announce retaliatory measures.

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