# Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war

https://mins.news/en/item/34705

- CNBC, 2026-08-27 17:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/trump-canada-lake-america-ontario.html

> President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said would “immediately” rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” amid the United States’ trade war with Canada.

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