# Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’

https://mins.news/en/item/34860

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 20:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/us-president-trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake?traffic_source=rss

> US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the shared US-Canada body of water Lake Ontario as “Lake America”, effective immediately. The move comes amid an escalating trade war after Washington raised tariffs, with Trump criticizing Canada and suggesting other waterways could also receive America-themed names.

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