# Trump signs order seeking to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’

https://mins.news/en/item/34873

- BBC News, 2026-08-27 20:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwdn1g58yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” following the collapse of US-Canada trade talks and new 50% US tariffs on $20bn of Canadian goods. Canada says it will continue calling the lake Lake Ontario.

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