# Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario becomes flashpoint in trade war

https://mins.news/en/video/39443

- Global News, 2026-08-31 23:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcS0zE4Yn20

> As Canada and the United States trade economic barbs, Lake Ontario has become a symbol of the dispute. After President Donald Trump ordered the shared body of water renamed “Lake America,” Canadians responded, while Google’s move to reflect the change prompted Ontario agencies to act.

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