{
  "id": 3253478,
  "title": "Trump says he’s considering renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ as trade war escalates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-hes-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-as-3253478",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/canada-trump-lake-810649a0a4143d9042094626c4a36dad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has reportedly contemplated renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" amid escalating tensions in the trade war between the United States and Canada. This proposed change echoes a similar executive order from last year, when Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The U.S. and Canada are currently embroiled in a trade dispute, with Canada set to announce retaliatory measures on Tuesday following the imposition of 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods by the Trump administration over the weekend. According to Trump, the U.S. is giving \"serious consideration\" to renaming Lake Ontario due to a potential decline in economic activity with Ontario, a province in Canada.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies. Such a change would…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump says he’s considering renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ as trade war escalates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-hes-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-as",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:22:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-says-u-s-is-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:38:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario as relations with province sour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-considering-renaming-lake-ontario-as-relations-with-province",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:50:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Trump's latest Canada trade war threat: renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trumps-latest-canada-trade-war-threat-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:18:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump eyes changing Lake Ontario name amid trade war with Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-eyes-changing-lake-ontario-name-amid-trade-war-with-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:27:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "WARMINGTON: Trump suggests renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/warmington-trump-suggests-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-25T12:27:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "How much leverage does Ontario have in the U.S. trade war?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/how-much-leverage-does-ontario-have-in-the-u-s-trade-war",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:27:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}