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  "id": 3433755,
  "title": "Canadian politicians say Trump can rename that lake whatever he likes, but it'll 'always be Lake Ontario'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/canadian-politicians-say-trump-can-rename-that-lake-whatever-he-likes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:15:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/canadian-politicians-trump-rename-lake-ontario-doesnt-matter-2026-8"
  },
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  "account": "Canadian leaders are not worried about President Donald Trump's plan to rename Lake Ontario. Instead, they say the lake will always be known as Lake Ontario in Canada, no matter what Trump decides to call it. Trump made the threat in a recent post on his Truth Social platform, suggesting the US had \"serious consideration\" to rename the lake as Lake America. This comes amid escalating trade tensions between the two neighboring countries. Canadian politicians have dismissed Trump's proclamation, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford joking that the lake will always be named Lake Ontario in Canada, regardless of Trump's preference. Similarly, Canada's Minister of Industry, Mélanie Joly, stated that Canada will \"always call it Lake Ontario. Period.\" The Trump administration's focus on renaming natural landmarks is not new, as he previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Mount Denali in Alaska to Mount McKinley. However, this latest threat comes as US-Canada trade relations have deteriorated, with the US imposing new tariffs on various Canadian goods, while Canada retaliated with tariffs on US goods like steel, dairy, and electronics.",
  "summary": "Canada's leaders heard Trump's threat to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, and they don't really care.",
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