{
  "id": 3801427,
  "title": "Donald Trump, en plein bras de fer avec le Canada, signe un décret changeant le nom du lac Ontario en « lac d’Amérique »",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/donald-trump-en-plein-bras-de-fer-avec-le-canada-signe-un-decret",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T19:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde Economie",
    "slug": "le-monde-economie",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/08/27/donald-trump-en-plein-bras-de-fer-avec-le-canada-signe-un-decret-changeant-le-nom-du-lac-ontario-en-lac-d-amerique_6758536_3210.html"
  },
  "original_language": "fr",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\". The move comes amid increased trade tensions between the US and Canada, following the collapse of negotiations between the two countries. According to The National Business, Trump stated that the name change was something he had been considering for a long time, and that he might also rename the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.\n\nThe name change was announced as the US and Canada are engaged in a trade dispute, with the US imposing tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada responding with tariffs on US goods. The trade tensions have escalated, with Trump threatening to impose 50% tariffs on Canadian vehicles and other goods. Handelsblatt reported that Trump signed the executive order in the Oval Office, stating that the largest part of Lake Ontario's volume is in the US.\n\nThe renaming of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" has not been reflected online yet, although Trump's tweet about the name change suggested that it was effective immediately. The move has sparked debate over whether a US president can change the name of a body of water shared with another country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Wilbur Ross led trade talks with Canada in Trump’s first term—he says it’s more difficult now because Canadians simply don’t like the U.S. as much",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/wilbur-ross-led-trade-talks-with-canada-in-trumps-first-term-he-says",
        "published": "2026-08-27T10:50:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}