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  "id": 3837368,
  "title": "Lake Ontario renamed Lake America in new Trump order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-in-new-trump-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:52:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-in-new-trump-order"
  },
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  "account": "US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America, effective immediately. This move follows the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada, and the US imposing 50% tariffs on $20bn worth of Canadian goods. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney noted that the name Lake Ontario has been used for over 400 years, well before the formation of the Canadian Confederation and the US Declaration of Independence. Canadian officials have dismissed the idea, stating that they will continue to call the lake by its traditional name. The US has previously changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, leading to a legal dispute and Google Maps reflecting both names.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The move comes after trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week, and the US imposed new 50% tariffs on $20bn (C$28bn) worth of Canadian goods. Canada will implement “dollar for dollar” counter tariffs next […]",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-3788158",
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        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'",
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        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T20:08:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Video: Trump signs order to re-name Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/video-trump-signs-order-to-re-name-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:52:27.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Trump orders new name for Lake Ontario in provocative trade war twist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-new-name-for-lake-ontario-in-provocative-trade-war-twist",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:53:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-3828618",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:54:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:12:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-3839460",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:46:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/news-wrap-trump-signs-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:50:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" means in practice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/what-trumps-renaming-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-means-in-practice",
        "published": "2026-08-27T23:16:52.000Z"
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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."
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