{
  "id": 3874764,
  "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-3874764",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:09:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/28/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a move escalating his trade war with Canada, US President Donald Trump ordered the renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America on Thursday. The executive order was signed at the White House, sparking immediate criticism from Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the name change, stating that Lake Ontario will always retain its original name. The move follows the collapse of US-Canada trade talks last week, leading to the imposition of tariffs on each other. Trump claimed that the Canadian officials had treated the US \"very badly\" and described them as \"nasty people\". The name change was justified by the fact that the deepest part of the lake lies on the American side, allowing the US to claim most of its volume. Trump has previously targeted Canada with claims that Canada should become the 51st US state and laid claim to Greenland and the Strait of Hormuz.",
  "summary": "The US president steps up his trolling of Canada by signing an order renaming the body of water along the neighbours’ border.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:09:30.000Z"
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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."
}