{
  "id": 3886536,
  "title": "Trump orders US to rename Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade dispute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-orders-us-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-amid-canada-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T04:21:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-orders-us-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-amid-canada-trade-dispute/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Washington — In an escalation of his trade dispute with Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Interior Department to rename Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" in U.S. geographical records. The executive order, signed by President Trump on Thursday, 27 August, mandates the update within 30 days. While the name change would only apply within the United States, Trump cannot compel Canada to adopt the new name. The proposed alteration comes after the U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods in response to Canada's refusal to engage in trade talks. Canada retaliated by imposing equal tariffs on U.S. products, including steel, dairy, electrical appliances, and agricultural equipment. At the signing ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump displayed maps of the five Great Lakes, highlighting \"Lake America\" on Lake Ontario and displaying a slogan: \"Make the five lakes great again.\" Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney vehemently rejected the name change, emphasizing the lake's Indigenous heritage and the historically established moniker, which predates both Canadian Confederation and U.S. independence.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has ordered the Interior Department to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” in US geographic records, escalating his trade dispute with Canada. Trump signed an executive order at the White House on Thursday, 27 August, directing the department to update the lake’s name in the United States’ geographic naming system […] The post Trump orders US to rename Lake…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Canadian Mayor Jokes She’s Now ‘Head of America’ After Trump Renames Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/canadian-mayor-jokes-shes-now-head-of-america-after-trump-renames",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid US-Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/trump-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-amid-us-canada-trade-war",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:25:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}