{
  "id": 4270475,
  "title": "Sault Ste. Marie lawyer suggests renaming Trump Lake in northern Ontario",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/sault-ste-marie-lawyer-suggests-renaming-trump-lake-in-northern",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T20:20:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Toronto Sun",
    "slug": "toronto-sun",
    "url": "https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/sault-ste-marie-lawyer-suggests-renaming-trump-lake-in-northern-ontario"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A lawyer from Sault Ste. Marie suggested renaming Trump Lake in northern Ontario, but has no authority to do so.\n\nOntario Premier Doug Ford responded to US President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario \"Lake America\" by erecting a large sign near Grimsby, Ontario, that reads \"Lake Ontario. Now and Always.\" The sign, which is 24-by-12 feet and stands about 18 feet above the ground, also features the message in French.\n\nFord stated that Trump was trying to rename the lake because Ontario and Canada were \"standing up for ourselves,\" and argued that the name Lake Ontario would outlast the president. According to CBS News, the name Ontario came from the Iroquoian word \"oniatar:io,\" which means \"lake of shining water.\" Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew compared Trump to an aging rock band trying to revive an old hit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Ford responds to Trump's renaming effort with Lake Ontario 'Now and Always' sign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/ford-responds-to-trumps-renaming-effort-with-lake-ontario-now-and",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Ford says world will always ‘call it Lake Ontario’ after Trump’s renaming",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ford-says-world-will-always-call-it-lake-ontario-after-trumps-renaming",
        "published": "2026-08-29T18:30:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ontario premier slams Trump's order: \"It's Lake Ontario now and forever\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ontario-premier-slams-trumps-order-its-lake-ontario-now-and-forever",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:26:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}