{
  "id": 4344003,
  "title": "Trump vs Doug Ford: Ontario Premier unveils 'Lake Ontario' billboard-sized message after US President suggests renaming",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/trump-vs-doug-ford-ontario-premier-unveils-lake-ontario-billboard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T04:26:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/trump-vs-doug-ford-ontario-premier-unveils-lake-ontario-billboard-sized-message-after-us-president-suggests-renaming-11788063032030.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Days after US President Donald Trump proposed renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America,\" Ontario Premier Doug Ford countered with a billboard-sized sign near Grimsby, Ontario. The 24-by-12-foot sign, mounted on 6-foot legs, displays the phrase \"It's Lake Ontario, now and always\" in both English and French. Ford emphasized that the lake has carried its original name for centuries, regardless of any renaming attempts by Trump. The Premier's message aimed to remind both Trump and others that Ontario's historical name will persist, regardless of future changes.",
  "summary": "Ontario Premier Doug Ford has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s plan to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” with a billboard-sized sign declaring, “It’s Lake Ontario, now and always,” amid rising tensions between the US and Canada.",
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    "outlets": 9,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Did 'Jack Kimble' predict Trump's Lake Ontario name change? 2025 post goes viral amid US-Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/did-jack-kimble-predict-trumps-lake-ontario-name-change-2025-post",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:56:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "“Now and Always”: Doug Ford unveils Lake Ontario sign amid U.S. tariff war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/now-and-always-doug-ford-unveils-lake-ontario-sign-amid-u-s-tariff-war",
        "published": "2026-08-29T17:44:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "‘Long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario’ — Premier Doug Ford fires back at ‘Lake America’ decree with giant sign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/long-after-president-trump-is-gone-it-will-still-be-called-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:46:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Ontario premier answers Trump’s ‘Lake America’ with giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ontario-premier-answers-trumps-lake-america-with-giant-lake-ontario-4272363",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ontario’s Doug Ford prods Trump with sign rejecting ‘Lake America’ name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/ontarios-doug-ford-prods-trump-with-sign-rejecting-lake-america-name",
        "published": "2026-08-29T22:50:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Doug Ford unveils new Lake Ontario sign near Stoney Creek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/doug-ford-unveils-new-lake-ontario-sign-near-stoney-creek",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:19:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/canada-installs-large-lake-ontario-sign-in-latest-jab-at-us",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:17:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/canada-installs-large-lake-ontario-sign-in-latest-jab-at-us-4328404",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:41:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}