Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

Canada has rejected the new name of the lake, which straddles both countries, as their row deepens.

Can Trump really rename Lake Ontario, ‘Lake America’?

Amid tariff war with Canada, Trump has signed an executive order renaming the shared lake.

Trump orders creation of US ‘Space Academy’, amid rivalry with China

US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the creation of a “Space Academy” to train future civilian and military recruits for an arena where the United States faces rivalry with China. Speaking at Nasa’s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Trump said the institution would be modelled on the famed US military academy at West Point. “It’s called the US Space Academy. That’s a big deal,” Trump said as he signed an executive order creating the new school. “It’ll serve both the United States Spa...

By Agence France-Presse

Canada’s Carney responds to Trump’s Lake America name change with a history lesson

Canadian head of government explains 400-year-old origins of ‘Lake Ontario’ name after Trump purports to rename the body of water in a fit of pique over trade war he started

By Andrew Feinberg

All the places the Trump administration has renamed in his second presidency, from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Ontario

President Donald Trump changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on Thursday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Trump administration has changed the names of buildings, agencies, and bodies of water. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali upon taking office in January 2025. Amid tensions with Canada, Trump renamed Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on Thursday. First, the Gulf of Mexico, now Lake Ontario — President Donald Trump has suggested an ocean could be next. The pres...

Trump officially signs executive order directing government to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’

Trump, who signed the order at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, sat in front of a map with the words, “MAKING THE GREAT LAKES EVEN GREATER.”

By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, The Associated Press

‘Lake Ontario’ hat maker sees politics and sales in Trump’s name change

Ottawa-based Jackpine took about 100 orders for 'Lake Ontario' caps shortly after launching the product online in response to Trump’s threats

By Bloomberg News

Trump’s ‘Lake America’ move revives one of his biggest political flops

Trump discovers two more things he can rename - Lakes, and his place in history

By CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA

Trump renames Lake Ontario amid Canada feud

Other countries are unlikely to recognize the change

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

In 5 questions: Why Trump renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’?

US-Canada trade talks collapsed last week after three days, followed by 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods

By Anadolu Agency

It will always be Lake Ontario, Americans reject Trump’s rename

President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” has been met with disbelief, ridicule and outright rejection from some Americans living along the lake, with residents insisting they will continue calling the historic body of water by its familiar name. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the US Department of the Read More: https://punchng.com/it-will-always-be-lake-ontario-americans-reject-trumps-rename/

By Punch Newspapers