Trump Eyes ‘Lake America’ Name for Lake Ontario in Dispute With Canada

President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating his war of words with Canadian officials on Tuesday as an intensifying trade fight strains the close economic relationship between the countries.

By Hadriana Lowenkron

‘Bring it on’: Ontario premier rails against Trump over tariffs threats - CNN

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Trump eyes renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as Canada trade war deepens

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as the trade war between the United States and Canada intensifies. Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president’s unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. The US and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected on Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures after the Trump administration enacte...

By Associated Press

Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as trade war escalates

U.S. and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected Tuesday to announce retaliatory measures

By Darlene Superville

Trump threatens to change name of Lake of Ontario to Lake America

Ontario’s premier had earlier slammed Trump as a ‘dictator’ and ‘the king of bankruptcies’

By Brendan Rascius

Trump says U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America

'... we don’t expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,' the U.S. president said Tuesday morning

By National Post Staff