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Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the US
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as "Lake America" in the U.S. geographic naming service amid escalating trade tensions with Canada.
- The renaming is symbolic and applies only within the U.S., as Trump cannot compel Canada to adopt the new name for the shared lake.
- This action follows the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, to which Canada retaliated with tariffs on American products, intensifying the trade dispute.
- Trump previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" and hinted at possibly renaming the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans next.
- Lake Ontario's name originates from the Huron Indigenous word meaning "lake of shining waters," and the lake forms part of the international border between the U.S. and Canada, separating New York from Ontario.
