Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the name Ontario has Indigenous roots and predates both Canada's confederation and America's Declaration of Independence.
President Donald Trump is moving to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, escalating his clash with Canada after trade negotiations between the two nations collapsed. Trump on Thursday signed a directive changing the name of the lake and said the move would take place “effective immediately.” The president previewed the move in a social media post earlier this week. The order signed by Trump said the Interior Department had 30 days to change the name in federal databases and materials.
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Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
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