As Trump targets Lake Ontario, Canadian communities rethink places with his name

As Trump targets Lake Ontario, Canadian communities rethink places with his name  Toronto Star

‘So basically they’ll allow any POTUS exec order to rename stuff,’ one user wrote. ‘No reason he doesn’t just start renaming things after his friends’

Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, as part of an escalating trade feud with Canada.

Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America sign Donald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over the US government’s administrative renaming of Lake Ontario, with the country erecting a giant sign saying “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” – an

ONTARIO premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline – Lake Ontario. Now and Always – as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage

Rob Gillies, Associated Press Ontario premier Doug Ford answered President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline — Lake Ontario. Now and Always — as Canadian leaders met the move with ridicule rather than outrage. Wearing a Team Canada football shirt, Mr Ford unve

A Canadian premier also compared Trump to an ageing rock band trying to revive an old hit.

Wearing a Team Canada football shirt, Doug Ford unveiled the sign near Grimsby, Ontario.

The 'Lake Ontario' sign comes in response to the US president's efforts to rename the body of water 'Lake America'.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers US President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard-sized message on the Canadian shoreline.

Doug Ford unveiled a "Lake Ontario, Now and Always" billboard on Saturday, pushing back on Trump's "Lake America" effort.

You can always count on Stephen King to call out Donald Trump’s childish behaviour, and this time the celebrated writer has hit out at the president’s ridiculous renaming of Lake Ontario.

Al Michaels cracks Lake Ontario joke amid ongoing name controversy  USA Today

Canadian companies are turning Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' into an opportunity to promote Canadian-made products and push back against the U.S. president’s latest jab.

Trump Critics Come Up With Better — And Funnier — New Names For Lake Ontario  HuffPost

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

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 Canad

Hillary Clinton's post defending the Lake Ontario name sparked immediate conservative backlash, with her failed presidential run becoming the target.