Canadian officials reject U.S. renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney states that Canadians will continue to call the body of water Lake Ontario despite a U.S. executive order signed by President Trump this week renaming it Lake America. Carney also posted on social media that the name Lake Ontario derives from an Indigenous word, as the dispute has been fueled in part by exchanges between Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
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