Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America

<p>Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/27/cia-moscow-nato-ratcliffe-rutte-colby-trump-paxton-voting-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America.</p><p>The largely symbolic move comes amid an escalating trade war with Canada.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-america">Continue reading...</a>